Mysterious Bacterial Microcompartments Revealed By Biochemists

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Tue, 02/26/2008 - 10:00

Biochemists have answered an important question about the structure of microcompartments -- mysterious molecular machines that seem to be present in a wide variety of pathogens and other bacteria.

In the journal Science, the biochemists report how the structure closes, forming a shell around enzymes that are encased inside.


 

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