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Figure 5

From: Nanopore Detector based analysis of single-molecule conformational kinetics and binding interactions

Figure 5

Shows the nine base pair DNA hairpin blockade mechanism (from [11]). When a 9 bp DNA hairpin initially enters the pore, the loop is perched in the vestibule mouth and the stem terminus binds to amino acid residues near the limiting aperture. This results in the IL conductance level. When the terminal base pair desorbs from the pore wall, the stem and loop may realign, resulting in a substantial current increase to UL. Interconversion between the IL and UL states may occur numerous times, or UL may convert to the LL state. The LL state corresponds to binding of the stem terminus to amino acids near the limiting aperture but in a different manner from IL. From the LL bound state, the duplex terminus may fray with rapid extension and capture of one strand in the pore constriction (denoted F/S).

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