The interaction of DNA with bacteriophage φ29 connector: A study by AFM and TEM

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 390-398

  Valle, Mikel ^a   Valpuesta, Jose Maria ^a   Carrascosa, Jose L ^a   Tamayo, Javier ^b   Garcia, Ricardo ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE MICROELECTRÓNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGE PHI29; MICA;

DNA;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACILLUS PHAGE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS PHAGES; CAPSID; CAPSID PROTEINS; DNA, CIRCULAR; DNA, VIRAL; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 0029935874     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1996.0056     Document Type: Article

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