DNA being folded into a loop by an SMC motor called cohesin (in purple/blue). (IMAGE)
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The illustration shows DNA being folded into a loop by an SMC motor called cohesin (in purple/blue). The purple part of the motor (with a red/green label) is the protein subunit NIPBL, which acts as a gear lever to switch direction
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Cees Dekker lab, University of Technology Delft, the Netherlands & SciXel
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The illustration shows DNA being folded into a loop by an SMC motor called cohesin (in purple/blue). The purple part of the motor (with a red/green label) is the protein subunit NIPBL, which acts as a gear lever to switch direction
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