Pause point spectra in DNA constant-force unzipping

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2752-2765

  Weeks, J D ^a   Lucks, Julius B ^b   Kafri, Y ^a   Danilowicz, C ^a   Nelson, D R ^a   Prentiss, M ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BASE PAIRING; DNA CONSTANT FORCE UNZIPPING; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENERGY; FORCE; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PREDICTION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THEORY;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA;

EID: 22144483029     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.047340     Document Type: Article

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