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Contact: Hanspeter Nägeli
naegelih@vetpharm.uzh.ch
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University of Zurich
Caption: The XPD scanner (green)is in close contact with a damaged point (red) on the DNA double helix. The damaged DNA strand lies in a deep pocket of the protein to enable a ferrous sensor (Fe) to come into contact with the damaged point, thereby halting the protein as it moves along the DNA.
Credit: Picture: UZH
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