Structure of branched DNA molecules: Gel retardation and atomic force microscopy studies

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 292, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 75-86

  Oussatcheva, Elena A ^a   Shlyakhtenko, Luda S ^c   Glass, Ross ^d   Sinden, Richard R ^a   Lyubchenko, Yuri L ^b   Potaman, Vladimir N ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Bio Force Laboratory   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Bending; Electrophoresis; Heteroduplex DNA; Isomers

Indexed keywords

DNA; HETERODUPLEX;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DNA CONFORMATION; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033543665     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3043     Document Type: Article

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