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University of Lausanne

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Model showing the interaction between a portion of the AFF3 protein (in white) and ubiquitin ligase (in green and gold), the protein that regulates its degradation. Amino acids mutated in KINSSHIP syndrome patients are shown as yellow atoms. The ubiquitin ligase amino acids with which they interact are depicted as colored atoms.

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Nicolas Guex © UNIL

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