DNA mechanics as a tool to probe helicase and translocase activity

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 34, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 4232-4244

  Lionnet, Timothée ^a   Dawid, Alexandre ^a   Bigot, Sarah ^b   Barre, François Xavier ^b,c   Saleh, Omar A ^a   Heslot, François ^a   Allemand, Jean François ^a   Bensimon, David ^a   Croquette, Vincent ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b UMR   (France)

^c CENTRE DE GÉNÉTIQUE MOLÉCULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; CROSSOVER JUNCTION ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; DNA; DNA POLYMERASE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE V; HELICASE; NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN 3; RAD54 PROTEIN; RECA PROTEIN; CRUCIFORM DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T7; DNA DENATURATION; DNA HELIX; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRAND; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA SUPERCOILING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; MICROMANIPULATION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; MECHANICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

DNA; DNA HELICASES; DNA, CRUCIFORM; MECHANICS; MICROMANIPULATION;

EID: 33749132605     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl451     Document Type: Article

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