Table 1.

Parameters obtained from fitting the elongation data with the model of McGhee and von Hippel

Ka	n	δYOYO	δYOYO	Residue
(M−1)	(bp)	(bp)	(nm)
107	3.57	2.27	0.77	0.0021374
108	3.21	1.73	0.59	0.0013988
109	3.21	1.60	0.55	0.0012777
1.4 × 109	3.22	1.60	0.54	0.0012768
1010	3.24	1.57	0.53	0.0012925

K_a denotes the association constant of YOYO-1 to DNA, n the binding sites size and δ_YOYO the elongation per bound YOYO-1 molecule.