DNA strand exchange catalyzed by molecular crowding in PEG solutions

被引：28

作者：

Feng, Bobo ^{[1
]}

Frykholm, Karolin ^{[1
]}

Norden, Bengt ^{[1
]}

Westerlund, Fredrik ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Chalmers Univ Technol, Dept Chem & Biol Engn, S-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden

[2] Univ Gothenburg, Dept Phys, S-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden

来源：

CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS | 2010年 / 46卷 / 43期

关键词：

THERMAL-STABILITY; BASE-STACKING; RECA PROTEIN; STABILIZATION; MECHANISM;

D O I：

10.1039/c0cc03117h

中图分类号：

O6 [化学];

学科分类号：

0703 ;

摘要：

DNA strand exchange is catalyzed by molecular crowding and hydrophobic interactions in concentrated aqueous solutions of polyethylene glycol, a discovery of relevance for understanding the function of recombination enzymes and with potential applications to DNA nanotechnology.

引用

页码：8231 / 8233

页数：3

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