Transient complexes between electron transfer proteins are essential to the function of biological energy storage systems. A new structure between ferredoxin and one of its reaction partners, ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase, reveals how these proteins interact with each other.
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Blankenship, R. It takes two to tango. Nat Struct Mol Biol 8, 94–95 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/84191
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