Curling Polypeptide Backbone of Anthrax Protein (IMAGE)

Northwestern University

Curling Polypeptide Backbone of Anthrax Protein

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These simplified images from Wayne Anderson's lab show how the polypeptide backbone of a Bacillus anthracis protein folds and curls around itself like a ribbon. It is one of 5,617 proteins in the bacteria that cause anthrax.

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Wayne Anderson

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