Researchers get a first look at the mechanics of membrane proteins
Sunday, April 17, 2011 - 12:31
in Biology & Nature
In two new studies, researchers provide the first detailed view of the elaborate chemical and mechanical interactions that allow the ribosome the cell's protein-building machinery to insert a growing protein into the cellular membrane.
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