ATP and GTP (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

ATP and GTP

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Healthy brains require a balance of two energy sources -- ATP and GTP -- regulated by the gene AMPD2. A mutation in the gene can result in pontocerebellar hypoplasia, a neurodegenerative disease afflicting children.

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Illustration courtesy of Evgeny Onutchin, Buryat Studio

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