DNAzyme (IMAGE)

Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf

DNAzyme

Caption

A DNAzyme (red) uses its binding arms to dock at a specific location on an RNA strand (yellow) and then cleaves it at its core. High-resolution, real-time NMR, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance and Fluorescence Spectroscopy, as well as Molecular Dynamics Simulations were used to identify the structure and catalytic mechanisms of the DNAzyme.

Credit

HHU/Manuel Etzkorn

Usage Restrictions

No restrictions.

License

Public Domain

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