Direct visualization of dynamic protein-DNA interactions with a dedicated atomic force microscope

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2840-2849

  Van Noort, S John T ^a   Van Der Werf, Kees O ^a   Eker, Andre P M ^b   Wyman, Claire ^b   De Grooth, Bart G ^a   Van Hulst, Niek F ^a   Greve, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBODIPYRIMIDINE PHOTOLYASE; DNA;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DISSOCIATION; IMAGE QUALITY; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION;

EID: 0031836232     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77991-3     Document Type: Article

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