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Observing bacterial membrane proteins in their quasi-natural habitat

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This month’s Under the Lens discusses recent advances in high-resolution imaging of bacterial membrane proteins within intact liposomes by electron cryomicroscopy.

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

    Matthew T. K. Hankins & Maike Bublitz

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Hankins, M.T.K., Bublitz, M. Observing bacterial membrane proteins in their quasi-natural habitat. Nat Rev Microbiol 18, 676 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-020-00463-x

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