HTTP:: BNL Devises Precise Zinc Transport Protein Viewing Method
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When analyzing things at the nanoscale, every bit of extra resolution counts. This was made obvious by a new research, conducted at the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), when experts managed to get a tenth of a nanometer improvement in their studies of proteins. While this may seem insignificant at first, it may very well be the difference between seeing where atoms are located inside zinc transport proteins and understanding how they interact. The new work does not only offer a better view of this specific protein, in terms of structure, but also suggests a mechanism that the tiny structure uses in order to sense and regulate zinc. Further knowledge of this could help scientists and healthcare experts devise new treatments for conditions such as seizures, diabetes, and, possibly, even Alzheimer's disease, in the future. Details of the BNL achievement can be found in the September 13th issue of the respected scientific journal Nature St!
ructural & Molecular Biology, e! Science News reports. “Our goal is to reveal atomic interactions in a protein structure to understand the chemistry that underlies the protein's biological function. With this structure, we can begin to understand the mechanism of zinc transport at a chemical level,†the leader o...
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