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April 23, 2018

Toxin floats on lipid rafts

The bacterium H. pylori is a leading cause of stomach cancer, and Vanderbilt researchers are studying how one of its toxins gets into cells.

By Leigh MacMillan

Three-panel molecular structure diagram comparing membrane-protein conformations. The first two panels show translucent protein surfaces with colored helices labeled “Ex,” “In,” “EL4,” “Bundle,” “Scaffold,” and “Gates,” plus arrows, distances, and a 21° angle; the third shows overlaid ribbon structures with an RMSD scale from 0.16 to 15.6 Å.

October 23, 2014

New view of transporter dynamics

New insights to the workings of a protein that moves neurotransmitters across the nerve cell membrane could aid the design of more effective antidepressants.

By Bill Snyder