3D structure of the twinkle protein (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

3D structure of the twinkle protein

Caption

This rotating image shows the 3D structure that NIEHS researchers created of the twinkle protein. The researchers used Cryo-EM and other techniques to show how disease mutations on the protein can lead to mitochondrial diseases. The video zooms to the protein interface where many of the disease mutations occur.

Credit

Graphics and video courtesy of A.A. Riccio, NIEHS

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