New insights into the structure of a killer protein

Friday, September 28, 2018 - 17:21 in Biology & Nature

Researchers have gained new insights into the structure of the killer protein Bax. The protein induces programmed cell death, the method by which the body disposes of cells that are no longer needed or have been pathologically altered. Since Bax is constantly changing its location in the cell, its structure is difficult to investigate.

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