High-resolution optical tweezers for investigating DNAbinding/translocating molecular motors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7400, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Wallin, Anders E ^a   Ojala, Heikki ^a   Žiedaite, Gabija ^b   Degerth, Linda ^b   Bamford, Dennis ^b   Hæggström, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dna translocation; Feedback control; Fpga; Optical tweezers; Rna polymerization

Indexed keywords

DNA TRANSLOCATION; FORCE-EXTENSION; FORCE-EXTENSION CURVES; FPGA; HIGH RESOLUTION; MOLECULAR MOTORS; SINGLE-STRANDED DNA MOLECULES; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

DNA; FEEDBACK; FEEDBACK CONTROL; MICROMANIPULATORS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; REAL TIME CONTROL; RNA;

OPTICAL TWEEZERS;

EID: 70449632886     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.826470     Document Type: Conference Paper

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