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Advances in the study of protein–DNA interaction

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Protein–DNA interaction plays an important role in many biological processes. The classical methods and the novel technologies advanced have been developed for the interaction of protein–DNA. Recent developments of these methods and research achievements have been reviewed in this paper.

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Cai, YH., Huang, H. Advances in the study of protein–DNA interaction. Amino Acids 43, 1141–1146 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00726-012-1377-9

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