title: Magnetic tweezers for the study of DNA tracking motors.
abstract: Single-molecule manipulation methods have opened a new vista on the study of molecular motors. Here we describe the use of magnetic traps for the investigation of the mechanism of DNA based motors, in particular helicases and translocases.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Physique Statistique, Ecole Normale Superieure, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Manosas
authors.forename: Adrien
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meglio
authors.forename: Michelle M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Spiering
authors.forename: Fangyuan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Benkovic
authors.forename: François-Xavier
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Barre
authors.forename: Omar A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Saleh
authors.forename: Jean François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Allemand
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bensimon
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Croquette
mesh_terms: D004265:DNA Helicases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D008280:Magnetics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D000226:Mitochondrial ADP, ATP Translocases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D054159:Torsion, Mechanical
chemical_list: D000226:Mitochondrial ADP, ATP Translocases; D004265:DNA Helicases