How Cas1-Cas2 Find and Bind to the Bacterial CRISPR Region (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

How Cas1-Cas2 Find and Bind to the Bacterial CRISPR Region

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A protein called IHF (blue) creates a sharp turn in the DNA upstream of the CRISPR repeat, allowing Cas1-Cas2 (green and yellow) to recognize and bind the insertion site.

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Addison Wright, UC Berkeley

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