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We thank G. Davies and N. Murray (University of Edinburgh) for their kind gift of E. coli NM679 and plasmid pBRSK15, and D. Hornby (University of Sheffield) for fruitful discussions. This work was funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (D.J.E., J.M.E., R.M.H.), and the Royal Society (D.T.F.D.). T.B. holds a European Community TMR Marie Curie Award. David Dryden wishes to thank the Royal Society for a University Research Fellowship.
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Ellis, D., Dryden, D., Berge, T. et al. Direct observation of DNA translocation and cleavage by the EcoKI endonuclease using atomic force microscopy. Nat Struct Mol Biol 6, 15–17 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/4882
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