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V for victory—a V 1 ‐ATPase structure revealed
Author(s) -
Boesen Thomas,
Nissen Poul
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.1038/embor.2009.231
Subject(s) - victory , intracellular , atpase , structure function , function (biology) , microbiology and biotechnology , computational biology , biology , chemistry , biochemistry , enzyme , physics , political science , particle physics , politics , law
V‐ATPases acidify intracellular compartments and the intercellular matrix and are essential for life. They are implicated in various diseases and structural information is crucial. The elucidation of its structure by Numoto et al. will provide insights into its function and aid in drug design.