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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