Visualizing protein-DNA interactions at the single-molecule level

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-22

  Hilario, Jovencio ^a   Kowalczykowski, Stephen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPORTER; CARRIER PROTEIN; DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE V; HELICASE; PROTEIN; RAD51 PROTEIN; RAD54 PROTEIN; RECA PROTEIN;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA DENATURATION; DNA PACKAGING; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA STRAND; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMAN; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; REVIEW;

DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENZYMES; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 75149114583     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2009.10.035     Document Type: Review

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