After some clever data processing, the team was able to extract the entire molecular structure and ... the proton during its departure from the [C2H2]2+ ion, something that was never seen before.

The study was published recently in the journal Molecular Cell. "We know the DNA-binding sites for around 120 of the C2H2 zinc finger proteins we studied," said Nabeel-Shah, who received the 2024 ...

Named after their finger-like structures that, aided by zinc ions, clasp the DNA, C2H2-ZFs have previously ... while the rest lack the usual molecular features that help proteins contact one ...