Control of the flow properties of DNA by topoisomerase II and its targeting inhibitor

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1906-1915

  Kundukad, Binu ^a   Van Der Maarel, Johan R C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 77957364750     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.07.013     Document Type: Article

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