A- What are the topological parameters (linking number, twist, and writhe) for a relaxed, 4,200 base pair circular double-stranded DNA plasmid? LK=?   Tw= ?   Wr=? The CRISPR-Cas9 protein first forms a protein-RNA complex with a guide RNA, and then binds to DNA sequences that match a 20-base target sequence within the guide. When the CRISPR-Cas9 complex binds to DNA, it unwinds about 20 base pairs of the DNA double helix. B- Why is DNA unwinding required for CRISPR-Cas9 protein-RNA complex to recognize target sites? C-How would the topological parameters (linking number, twist, and writhe) of the 4,200 bp plasmid in (A) change when the CRISPR-Cas9 complex binds the DNA and unwinds about 20 bp? Lk=?  Tw=?  Wr=?

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A- What are the topological parameters (linking number, twist, and writhe)
for a relaxed, 4,200 base pair circular double-stranded DNA plasmid?

LK=?   Tw= ?   Wr=?

The CRISPR-Cas9 protein first forms a protein-RNA complex with a guide RNA, and then binds to DNA sequences that match a 20-base target sequence within the guide. When the CRISPR-Cas9 complex binds to DNA, it unwinds about 20 base pairs of the DNA double helix.

B- Why is DNA unwinding required for CRISPR-Cas9 protein-RNA complex
to recognize target sites?

C-How would the topological parameters (linking number, twist, and
writhe) of the 4,200 bp plasmid in (A) change when the CRISPR-Cas9 complex binds the DNA and unwinds about 20 bp?

Lk=?  Tw=?  Wr=? 

D- What is the linking number after the CRISPR-Cas9 complex cleaves the
DNA?

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