Unzipping DNA with optical tweezers: High sequence sensitivity and force flips

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1537-1553

  Bockelmann, U ^a   Thomen, Ph ^a   Essevaz Roulet, B ^a   Viasnoff, V ^a   Heslot, F ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; DNA SEQUENCE; FORCE; INTERFEROMETER; RIGIDITY; VELOCITY;

EID: 0036198476     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(02)75506-9     Document Type: Article

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