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    Real-time observation of DNA translocation by the type I restriction modification enzyme EcoR124I

    Type I restriction enzymes bind sequence-specifically to unmodified DNA and subsequently pull the adjacent DNA toward themselves. Cleavage then occurs remotely from the recognition site. The mechanism by which...

    Ralf Seidel, John van Noort in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology (2004)

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    Recent insights from in vitro single-molecule studies into nucleosome structure and dynamics

    Eukaryotic DNA is tightly packed into a hierarchically ordered structure called chromatin in order to fit into the micron-scaled nucleus. The basic unit of chromatin is the nucleosome, which consists of a shor...

    Orkide Ordu, Alexandra Lusser, Nynke H. Dekker in Biophysical Reviews (2016)