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Open AccessRecent insights from in vitro single-molecule studies into nucleosome structure and dynamics
Eukaryotic DNA is tightly packed into a hierarchically ordered structure called chromatin in order to fit into the micron-scaled nucleus. The basic unit of chromatin is the nucleosome, which consists of a shor...
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Open AccessEssential validation methods for E. coli strains created by chromosome engineering
Chromosome engineering encompasses a collection of homologous recombination-based techniques that are employed to modify the genome of a model organism in a controlled fashion. Such techniques are widely used ...
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Magnetic torque tweezers: measuring torsional stiffness in DNA and RecA-DNA filaments
Magnetic torque tweezers are used to directly measure the torsional stiffness of single molecules of bare DNA and RecA filaments.