Metabolic Enzyme Beta-galactosidase
| Title: | Metabolic Enzyme Beta-galactosidase |
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| Description: |
A team from Dr. Sriram Subramaniam's lab at NCI's Center for Cancer Research used high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy to create this 2.2 angstrom resolution electrondensity map of beta-galactosidase. An essential enzyme in the human body, beta-galactosidase is commonly used in molecular biology as a marker to monitor the expression of genes. The map is colored by protein subunit. As of October 2015 it is the highest resolution structure determined by single-particle cryo-EM to date. See also www.electron.nci.nih.gov/. |
| Topics/Categories: | Science and Technology -- Laboratory Techniques/Equipment |
| Type: | Color, Illustration (JPEG format) |
| Source: | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
| Creator: | Veronica Falconieri, Sriram Subramaniam |
| Date Created: | May 2015 |
| Date Added: | November 12, 2015 |
| Reuse Restrictions: | None - This image is in the public domain and can be freely reused. Please credit the source and, where possible, the creator listed above. |