Need for speed: High-speed measurements of molecular motion in the cell nucleus
Monday, December 3, 2012 - 12:01
in Biology & Nature
Using a new measurement technique, researchers have succeeded in tracking interactions between proteins and DNA in the cell nucleus at a resolution of 1/1000 of a second. They were able to measure the binding of highly specialized protein complexes that specifically change the spatial structure of the genetic information, thereby controlling the readout of the DNA information.