title: Single-molecule manipulation measurements of DNA transport proteins.
abstract: Single-molecule measurements of the manipulation of three different DNA motor proteins are reviewed. Despite some differences in the structure and mechanisms of the proteins, there are consistent phenomenological themes that relate them. Each of the experiments described represents a significant advance in the understanding of the mechanisms of DNA transport.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Physique Statistique et Département de Biologie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, UMR8550 associé au CNRS et aux Université Paris VI, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Omar A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Saleh
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Allemand
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Croquette
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bensimon
mesh_terms: D017103:Bacillus Phages / Q000378:metabolism; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000378:metabolism; D001692:Biological Transport; D001703:Biophysics / Q000379:methods*; D002627:Chemistry, Physical / Q000379:methods*; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D020409:Molecular Motor Proteins
chemical_list: D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; C096452:FtsK protein, E coli; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D020409:Molecular Motor Proteins; D004247:DNA