CoSMoS Unravels Mysteries of Transcription Initiation
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Using a fluorescence method called colocalization single-molecule spectroscopy (CoSMoS), Friedman and Gelles dissect the kinetics of transcription initiation at a bacterial promoter. Ultimately, CoSMoS could greatly aid the study of the effects of DNA sequence and transcription factors on both prokaryotic and eukaryotic promoters.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Cell
دوره 148 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012