ATP synthase is an important enzyme for the storage and release of energy in cells. Ion-mobility mass spectrometry has now been used to study its structure, revealing important mechanistic details about its operation and regulation.
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Zhao, J., Rubinstein, J. Flexibility leads to function. Nature Chem 6, 170–171 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.1879
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