Single-molecule detection of folding and unfolding of the G-quadruplex aptamer in a nanopore nanocavity

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 972-982

  Shim, Ji Wook ^a   Tan, Qiulin ^a   Gu, Li Qun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; APTAMER; BARIUM; CALCIUM; CATION; CESIUM; GUANINE QUADRUPLEX; LITHIUM; MAGNESIUM; NANOMATERIAL; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; THROMBIN; THROMBIN APTAMER;

ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NANOENCAPSULATION; NANOPORE; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN NUCLEIC ACID INTERACTION; REACTION TIME; REGULATORY MECHANISM; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY;

APTAMERS, NUCLEOTIDE; CATIONS; G-QUADRUPLEXES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 63349095582     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn968     Document Type: Article

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