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Enzyme theory holds water

Intramembrane proteases have attracted much attention because of their biological and medical value. The first crystal structure of one of these enzymes begins to solve the mystery of how they work.

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Freeman, M. Enzyme theory holds water. Nature 444, 153–155 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature05305

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