Viral DNA Motor (IMAGE)

Duke University

Viral DNA Motor

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A trio of studies has revealed how a viral DNA packaging motor works, potentially providing insights for new therapeutics or synthetic molecular machines. Each of five proteins scrunches up in turn, dragging the DNA up along with them, before releasing back into their original helical pattern.

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Joshua Pajak, Duke University

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