Conceptual rendering of the peptide reader (IMAGE)
Caption
“Conceptual rendering of the peptide reader, where a helicase (red) pulls up a DNA molecule (black) to which a peptide (red) is attached – yielding a slow translocation of the molecule through the nanopore (green) which allows to read off the ion current signals that characterize the amino acids of the peptide as they temporarily block the pore.”
Credit
Image credit Henry Brinkerhoff, Cees Dekker Lab TU Delft.
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