Effector-stimulated single molecule protein-DNA interactions of a quorum-sensing system in Sinorhizobium meliloti

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 4391-4400

  Bartels, Frank Wilco ^a   McIntosh, Matthew ^a   Fuhrmann, Alexander ^a   Metzendorf, Christoph ^a   Plattner, Patrik ^a   Sewald, Norbert ^a   Anselmetti, Dario ^a   Ros, Robert ^a   Becker, Anke ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTONE DERIVATIVE; N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; N HEPTANOYL DEXTRO HOMOSERINE LACTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA STRUCTURE; DYNAMIC FORCE SPECTROSCOPY; GENE LOCUS; NITROGEN FIXATION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; QUORUM SENSING; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SPECTROSCOPY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 34250366275     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.082016     Document Type: Article

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