vendredi 24 décembre 2010

Telomere binding protein, molecular model


Telomere binding protein. Molecular model of a TRF2 molecule (blue) bound to DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid, yellow and orange). TRF2 binds to telomeres, short repeated sequences at the ends of a chromosome. The complex between the protein and DNA helps to protect the chromosome against degradation and recombination.