Cas12a Bound to DNA (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Cas12a Bound to DNA

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This illustration shows the protein cas12a bound to a DNA helix (red and white).

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T. Yamano and H. Nishimasu discovered and published the coordinates of each atom in the protein-DNA complex. James Rybarski used those coordinates and software called PyMol to generate this illustration.

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