32 points | by handfuloflight 4 days ago ago
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Related proteins that are just as wonderful:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATP_synthase
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_III_secretion_system
ATPsynthase is amazing. I am constantly amazed that it actually looks like a motor, as well as being the endpoint of the complex system to produce ATP energy in a cell.
It's like a hydroelectric dam! The synthase is the turbine. The protons are the water flowing through it. The electrochemical gradient is gravity.
Molecular motor videos are pretty popular as short-form video. Some good ones here: https://www.youtube.com/@iJEPStudio/videos
Related proteins that are just as wonderful:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATP_synthase
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_III_secretion_system
ATPsynthase is amazing. I am constantly amazed that it actually looks like a motor, as well as being the endpoint of the complex system to produce ATP energy in a cell.
It's like a hydroelectric dam! The synthase is the turbine. The protons are the water flowing through it. The electrochemical gradient is gravity.
Molecular motor videos are pretty popular as short-form video. Some good ones here: https://www.youtube.com/@iJEPStudio/videos