Lipid Transport Protein (IMAGE)

University of Zurich

Lipid Transport Protein

Caption

This is the structure of the TMEM16 lipid scramblase in a membrane. The illustration on the left depicts the surface of the protein with a view on the crevice that allows the movement of lipids across the membrane. The illustration on the right shows a ribbon model of the membrane protein where the bound calcium ions are shown in purple.

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Janine Brunner

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