Abstract
Optical diffraction and image reconstruction can be used to correlate the electron microscope image of the biological membrane with its electron density projection. Such correlation shows that a single purple membrane particle contains 9 to 12 protein molecules—63 to 84 transmembrane alpha helices—a complexity two to ten times greater than that previously suggested for membrane particles.
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Created | 18 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 5, 2006, 12:03 p.m.) |
Deposited | 1 year, 7 months ago (Jan. 15, 2024, 6:15 a.m.) |
Indexed | 1 year, 1 month ago (July 10, 2024, 1:12 a.m.) |
Issued | 48 years, 1 month ago (July 1, 1977) |
Published | 48 years, 1 month ago (July 1, 1977) |
Published Print | 48 years, 1 month ago (July 1, 1977) |
@article{Fisher_1977, title={Freeze-Fractured Purple Membrane Particles: Protein Content}, volume={197}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.867052}, DOI={10.1126/science.867052}, number={4298}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Fisher, Knute A. and Stoeckenius, Walther}, year={1977}, month=jul, pages={72–74} }