@inbook{cf0f8454cfa84e4e86fa8e1d0f4d82a4,
title = "Single-Molecule Studies of ssDNA-Binding Proteins Exchange",
abstract = "Single-stranded DNA-binding protein (SSB) is important not only for the protection of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) but also for the recruitment of other proteins for DNA replication, recombination, and repair. The interaction of SSB with ssDNA is highly dynamic as it exists as an intermediate during cellular processes that unwind dsDNA. It has been proposed that SSB redistributes itself among multiple ssDNA segments, but transient intermediates are difficult to observe in bulk experiments. We can use single-molecule FRET microscopy to observe intermediates of the transfer of a single Escherichia coli SSB from one ssDNA strand to another or exchange of one SSB for another on a single ssDNA in real time. This single-molecule approach can be further applicable to understand relative binding affinities and competitive dynamics for other SSBs and variants across various systems.",
keywords = "Competition, Exchange, FRET, Replacement, SSB, Single molecule, Transfer, ssDNA",
author = "Olivia Yang and Taekjip Ha",
note = "Funding Information: The authors would like to thank Dr. Jichuan Zhang for his guidance and advice throughout this project, and Prof. I-Ren Lee for his helpful ideas. Research in this chapter was funded by NIH Grant R35 GM 122569. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 Elsevier Inc.",
year = "2018",
doi = "10.1016/bs.mie.2017.11.017",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Methods in Enzymology",
publisher = "Academic Press Inc.",
pages = "463--477",
booktitle = "Methods in Enzymology",
}