MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: DNA, Z-Form
Tree Number(s): D13.444.308.574; G02.111.570.820.486.493; G05.360.580.493
Unique ID: D043542
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D043542
Scope Note: A left-handed double helix of DNA. Its name derives from its narrow zigzag structure that is the least twisted and thinnest form of DNA. Z-DNA forming regions within the GENOME may play an important role in GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION.
Entry Term(s): Left-Handed DNA; Z-DNA
Previous Indexing: DNA (1977-2003)
See Also: DNA, A-Form; DNA, C-Form
Public MeSH Note: 2004; see DNA 1985-2003
History Note: 2004; use DNA 1985-2003
Date Established: 2004/01/01
Date of Entry: 2003/07/09
Revision Date: 2015/06/22

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

DNA, Z-Form MeSH Descriptor Data 2025