Model of Dynamic ESCRT-III Assembly and Constriction (IMAGE)

Université de Genève

Model of Dynamic ESCRT-III Assembly and Constriction

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This drawing illustrates dynamic remodeling in ESCRT-III polymers. Vps4 mediates turnover of ESCRT-III subunits within growing and constricting polymers - analogous to Lego figures exchanging the building blocks within a large spiral assembly.

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© Beata Edyta Mierzwa, BeataScienceArt.com

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