Membrane proteins take center stage in Frankfurt.
Biological membranes are dynamic frontiers whose molecules must delicately balance the needs for compartmentalization and communication, and the gap between the vital significance of transport and signaling through membranes and our poor understanding of the precise functionality of these processes is daunting. However, a recent conference highlighted promising progress in the field, particularly made possible by the increasing structural knowledge about membrane proteins.
Schleiff
Enrico
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Center for Membrane Proteomics, the Cluster of Excellence Frankfurt and the Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, D-60438 Frankfurt, Germany. schleiff@bio.uni-frankfurt.de
Tampé
Robert
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D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D005858:Germany; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism; D008958:Models, Molecular; D011487:Protein Conformation; D021381:Protein Transport
D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins