Closing the Gate to Mitochondria (IMAGE)

University of Freiburg

Closing the Gate to Mitochondria

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This is a zoom-in of an electrospray capillary (left) transferring proteins into the orifice of a mass spectrometer (right). Using this technology, the scientists analyzed mitochondria with a 'gate' closed for proteins (cartoon) at molecular level.

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Christian D. Peikert

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