Vitamin B12 Transporter (IMAGE)

University of Groningen

Vitamin B12 Transporter

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This is a reconstruction of the vitamin B12 transporter from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, based on cryoEM images. The transport molecule sits across the cell membrane of tuberculosis bacteria and helps to ferry molecules into the cell.

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Greg Stewart / SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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