Single-molecule studies of DNA mechanics

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 279-285

  Bustamante, Carlos ^a   Smith, Steven B ^a   Liphardt, Jan ^a   Smith, Doug ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

COVALENT BOND; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SUPERCOILING; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; ELASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; REVIEW;

EID: 0034069612     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-440X(00)00085-3     Document Type: Review

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