Dynamics of the DNA duplex formation studied by single molecule force measurements

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 3388-3396

  Bockelmann, Ulrich ^a   Thomen, P ^a   Heslot, F ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; PROTEIN; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE ECORV; TYPE II SITE SPECIFIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA DENATURATION; DNA HELIX; INTERFEROMETRY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; ELASTICITY; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MICROMANIPULATION; MOTION; STIMULATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA, VIRAL; ELASTICITY; MICROMANIPULATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOTION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 16344374747     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.039776     Document Type: Article

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