@inbook{2359debc19914c968142130c2bd74f8c,
title = "Probing single helicase dynamics on long nucleic acids through fluorescence-force measurement",
abstract = "Helicases are nucleic acid-dependent ATPases which can bind and remodel nucleic acids, protein–nucleic acid complexes, or both. They are involved in almost every step in cells related to nucleic acid metabolisms, including DNA replication and repair, transcription, RNA maturation and splicing, and nuclear export processes. Using single-molecule fluorescence-force spectroscopy, we have previously directly observed helicase translocation on long single-stranded DNA and revealed that two monomers of UvrD helicase are required for the initiation of unwinding function. Here, we present the details of fluorescence-force spectroscopy instrumentation, calibration, and activity assays in detail for observing the biochemical activities of helicases in real time and revealing how mechanical forces are involved in protein–nucleic acid interaction. These single-molecule approaches are generally applicable to many other protein–nucleic acid systems.",
keywords = "Fluorescence localization, Helicase, NS3, Optical tweezers, Single-molecule, TIRF, Translocation, Unwinding, UvrD",
author = "Lin, {Chang Ting} and Taekjip Ha",
note = "Funding Information: T. H. is an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. This work is supported by NIH grant GM065367 and NSF grants PHY-1430124 to T. H. We would like to thank Olivia Yang for proofreading the manuscript and Dr. Kyung Suk Lee for constructing the original instrument and training. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer Science+Business Media New York 2017.",
year = "2017",
doi = "10.1007/978-1-4939-6421-5_11",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Methods in Molecular Biology",
publisher = "Humana Press Inc.",
pages = "295--316",
booktitle = "Methods in Molecular Biology",
}