Three-color alternating-laser excitation of single molecules: Monitoring multiple interactions and distances

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 303-312

  Nam, Ki Lee ^a   Kapanidis, Achillefs N ^b,c   Hye, Ran Koh ^a   Korlann, You ^b   Sam, On Ho ^b   Kim, Younggyu ^b   Gassman, Natalie ^b   Seong, Keun Kim ^a   Weiss, Shimon ^b,d  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HISTOGRAM; MOLECULAR INTERACTION;

EID: 33846028172     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.093211     Document Type: Article

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