Insertion of telomere repeat sequence decreases plasmid DNA condensation by cobalt (III) hexaammine

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1484-1491

  Schnell, Jason R ^a   Berman, Judith ^a   Bloomfield, Victor A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT DERIVATIVE; COBALT HEXAAMMINE; PLASMID DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GEOMETRY; GROWTH INHIBITION; LIGHT SCATTERING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TELOMERE;

EID: 0031934006     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77860-9     Document Type: Article

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