Protein nanotube. Molecular model of a nanotube made up of thermosome protein subunits from the bacterium Thermoplasma acidophilum. This is a chaperonin heat shock protein,one that protects the bacterium from damage by high temperatures. The protein is made up of two chains (red and green). Eight pairs of these chains form a ring,and several rings are stacked to form this tube. Nanotubes such as this could have many uses in nanotechnology,using their structural and conductive properties | |
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