Detecting DNA Loops Using Tethered Particle Motion

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The range of motion of a micron-sized bead tethered by a single polymer provides a dynamic readout of the effective length of the polymer. The excursions of the bead may reflect the intrinsic flexibility and/or topology of the polymer as well as changes due to the action activity of ligands that bind the polymer. This is a simple yet powerful experimental approach to investigate such interactions between DNA and proteins as demonstrated by experiments with the lac repressor. This protein forms a stable, tetrameric oligomer with two binding sites and can produce a loop of DNA between recognition sites separated along the length of a DNA molecule.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:2694

Enthalten in:

Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 2694(2024) vom: 04., Seite 451-466

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Qian, Jin [VerfasserIn]
Collette, Dylan [VerfasserIn]
Finzi, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Dunlap, David [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9007-49-2
Brownian motion
DNA
DNA looping
Journal Article
Lac Repressors
Polymers
Proteins
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Tethered particle motion

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Date Completed 01.11.2023

Date Revised 05.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/978-1-0716-3377-9_21

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NLM36317057X