Direct observation of one-dimensional diffusion and transcription by Escherichia coli RNA polymerase

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 2284-2294

  Guthold, Martin ^a   Zhu, Xingshu ^a,c   Rivetti, Claudio ^a   Yang, Guoliang ^a,c   Thomson, Neil H ^b   Kasas, Sandor ^b   Hansma, Helen G ^b   Smith, Bettye ^b   Hansma, Paul K ^b   Bustamante, Carlos ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; HEPARIN; NUCLEOSIDE TRIPHOSPHATE; RNA POLYMERASE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRICTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; SCANNING FORCE MICROSCOPY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032866779     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77067-0     Document Type: Article

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