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Structural biology: Piston drives a proton pump

Journal name:
Nature
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465,
Pages:
428–429
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DOI:
doi:10.1038/465428a
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The membrane-spanning enzyme known as complex I couples the movement of electrons to that of protons as a way of converting energy. Crystal structures suggest how electron transfer drives proton pumping from afar.

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  1. Tomoko Ohnishi is in the Johnson Foundation, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
    ohnishi@mail.med.upenn.edu

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