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. 2012 May 24;40(15):7452–7464. doi: 10.1093/nar/gks430

Figure 5.

Figure 5.

Apparent rate constants for bimolecular synapsis, Inline graphic, (upper panel) and synaptic-complex dissociation, Inline graphic (lower panel) as functions of loxP concentration. Each data point is the average of at least three independent measurements and the error bars indicate the standard error. The horizontal line in the upper panel gives the overall average of Inline graphic for all values of [loxP] studied; the curve in the lower panel is the fit of an exponential function to the data for Inline graphic. Dashed curves are extrapolations of the [loxP] dependence to zero substrate concentration. The value of Inline graphicat [loxP] = 1 nM is 0.69 min−1 and is indicated by the red filled triangle; this is the value of the rate constant used to calculate J under the conditions of intramolecular recombination.