Dissecting elastic heterogeneity along DNA molecules coated partly with Rad51 using concurrent fluorescence microscopy and optical tweezers

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Van Mameren, Joost ^a   Modesti, Mauro ^b   Kanaar, Roland ^b   Wyman, Claire ^b   Wuite, Gijs J L ^a   Peterman, Erwin J G ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; RAD51 PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STABILITY;

EID: 33749522198     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.089466     Document Type: Article

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