A new twist: The molecular machines that loop our chromosomes also twist DNA

ScienceDaily
Dec 13, 2024, 2:06 pm96 pts
Scientists have discovered a new property of the molecular motors that shape our chromosomes. While six years ago they found that these so-called SMC motor proteins make long loops in our DNA, they now discovered that these motors also put significant twists into the loops that they form. These findings help us…

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