ALBA Synchrotron used for first time as microscope to determine protein structure
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - 10:01
in Biology & Nature
A team led by David Reverter, a researcher at the Institute of Biotechnology and Biomedicine (IBB) of the UAB, has determined for the first time the three-dimensional structure of a protein pair: LC8 and Nek9. Depending on whether or not they bind, Nek9 ensures that the chromosomes group and separate correctly during cell division.