Low-Resolution Reconstruction of a Synthetic DNA Holliday Junction

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 3060-3069

  Nöllmann, Marcelo ^a,b   Stark, W Marshall ^a   Byron, Olwyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM ION;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA SYNTHESIS; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; RADIATION SCATTERING; SEDIMENTATION; TECHNIQUE;

SYNTHETIC CONSTRUCT;

EID: 2142762521     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(04)74355-6     Document Type: Article

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