Direct measurements of torque during holliday junction migration

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2011, Pages L5-L7

  Forth, Scott ^a,b   Deufel, Christopher ^a   Patel, Smita S ^c   Wang, Michelle D ^a,b  

^a School of Chemical and Molecular Engineering   (United States)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^c RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUCIFORM DNA;

BIOPHYSICS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; LETTER; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; TORQUE;

BASE SEQUENCE; BIOPHYSICS; DNA, CRUCIFORM; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; TORQUE;

EID: 80052434088     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.05.066     Document Type: Article

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