viernes, 30 de diciembre de 2016

The Proteasome: The Cell’s Trash Processor in Action | Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences

The Proteasome: The Cell’s Trash Processor in Action | Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences
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The Proteasome: The Cell’s Trash Processor in Action


Our cells are constantly removing and recycling molecular waste. On the occasion of Earth Day, we put together this narrated animation to show you one way cells process their trash. The video features the proteasome, a cellular machine that breaks down damaged or unwanted proteins into bits that the cell can re-use to make new proteins. For this reason, the proteasome is as much a recycling plant as it is a garbage disposal.
For more details about the proteasome and other cellular disposal systems, check out our article How Cells Take Out the Trash.

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