Live cell imaging reveals that RecA finds homologous DNA by reduced dimensionality search
J. Wiktor, A. H. Gynna, P. Leroy, J. Larsson, G. Coceano, I. Testa, J. Elf
The paper uses live cell imaging to show that RecA filaments in E. coli find homologous DNA through a two-dimensional search mechanism, completing DSB repair within 15 minutes.
bioRxiv · Feb 13, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology