High-resolution AFM imaging of single-stranded DNA-binding (SSB) protein - DNA complexes

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Hamon, Loïc ^a   Pastré, David ^a   Dupaigne, Pauline ^b   Le Breton, Cyrille ^c   Le Cam, Eric ^b   Piétrement, Olivier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D EVRY VAL D ESSONNE   (France)

^b UMR 8126   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CATION; NUCLEOPROTEIN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA BINDING PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPERMIDINE; ALUMINUM SILICATE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; MICA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIOPHAGE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; IONIC STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; SPERMIDINE;

EID: 34250303468     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm147     Document Type: Article

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