Binding and unbinding mechanism of LacI

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A LacI dimer searching for, and finding its target DNA binding site. The protein often leaves the the DNA sequence it is intended to regulate, but at a strong target site, it almost always make a very short journey before finding the way back again. On the macroscopic scale, this looks like a stable

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