Molecular imaging reveals how shape-shifting protein complex captures DNA and holds separate sections together

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Researchers at Kanazawa University and the National Institute of Genetics in Japan have used high-speed atomic force microscopy to observe how a group of proteins known as Smc5/6 interacts with DNA. The images reveal how this structure opens and closes, captures DNA and brings se

Researchers at Kanazawa University and the National Institute of Genetics in Japan have used high-speed atomic force microscopy to observe how a group of proteins known as Smc5/6 interacts with DNA. The images reveal how this structure opens and closes, captures DNA and brings se This story matters for Science & Discovery readers tracking student. Reported by phys.org. Read the full original at the source link below.

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