Radiogenetic System in Cultured Cells (IMAGE)

Rockefeller University

Radiogenetic System in Cultured Cells

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Researchers experimented with different configurations for their remote control system, and they found the best relies on an iron nanoparticle (blue), which is tethered by a protein (green) to an ion channel (red). Above, all three appear within cell membranes.

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Laboratory of Molecular Genetics at The Rockefeller University/Nature Medicine

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