DNA Repair (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

DNA Repair

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This schematic depicts molecules of the DNA repair protein, Rad51(green ovals), assembling into a filament on an optically trapped DNA molecule. Below, a series of images shows a fluorescently-labeled Rad51/DNA filament growing progressively longer over the course of 10 minutes.

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Stephen Kowalczykowski/UC Davis Copyright: UC Regents

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