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.