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Impressions of expression: bringing structure to the cell

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This month’s Under the Lens discusses how combining cryo-electron tomography with cross-linking mass spectrometry has allowed elucidation of the mechanisms of transcription-coupled translation in bacteria.

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Böhning, J., Bharat, T.A.M. Impressions of expression: bringing structure to the cell. Nat Rev Microbiol 19, 346 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-021-00552-5

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