Electrophoretic mobility shift assays for the analysis of DNA-protein interactions

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 543, Issue , 2009, Pages 15-35

  Gaudreault, Manon ^a   Gingras, Marie Eve ^a   Lessard, Maryse ^a   Leclerc, Steeve ^a   Guérin, Sylvain L ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

EMSA; Gel retardation; Gel shift; Mobility shift assay

Indexed keywords

DNA; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; DNA PROBE; DRUG EFFECT; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING;

DNA; DNA PROBES; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; ISOTOPE LABELING; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEINS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 67649124564     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-015-1_2     Document Type: Article

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