Solving the structure of ATP synthase

Indigophoton

Indigophoton

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Posting this because of its relevance to energy production and metabolic disease.
A team of scientists headed by Rosalind Franklin University Professor David M. Mueller, PhD, has solved the structure of mitochondrial ATP synthase, an enzyme that makes ATP, adenosine triphosphate, the major energy source of cells.

Given the importance of ATP synthase in fueling the cell, determining the complete structure of the enzyme has been a scientific holy grail, promising to reveal secrets about the ATP machine that could lead to therapeutic target identification and advance understanding of metabolic disease and other cellular pathologies.
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https://phys.org/news/2018-04-atp-synthase.html

The paper, http://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2018/04/11/science.aas9699

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