A study of specific interaction of the transcription factor and the DNA element by atomic force microscopy

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 49, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 1376-1380

  Qin, Feng ^a   Jiang, Yaxin ^b   Ma, Xinyong ^b   Chen, Feng ^a   Fang, Xiaohong ^b   Bai, Chunli ^b   Li, Yiqin ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

AFM; DNA element; Interaction force; Transcription factor; ZmDREB1A

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749868909     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/04wc0136     Document Type: Article

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