Mechanosensing of DNA bending in a single specific protein-DNA complex

Global analysis of ion dependence unveils hidden steps in DNA binding and bending by integration host factor

(2013) Paula Vivas et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Dynamics and Regulation of RecA Polymerization and De-Polymerization on Double-Stranded DNA

(2013) Hongxia Fu et al.   PLoS One

Mapping the Transition State for DNA Bending by IHF

(2012) Paula Vivas et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Force and ATP hydrolysis dependent regulation of RecA nucleoprotein filament by single-stranded DNA binding protein

(2012) Hongxia Fu et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Single-molecule kinetics reveal microscopic mechanism by which High-Mobility Group B proteins alter DNA flexibility

(2012) Micah J. McCauley et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Crenarchaeal chromatin proteins Cren7 and Sul7 compact DNA by inducing rigid bends

(2012) Rosalie P. C. Driessen et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Physical Organization of DNA by Multiple Non-Specific DNA-Binding Modes of Integration Host Factor (IHF)

(2012) Jie Lin et al.   PLoS One

Alba shapes the archaeal genome using a delicate balance of bridging and stiffening the DNA

(2012) Niels Laurens et al.   Nature Communications

Improved High-Force Magnetic Tweezers for Stretching and Refolding of Proteins and Short DNA

(2011) Hu Chen et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Force-driven unbinding of proteins HU and Fis from DNA quantified using a thermodynamic Maxwell relation

(2011) Botao Xiao et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Effects of nucleoid-associated proteins on bacterial chromosome structure and gene expression

(2010) Douglas F Browning et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

A divalent switch drives H-NS/DNA-binding conformations between stiffening and bridging modes

(2010) Y. Liu et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

Transition dynamics and selection of the distinct S-DNA and strand unpeeling modes of double helix overstretching

(2010) Hongxia Fu et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Bacterial Chromosome Organization and Segregation

(2010) E. Toro et al.   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

New Insights into the Transition Pathway from Nonspecific to Specific Complex of DNA withEscherichiaColiIntegration Host Factor†

(2008) Paula Vivas et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Single-molecule force spectroscopy: optical tweezers, magnetic tweezers and atomic force microscopy

(2008) Keir C Neuman et al.   NATURE METHODS

MukB acts as a macromolecular clamp in DNA condensation

(2008) Yuanbo Cui et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Effects of kink and flexible hinge defects on mechanical responses of short double-stranded DNA molecules

(2008) Hu Chen et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E