DNA condensation by TmHU studied by optical tweezers, AFM and molecular dynamics simulations

Journal of Biological Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 117-131

  Wagner, Carolin ^a   Olbrich, Carsten ^b   Brutzer, Hergen ^c   Salomo, Mathias ^d   Kleinekathöfer, Ulrich ^b   Keyser, Ulrich F ^e   Kremer, Friedrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d c LEcta GmbH   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Force clamp; Optical tweezers; Protein DNA interaction; Single molecule study; Steered molecular dynamics; Thermotoga maritima

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRUCTURE; FORCE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOTOGA MARITIMA;

THERMOTOGA MARITIMA;

EID: 78751632076     PISSN: 00920606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10867-010-9203-7     Document Type: Article

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