単一分子3D構造は,個々の粒子電子トモグラフィーによって決定されます

Gang Ren1

  • 1The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.

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|February 20, 2026
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まとめ

単粒子電子トモグラフィー (IPET) は,平均化せずに単一の分子の偏らない3D構造を明らかにします. この方法は,細胞機能を理解するために重要な動的構造変化を捉えます.

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