"DNA" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A deoxyribonucleotide polymer that is the primary genetic material of all cells. Eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms normally contain DNA in a double-stranded state, yet several important biological processes transiently involve single-stranded regions. DNA, which consists of a polysugar-phosphate backbone possessing projections of purines (adenine and guanine) and pyrimidines (thymine and cytosine), forms a double helix that is held together by hydrogen bonds between these purines and pyrimidines (adenine to thymine and guanine to cytosine).
| Descriptor ID |
D004247
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D13.444.308
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "DNA".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "DNA".
- DNA
- DNA Adducts
- DNA Transposable Elements
- DNA, A-Form
- DNA, Algal
- DNA, Ancient
- DNA, Antisense
- DNA, Archaeal
- DNA, B-Form
- DNA, Bacterial
- DNA, C-Form
- DNA, Catalytic
- DNA, Circular
- DNA, Concatenated
- DNA, Cruciform
- DNA, Fungal
- DNA, Helminth
- DNA, Intergenic
- DNA, Neoplasm
- DNA, Plant
- DNA, Protozoan
- DNA, Recombinant
- DNA, Ribosomal
- DNA, Satellite
- DNA, Single-Stranded
- DNA, Viral
- DNA, Z-Form
- Isochores
- Retroelements
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 1997 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 1998 | 5 | 16 | 21 |
| 1999 | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 2000 | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| 2001 | 5 | 18 | 23 |
| 2002 | 6 | 33 | 39 |
| 2003 | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| 2004 | 14 | 20 | 34 |
| 2005 | 11 | 25 | 36 |
| 2006 | 12 | 19 | 31 |
| 2007 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| 2008 | 21 | 9 | 30 |
| 2009 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 2010 | 9 | 17 | 26 |
| 2011 | 20 | 9 | 29 |
| 2012 | 22 | 12 | 34 |
| 2013 | 17 | 10 | 27 |
| 2014 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| 2015 | 23 | 15 | 38 |
| 2016 | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| 2017 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| 2018 | 17 | 6 | 23 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 2020 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 2021 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| 2022 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2023 | 7 | 22 | 29 |
| 2024 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "DNA" by people in Profiles.
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HELZ is a RNA-DNA helicase that resolves R loops to facilitate homologous recombination repair. Nat Commun. 2026 07 23; 17(1).
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In vitro properties of large serine integrase hybrids derived from ?C31 and TG1 integrases. Nucleic Acids Res. 2026 Jul 17; 54(14).
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A nucleic acid labeling chemistry reveals surface DNA on exosomes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026 Jul 07; 123(27):e2532281123.
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Volumetric DNA microscopy for mapping spatial transcriptomes in three dimensions. Nat Protoc. 2026 Sep; 21(9):4093-4132.
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Evolution of error correction through a need for speed. Science. 2026 Feb 19; 391(6787):818-824.
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Ultra-mild bisulfite outperforms existing methods for 5-methylcytosine detection with low input DNA. Nat Commun. 2025 Nov 13; 16(1):9939.
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Characterizing the regulatory logic of transcriptional control at the DNA sequence level by ensembles of thermodynamic models. Bioinformatics. 2025 10 02; 41(10).
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DNA-utilization loci enable exogenous DNA metabolism in gut Bacteroidales. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Sep 23; 122(38):e2505388122.
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G-quadruplexes are promoter elements controlling nucleosome exclusion and RNA polymerase II pausing. Nat Genet. 2025 Aug; 57(8):1981-1993.
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Spatial transcriptomic imaging of an intact organism using volumetric DNA microscopy. Nat Biotechnol. 2026 Feb; 44(2):222-232.