Forward and Reverse Motion of Single RecBCD Molecules on DNA

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1640-1648

  Perkins, Thomas T ^a,c   Li, Hung Wen ^b   Dalal, Ravindra V ^a   Gelles, Jeff ^b   Block, Steven M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; DNA; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE V; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DENATURATION; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 1542375262     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(04)74232-0     Document Type: Article

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