Scientists have finally captured footage of the microscopic machinery that allows our cells to copy DNA—a fundamental process necessary for life itself. Using a sophisticated imaging technique that ...

Almost 25 years ago, enzymes of this type were originally named and described by Hoffmann-Berling 1,2 as chemo-mechanical agents that control DNA structure. Since then helicases have been the ...

For the first time, researchers have filmed in real time the disassembly of DNA at the atomic scale. This strand separation ...

Helicases and nucleic acid translocases are ... by a motor protein requires information regarding the oligomeric structure of the functional enzyme, as well as the rate, processivity, directional ...

The achievement is not only a milestone in helicase research, but also a milestone in observing the dynamics of any enzyme at atomic resolution. While scientists have long known the importance of ...