Grabbing the cat by the tail: manipulating molecules one by one

被引：286

作者：

Bustamante C. ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Macosko J.C. ^{[2
]}

Wuite G.J.L. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley

[2] Dept. of Molec. and Cell Biolology, University of California, Berkeley

[3] Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley

来源：

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2000年 / 1卷 / 2期

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D O I：

10.1038/35040072

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摘要：

Methods for manipulating single molecules are yielding new information about both the forces that hold biomolecules together and the mechanics of molecular motors. We describe here the physical principles behind these methods, and discuss their capabilities and current limitations.

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页码：130 / 136

页数：6

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