Single-molecule spectroscopic determination of Lac repressor-DNA loop conformation

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2588-2596

  Morgan, Michael A ^a,c   Okamoto, Kenji ^a,b   Kahn, Jason D ^a   English, Douglas S ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; LACTOSE; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DNA CONFORMATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GEOMETRY; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 25844459690     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.067728     Document Type: Article

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