Interfering with Parkin (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Interfering with Parkin

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NIH scientists used RNA interference to find genes that interact with parkin (green), a protein that tags damaged mitochondria (red). Mutations in parkin are linked to Parkinson's disease and other mitochondrial disorders.

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Courtesy of Youle lab, NINDS, Bethesda, Md.

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