How proteins search for their specific sites on DNA: The role of DNA conformation

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2731-2744

  Hu, Tao ^a   Grosberg, A Yu ^a   Shklovskii, B I ^a,b  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION; DNA CONFORMATION; IONIC STRENGTH; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

EID: 33645816459     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.078162     Document Type: Article

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