DNA Molecular Handles for Single-Molecule Protein-Folding Studies by Optical Tweezers

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 749, Issue , 2011, Pages 255-271

  Cecconi, Ciro ^a   Shank, Elizabeth A ^b   Marqusee, Susan ^b   Bustamante, Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

DNA handles; Laser tweezers; Protein folding; Protein DNA chimeras; Single molecule mechanical manipulation

Indexed keywords

DNA; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; MICROMANIPULATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

DNA; MICROMANIPULATION; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEINS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84855167915     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-142-0_18     Document Type: Chapter

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