Molecular biology: Slip sliding on DNA.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/4611067a and PMC identifier 2819181.
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Abstract
Dedicated binding proteins stabilize single-stranded DNA, protecting it from breakage and distortion. Once thought to form inert complexes with DNA, such proteins are now shown to be remarkably mobile.
Medical subject headings
- DNA, Single-Stranded
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Diffusion
- Escherichia coli Proteins
- Movement
- Rec A Recombinases