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Analyzing DNA-Protein Interactions with Streptavidin-Based Biolayer Interferometry
Published on: January 17, 2025
Determining the zero-force binding energetics of an intercalated DNA complex by a single-molecule approach
Tzu-Sen Yang1, Yujia Cui, Chien-Ming Wu
1Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
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