Structure of the transporter protein Asc1/CD98hc with its two components (IMAGE)

Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)

Structure of the transporter protein Asc1/CD98hc with its two components

Caption

CD98hc (fuchsia) and Asc1 (multicolor), which extend from the inside of the cell (cytoplasm) to the outside, crossing its membrane.
Photo: electron microscopy image, showing the CD98hc component protruding from the membrane, and corresponding transverse bands of the Asc1 protein.

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CNIO

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