Comment on After Long Delays, Breakthrough Nanopore Sequencer Finally in LabsComments−mrfusion11yHow do they pull the DNA through the pores? That just seems impossible to me.−ISL11yIn solution, DNA is weakly charged. The application of an electrical potential across the pore threads it and pulls it through.−daemonk11yI think the sequences are first prepared by attaching a motor protein at the ends of the strands.
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How do they pull the DNA through the pores? That just seems impossible to me.
In solution, DNA is weakly charged. The application of an electrical potential across the pore threads it and pulls it through.
I think the sequences are first prepared by attaching a motor protein at the ends of the strands.