High-speed AFM imaging reveals how brain enzyme forms a dodecameric ring structure

Kanazawa University, have captured real-time images showing how a key brain enzyme organizes itself to help memory formation.

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High-speed AFM and 3D modelling help towards understanding the dynamics of a protein implicated in several cancers

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Detect, bind and cut: Biomolecular action at the nanoscale

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Kanazawa University Research: High-Speed AFM Imaging Reveals How Brain Enzyme Forms Dodecameric Ring Structure

KANAZAWA, Japan, Dec. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, have captured real-time images showing how a key brain enzyme organizes ...