DNA origami illuminates invisible molecular movements

  • Highlights
  • Salk scientists use DNA origami technique to build dye-cycling ORBIT, a method for tracking protein-DNA interactions for hours at single base-pair resolution
  • Using dye-cycling ORBIT, the team measured the rotation of RNA polymerase during DNA transcription
  • The method will allow scientists to study molecular movements that were previously impossible to see or study, adding a new dimension to life science research

LA JOLLA—Scientists often describe life as a series of chemical reactions. Pallav Kosuri, PhD, describes life as movement. Chemical reactions are how you drive the movement of atoms, proteins, cells, and bodies—without movement, there is no life.

Pallav Kosuri (left) and Amanda Wacker (right) recorded the stepping motion of RNA polymerase along DNA by inventing a long-lasting... <br /><a href=Click here to view original post

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