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TALEs spin along, but not around

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TALE proteins search for target sequences along a DNA substrate in a uniquely one-dimensional and non-rotating fashion.

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Figure 1: Model of a TALE transitioning between search, recognition and binding modes.

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  1. Sebastian Becker and Jens Boch are at the Institute of Plant Genetics, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany.,

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Becker, S., Boch, J. TALEs spin along, but not around. Nat Chem Biol 12, 766–768 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.2182

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