Fluoride Ion Channel with Monobodies Attached (IMAGE)

University of Chicago Medical Center

Fluoride Ion Channel with Monobodies Attached

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This is a representation of the fluoride ion channel (center) with monobodies attached (top and bottom). Monobodies expanded the surface area of the ion channel and aligned it so that its structure could be solved.

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Stockbridge et al., <i>Nature</i>

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