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. 2004 Nov 8;32(19):5935–5944. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkh915

Figure 5.

Figure 5

AFM images of E.coli Dps–DNA complexes. (A) Wt Dps in TAE at pH 7.6. (B) Wt Dps and plasmid DNA in TAE at pH 7.6. (C) Wt Dps and plasmid DNA in BAE at pH 6.3. (D) Wt Dps and plasmid DNA in TAE at pH 8.0. (E) DpsΔ8 and plasmid DNA in BAE at pH 6.3. (F) DpsΔ8 and plasmid DNA in TAE at pH 7.8. (G) DpsΔ18 and plasmid DNA in BAE at pH 6.3. (H) Wt Dps and plasmid DNA in TAE at pH 8.0 in the presence of 5 mM MgCl2. The bar represents 400 nm. Dps dodecamers and DNA in (F) and (G) appear enlarged with respect to (C–E) and (H) because of a larger tip broadening effect.