Scientists solve protein structure revealing secrets of cell membranes

Wednesday, April 28, 2010 - 12:22 in Biology & Nature

A team of scientists at The Scripps Research Institute and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has discovered the structure of a protein that pinches off tiny pouches from cells' outer membranes. Cells use these pouches, or vesicles, to carry nutrients and other essential substances, but many medicines also hitch a ride inside them.

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