A cellular housekeeper, and potential target of obesity drugs, caught in action

Monday, August 2, 2010 - 12:56 in Health & Medicine

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have obtained the closest look yet of how a gargantuan molecular machine breaks down unwanted proteins in cells, a critical housekeeping chore that helps prevent diseases such as cancer.

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