Maximum distance traveled by protein in search of binding site on DNA (1 dimensional movement) without dissociation

Value 30 nucleotides
Organism Unspecified
Reference Gowers DM, Wilson GG, Halford SE. Measurement of the contributions of 1D and 3D pathways to the translocation of a protein along DNA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Nov 1 102(44):15883-8PubMed ID16243975
Comments 30nts in in vivo salt concentration. At any salt concentration the maximum 1D search distance is 50 nts.
Entered by Uri M
ID 105291