How a protein searches for its site on DNA: The mechanism of facilitated diffusion

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical

Volumn 42, Issue 43, 2009, Pages

  Mirny, Leonid ^a   Slutsky, Michael ^a   Wunderlich, Zeba ^a   Tafvizi, Anahita ^a   Leith, Jason ^a   Kosmrlj, Andrej ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 72149127671     PISSN: 17518113     EISSN: 17518121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1751-8113/42/43/434013     Document Type: Article

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