Superhelix organization by DNA curvature as measured through site-specific labeling

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 275, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 601-611

  Pfannschmidt, Claudia ^a   Langowski, Jörg ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biotin label; EcoRI nicking; Scanning force microscopy; Streptavidin POD; Superhelical DNA

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; CURVED DNA; ETHIDIUM; LIGASE; STREPTAVIDIN;

ARTICLE; DNA NICK TRANSLATION; DNA SUPERCOILING; LIGATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING FORCE MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0032579449     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1476     Document Type: Article

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