Sentences with phrase «molecular crowbar»
Lindquist says Hsp104 may be acting like a molecular crowbar, grabbing on to a tangled protein and then, with the help of the cellular fuel ATP, changing its shape and prying a tangled protein loose.
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Researchers have noted ever since it was discovered in 1979 that it looks like a molecular crowbar for forcing entry into animal cells.