Unique Y-Shape Protein, Tripartite Dimer of Dimers Tetramer, in Myocilin (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Unique Y-Shape Protein, Tripartite Dimer of Dimers Tetramer, in Myocilin

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A depiction of the newly discovered Y-shape (tripartite) at the center of myocilin, a protein commonly studied in hereditary glaucoma. It is a dimer of dimers and a tetramer of coiled coils and the first directly genetically produced Y shape to be discovered.

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Georgia Tech / Lieberman lab

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