Is it a rock, or is it Jello? Defining the architecture of rhomboid enzymes
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - 11:50
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have decoded for the first time the “stability blueprint” of an enzyme that resides in a cell’s membrane, mapping which parts of the enzyme are important for its shape and function. These studies could eventually lead to the development of drugs to treat malaria and other parasitic diseases.