生命科学研究的又一个里程碑——记2003年度诺贝尔化学奖

瑞典皇家科学院宣布 ,美国的两位科学家Agre和MacKinnon ,因他们在细胞膜物质转运通道蛋白质研究方面的重要发现分享 2 0 0 3年度诺贝尔化学奖 .Agre发现了水通道 (waterchannel) ,并且解释了水通道对水分子的选择性通透等重要特性 ;MacKinnon确立了K 离子通道的高分辨率的三维结构 ,并且详细地阐明了其离子选择性等功能机制 .两位科学家把他们对科学研究前沿领域的高度敏感性与科学的方法论紧密结合在一起 .他们从化学基础研究出发 ,为生命科学前沿领域后基因组的研究作出了卓越贡献

Another Milestone of The Life Sciences Research--The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2003

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that T he Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2003 is shared between two USA scientists in honor of their discoveries concerning channels in cell membranes. Agre discovered water channels of the cell membrane, and clarified important properties such as the selectivity for water molecules of the water channels. MacKinnon clarified the 3D structure of the K channels with high resolution, and elucidated its functional mechanisms such as ion selectivity in detail. The two scientists utilized their high sensitivity for the top scientific research and methodology. They started their work from the basic research of biochemistry, and made excellent contribution to the post genome study, which is the top area in the field of life sciences.