Forces Controlling the Rate of DNA Ejection from Phage λ

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 368, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-65

  Löf, David ^a   Schillén, Karin ^a   Jönsson, Bengt ^b   Evilevitch, Alex ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

DNA ejection kinetics; DNA pressure; HU; light scattering; phage ejection

Indexed keywords

CURVED DNA; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; HU PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE; GENOME; KINETICS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; TEMPERATURE;

ENTEROBACTERIA PHAGE LAMBDA;

EID: 33947325925     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.01.076     Document Type: Article

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