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Dynamic twists and loops can enable DNA to modulate its function

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Supercoiling and looping can transmit mechanical stress along the DNA backbone that can promote the separation of the strands of the double helix at specific distant sites, exposing the DNA bases, which may facilitate repair, replication, transcription or other aspects of DNA function.

Source: ScienceDaily.com