Background#R##N#Proteins search along the DNA for targets, such as transcription initiation sequences, according to one-dimensional diffusion, which is interrupted by micro- and macro-hopping events and intersegmental transfers that occur under close packing conditions.
['Michael L. Mayo', 'Edward J. Perkins', 'Preetam Ghosh']
First-passage time analysis of a one-dimensional diffusion-reaction model: application to protein transport along DNA