Model: Transcription Factor Nestled in DNA (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Model: Transcription Factor Nestled in DNA

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Naturally occurring DNA is in constant motion, researchers hypothesize, and transports large transcription factors (depicted in green) through its tangles until they reach sites where they bind and carry out their activity. Here a still image from a very large, unique simulation.

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Georgia Tech / Edmond Chow / Jeff Skolnick

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