3D reconstruction of TRPM8 embedded in a cell membrane (IMAGE)

University of California - San Francisco

3D reconstruction of TRPM8 embedded in a cell membrane

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A three-dimensional reconstruction of TRPM8 embedded in a cell membrane. Four TRPM8 proteins are assembled as a functional ion channel. The TRPM8 proteins are shown in light blue and gray, and the cell membrane is shown in translucent gray. 

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Kevin Choi/UCSF

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