Microscopic Techniques Aid Understanding of Protein Transport

Patricia Daukantas

Scientists can track the movement of protein through cells in three dimensions and study the responses of human immune cells to bacterial toxins.

Scatterings image(Left) Sripad Ram of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and (right) Jesse S. Aaron of Sandia National Laboratories.

Researchers can now track the movement of protein through cells in three dimensions and study the responses of human immune cells to bacterial toxins, thanks to advances in optical microscopy reported at this week’s annual meeting of the Biophysical Society in Baltimore, Md. (U.S.A.).

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