Contact: Lynn Yarris
lcyarris@lbl.gov
510-486-5375
DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Caption: James Berger, with Berkeley Lab's Physical Biosciences Division, produced the first 3-D structural images of a DNA-bound topo II enzyme that's responsible for untangling coiled strands of chromosomes during cell division.
Credit: Photo by Roy Kaltschmidt, Berkeley Lab, Creative Services Office
Usage Restrictions: None
Related news release: First look at an enzyme target for antibacterial and cancer drugs