Treating addiction: Cryo-EM technology enables the 'impossible'

(Oregon Health& Science University) Scientists used a compound found in a shrub native to Africa to reveal the three major shapes of the serotonin transporter, a protein in the brain linked to anxiety and depression. The discovery opens new avenues for developing medications to treat addiction.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news