Molecular force balance measurements reveal that double-stranded DNA unbinds under force in rate-dependent pathways

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 4766-4774

  Albrecht, Christian H ^a   Neuert, Gregor ^b   Lugmaier, Robert A ^a   Gaub, Hermann E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; KINETICS; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MICROMANIPULATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA; KINETICS; MICROMANIPULATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 45849124597     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.125427     Document Type: Article

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