Spring-Shaped Protein Structure Senses Cholesterol in Cells (IMAGE)

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Spring-Shaped Protein Structure Senses Cholesterol in Cells

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Researchers at the University of New South Wales have discovered that a spring-shaped protein structure senses cholesterol in cells.

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Andrew J. Brown, University of New South Wales

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