Figure 3, panel C (IMAGE)

Sanford Burnham Prebys

Figure 3, panel C

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Scientists demonstrated that glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) promotes mitochondrial fission rather than blocking fusion. The genetic disorder Alexander disease is caused by mutations in the gene housing the instructions for GFAP.

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Su-Chun Zhang, Sanford Burnham Prebys

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