Credit: (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
The mosquito larvicide BinAB is composed of two proteins, BinA (yellow) and BinB (blue). Inside bacterial cells, BinAB naturally forms nanocrystals. Using these crystals and the intense X-ray pulses produced by SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source, scientists shed light on the three-dimensional structure of BinAB and its mode of action.