Molecular structure of human topoisomerase IIα revealed by atomic force microscopy

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 671-674

  Nettikadan, Saju R ^a   Furbee, Christine S ^a   Muller, Mark T ^a   Takeyasu, Kunio ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Axial pore; Topoisomerase II (human)

Indexed keywords

SACCAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

DIMERS;

ATOMIC-FORCE-MICROSCOPY; AXIAL PORE; DNA STRANDS; HUMAN TOPOISOMERASE; INTERNAL PORES; TAPPING MODES; TOPOISOMERASE II; TOPOISOMERASE II (HUMAN);

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0032408680     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jmicro.a023641     Document Type: Article

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