An Unexpected Architecture (VIDEO)

Rockefeller University

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Three-dimensional structure of the active DNA helicase, which unzips DNA strands, is bound to the polymerase called Pol epsilon, which copies them. The DNA polymerase epsilon (green) sits on top rather than the bottom of the helicase.

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Brookhaven National Laboratory

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