Single-molecule studies on the mechanical interplay between DNA supercoiling and H-NS DNA architectural properties

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 42, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 8369-8378

  Lim, Ci Ji ^a,b,c   Kenney, Linda J ^a,c,d,e   Yan, Jie ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d JESSE BROWN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE LIKE NUCLEOID STRUCTURING PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; NUCLEOID ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA DENATURATION; DNA PLECTONEME; DNA SUPERCOILING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONTROL; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 84905581331     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gku566     Document Type: Article

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