Plasmid AFM (IMAGE)

Duke University

Plasmid AFM

Caption

An atomic force microscopy image shows a four-part complex of the protein RepA (bright mounds) bound together and "handcuffing" two thread-like strands of DNA plasmid.

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University of Nebraska Medical Center Nanoimaging Core Facility

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