Single-molecule studies of the effect of template tension on T7 DNA polymerase activity

Nature

Volumn 404, Issue 6773, 2000, Pages 103-106

  Wulte, Gijs J L ^a   Smith, Steven B ^a   Young, Mark ^b   Keller, David ^c   Bustamante, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA POLYMERASE; EXONUCLEASE; NUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; ENERGY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FORCE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIOPHAGE T7; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPOLYMERS; CATALYSIS; DNA; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; TEMPLATES, GENETIC;

EID: 0034594940     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35003614     Document Type: Article

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