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Alex Vecchio

Institution
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
ORCID
ORCID logo 0000-0002-4222-7874

Projects

Collaborative Access Team: Pacific Northwest Cryo-EM Center (PNCC)

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
James Evans
PNNL will create and operate the Pacific Northwest Center for Cryo-EM (PNCC), a state-of-the-art national center for cryo-electron microscopy (Cryo-EM) that will rapidly and efficiently collect and…

Structure and Assembly of Membrane Fatty Acid Elongases

Lead Institution
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Principal Investigator
Alex Vecchio
Elongation of very long chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) in mammals is directed by membrane proteins called ELOngation of Very Long chain fatty acids (ELOVLs). ELOVLs catalyze the first and rate-limiting…