3-D Twinkle Protein Structure May Lead to Mitochondrial Disease Therapies - Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

Up until now, researchers only had models and were unable to determine how these mutations contribute to disease. Mitochondrial diseases affect 1 in 5,000 people.

Scientists at the NIH say they have developed a three-dimensional (3D) structure that allows them to see how and where disease mutations on the twinkle protein, which is involved in helping cells use… [+4699 chars]

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