Atomic Cryo-electron Microscopic Structure of PspA (IMAGE)

Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz

Atomic Cryo-electron Microscopic Structure of PspA

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Atomic cryo-electron microscopic structure of PspA: The elongated molecule is the basic building block of a helical nanorod (left). The grey-scale cryo-electron microscopic micrograph and a schematic model show a lipid-incorporating PspA tube.

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ill./©: Benedikt Junglas, Dirk Schneider, Carsten Sachse

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This image may only be used in connection with the press release "Membrane proteins of bacteria and humans show surprising similarities", issued by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz on June 24, 2021.

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