For double-stranded DNA, the effective bending deformation energy becomes non-convex for bends greater than ~ 2° per base-pair, equivalent to the curvature of a closed circular loop of ~ 160 base ...

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How do cells detect non-self double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) molecules ... and thus function as detectors of various different PAMPs 2. Figure 1: In the innate immune system, cytoplasmic sensor ...

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Polymerases catalyse the addition, using a template, of complementary nucleotides to the 3′ end of DNA primer strands. Many DNA polymerases also have an additional intrinsic proofreading ...

The researchers believe that when this supernova exploded, it sent cosmic rays toward Earth for about 100,000 years. These ...

Hamas brutally murdered Shiri Bibas and her two young boys after taking them hostage on Oct. 7, 2023. It is a crime against ...

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