Human CALHM1 Channel (IMAGE)

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Human CALHM1 Channel

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Cryo-electron microscopy reveals that the human CALHM1 channel has an eight-protein assembly pattern, similar to that found in chickens. Note the number of colored arm-like structures above. The dot at the center of the image is ruthenium red, a chemical researchers use to block off the channel.

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Furkawa lab/Cryo-EM Facility/Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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