Fluorescent Dye (IMAGE)

Ruhr-University Bochum

Fluorescent Dye

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Using a fluorescent dye, the researchers verify if Bax opens pores in the membrane; this is the mechanism with which the protein induces apoptosis.

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RUB, Kramer

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This image may only be used for reporting about the Ruhr-Universität Bochum in the context of the press release "New insights into the structure of a killer protein", published in September 2018.

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