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Advances in quantitative FRET-based methods for studying nucleic acids.

Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology (2012-09-01)
Søren Preus, L Marcus Wilhelmsson
ABSTRACT

Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) is a powerful tool for monitoring molecular distances and interactions at the nanoscale level. The strong dependence of transfer efficiency on probe separation makes FRET perfectly suited for "on/off" experiments. To use FRET to obtain quantitative distances and three-dimensional structures, however, is more challenging. This review summarises recent studies and technological advances that have improved FRET as a quantitative molecular ruler in nucleic acid systems, both at the ensemble and at the single-molecule levels.

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