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Science 29 August 2008:
Vol. 321. no. 5893, pp. 1166 - 1167
DOI: 10.1126/science.1162963
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BIOCHEMISTRY:
Opening the Molecular Floodgates

Chris S. Gandhi1 and Douglas C. Rees1,2

Structural studies reveal how mechanosensitive channels respond to membrane tension.

1Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.

2Howard Hughes Medical Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA. E-mail:dcrees{at}caltech.edu

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