Cys4 (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Cys4

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The crystal structure of the Csy4 enzyme (blue) bound to a crRNA molecule (orange). The crRNA contains nucletotide sequences that match those of foreign DNA from a virus or plasmid, enabling it to target and silence the invaders.

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Image courtesy of the Doudna group

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