Nanowerk News (Honolulu, Dec. 2) -- Researchers have tried for decades to understand the undulations and gyrations that allow transport proteins to shuttle molecules from one side of a cell membrane to the other. Now U. of I. scientists report that they have found a way to penetrate the mystery. The transporter in the study belongs to an ancient family of proteins that carry large molecules across membranes, says Emad Tajkhorshid, a professor at the Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology who led the research. Also: R&D Magazine (Rockaway, N.J., Dec. 3), Technobahn (Austin, Texas, Dec. 2), ZeitNews (Dec. 2), ScienceBlog (Dec. 3).
Protein transport
12/3/2013