ZQ Zygote Quarterly
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Summer 2012
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David Goodsell
Structural Proteins | Clathrin: Clathrin is a perfect case of form following function. The long curved arms interlock to form a cage-like structure that shapes rounded vesicles for intracellular trafficking. A molecule of hemoglobin (red) is shown for size comparison. The illustrations were created from PDB entries 1xi4 and 2dhb.
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