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Still image highlighting how isoprene (green carbons, white hydrogens) intercalates into the hydrophobic core of a thylakoid membrane model (gray carbons, red oxygens, brown phosphorus, and yellow for sulfur.

June 28, 2023

Investigating the impacts of temperature on the thylakoid membrane: Insights from computer simulations

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Metabolism, Sharkey lab, Vermaas lab

A team of researchers, including Tom Sharkey, used computer simulations to investigate how isoprene levels and temperature affect the thylakoid membrane of plants at the nanoscale.

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