2004
Exchange of DNA Base Pairs that Coincides with Recognition of Homology Promoted by E. coli RecA Protein
Folta-Stogniew E, O'Malley S, Gupta R, Anderson KS, Radding CM. Exchange of DNA Base Pairs that Coincides with Recognition of Homology Promoted by E. coli RecA Protein. Molecular Cell 2004, 15: 965-975. PMID: 15383285, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2004.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE. coli RecA proteinRecognition of homologyColi RecA proteinRecA proteinBase pairsStrand exchangeSynaptic complexDouble-strand breaksT base pairsStopped-flow fluorescenceGenetic recombinationSingle strandsHomologyUnresolved mechanismDuplex DNADNA base pairsDNARate of exchangeProteinDynamic structureComplexesStrandsBasis exchangeRate of formationMechanism
1996
Base-Catalysis of Imino Proton Exchange in DNA: Effects of Catalyst upon DNA Structure and Dynamics
Folta-Stogniew E, Russu I. Base-Catalysis of Imino Proton Exchange in DNA: Effects of Catalyst upon DNA Structure and Dynamics. Biochemistry 1996, 35: 8439-8449. PMID: 8679602, DOI: 10.1021/bi952932z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA dodecamerProton exchangeExchange catalystImino proton exchangeDQF-COSY experimentsImino protonsEffect of catalystNon-exchangeable protonsSelf-complementary DNA dodecamerNucleic acid moleculesNMR spectroscopyDNA structureOverall correlation timeAcid moleculesSolution conformationBase catalysisCatalystProton resonancesWater protonsProton relaxationRate of exchangeNucleic acidsProtonsDodecamerCorrelation time