Genetics322 Sandbox DNA

Anything in this section will appear adjacent to the 3D structure and will be scrollable.

This is the

Here are the .

Here are the

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Here is the

in the major grove.

And here is the same view of the

Anything in this section will appear adjacent to the 3D structure and will be scrollable.

This is a transcriptional repressor protein from E. coli. It binds specifically to particular sequences. You can see how the parts of the protein interact with the edges of the bases in both the major and minor grooves.

Here it is showing the . Look how it 'fits' into the major and minor grooves. This is a highly specific binding protein and only binds to this sequence. This is a chemical interaction.