Lambda's Insertion Machine (IMAGE)

Brown University

Lambda's Insertion Machine

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Lambda uses this DNA-protein complex to insert its DNA into that of its E.coli host. Another complex, or machine, extracts the DNA later.

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Arthur Landy et al./Brown University

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