Bacterial toxin binding to DNA in the gut (IMAGE)

Cancer Research UK

Bacterial toxin binding to DNA in the gut

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Illustration of bacterial toxin colibactin binding to a specific DNA sequence. Genetic fingerprints have implicated colibactin in a subset of bowel cancers.

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DEMCON | nymus3D, ©Hubrecht Institute.

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