CryoEM Captures Cold Sensing Channel (IMAGE)

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CryoEM Captures Cold Sensing Channel

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Using cryo-electron microscopy—a technique that images flash-frozen proteins with an electron beam—researchers captured multiple conformational snapshots of the cold sensing channel, TRPM8, as it transitions from closed to open.

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Image Courtesy of Hyuk-Joon Lee

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