RNA polymerase II transcription (IMAGE)
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RNA polymerase II transcription complexes were isolated directly from fruit fly embryos, preserving many of the proteins, DNA, RNA and nucleosomes present in the cell. Cryo-electron microscopy produced thousands of images and computational analysis sorted the imaging data into distinct groups to reconstruct multiple 3D-dimensional structures. The novel approach revealed that transcription complexes inside cells are not all identical, but instead exist in several structural forms.
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Courtesy of Katsuhiko Murakami / Penn State
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