Examination of surface-bound Ku-DNA complexes in an aqueous environment using MAC mode atomic force microscopy

Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 918-924

  Leonenko, Z V ^a   Merkle, D ^a   Shamrakov, L G ^a   Lees Miller, S P ^a   Cramb, D T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; DNA Ku complex

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOSENSORS; KURCHATOVIUM; MICA; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PROTEINS;

SIGNAL-TRANSDUCING; SURFACE-BOUND; TIP-SAMPLE INTERACTIONS;

DNA;

DEOXYRIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; KU ANTIGEN; MICA;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA REPAIR; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT;

BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; DNA HELICASES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PLASMIDS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER;

MICA; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX (MAC);

EID: 7644224231     PISSN: 09565663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2004.06.023     Document Type: Article

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