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ATP is dispensable for E. coli DNA replication and eukaryotic helicase activity
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) hydrolysis is the main cellular source of energy used to drive biochemical reactions that are otherwise …
Richard R. Spinks
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Aleksa Lakic
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Celine Kelso
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Slobodan Jergic
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Olga Yurieva
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Zhi-Qiang Xu
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Michael E. O'Donnell
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Nicholas E. Dixon
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Antoine M. Van Oijen
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Jacob S. Lewis
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Lisanne M. Spenkelink
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The interplay between supercoiling and DNA modifying enzymes at the single-molecule level
DNA supercoiling refers to the overwinding or underwinding of the double helix, forming plait-like structures called plectonemes. …
Elise M. Wilkinson
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Antoine M. Van Oijen
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Timothy D. Craggs
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Stefan H. Mueller
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Lisanne M. Spenkelink
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Mechanistic Insights into Nanobody-Based Quenchbody Sensing via Structural Modeling and Molecular Simulations
Nanobody-based quenchbodies are powerful fluorescent sensors for detecting biomolecular targets. They rely on tryptophan residues in …
Nehad S. El Salamouni
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Jordan H. Cater
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Qiang Zhu
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Lisanne M. Spenkelink
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Haibo Yu
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nCas9-based method for rolling-circle DNA substrate generation
Rolling-circle DNA replication is a DNA-duplication mechanism whereby circular DNA templates are continuously copied to produce long …
Nischal Sharma
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Kelsey S. Whinn
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Harshad Ghodke
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Antoine M. Van Oijen
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Jacob S. Lewis
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Lisanne M. Spenkelink
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Single-Molecule Fluorescence Visualization of DNA Polymerase Dynamics at G-Quadruplexes
The ability of proteins involved in eukaryotic DNA replication to overcome obstacles — such as protein and DNA ‘roadblocks’ …
Nicholas Kusi-Appauh
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Stefan H. Mueller
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Stephen F. Ralph
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Olga Yurieva
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Michael E. O'Donnell
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Jacob S. Lewis
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Lisanne M. Spenkelink
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Nanobody engineering: computational modelling and design for biomedical and therapeutic applications
Nanobodies, the smallest functional antibody fragment derived from camelid heavy-chain-only antibodies, have emerged as powerful tools …
Nehad S. El Salamouni
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Jordan H. Cater
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Lisanne M. Spenkelink
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Haibo Yu
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Insight into Single-Molecule Imaging Techniques for the Study of Prokaryotic Genome Maintenance
Genome maintenance comprises a group of complex and interrelated processes crucial for preserving and safeguarding genetic information …
Nischal Sharma
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Antoine M. Van Oijen
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Lisanne M. Spenkelink
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Stefan H. Mueller
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Embracing Heterogeneity: Challenging the Paradigm of Replisomes as Deterministic Machines
The paradigm of cellular systems as deterministic machines has long guided our understanding of biology. Advancements in technology and …
Jacob Lewis
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Antoine Van Oijen
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Lisanne M. Spenkelink
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Understanding G-Quadruplex Biology and Stability Using Single-Molecule Techniques
The link between the chemical stability of G-quadruplex (qDNA) structures and their roles in eukaryotic genomic maintenance processes …
Nicholas Kusi-Appauh
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Stephen F. Ralph
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Antoine M. Van Oijen
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Lisanne M. Spenkelink
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Observing protein dynamics during DNA-lesion bypass by the replisome
Faithful DNA replication is essential for all life. A multi-protein complex called the replisome contains all the enzymatic activities …
Elise M. Wilkinson
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Lisanne M. Spenkelink
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Antoine M. Van Oijen
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