Open access
Sep 2026
Structural basis of transcription of the hachimoji eight-letter alphabet by E. coli RNA polymerase
It is shown that bacterial RNA polymerase faithfully transcribes an eight-letter genetic alphabet and recognises unnatural base pairs through mechanisms similar to those used for natural DNA.
Qing-Rong Li, Hyo-Joong Kim, Yan Liu et al.
· Nature Communications · 0 citations