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Crystal Structure of the MOP Flippase MurJ in an Inward-Facing Conformation

January 12, 2017
Researchers at Duke University solved the structure of an enzyme that is crucial for helping bacteria build their cell walls. The molecule, called MurJ (shown in green), must flip cell wall precursors (purple) across the bacteria’s cell membrane before th

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