Cellular Energy Factories (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Cellular Energy Factories

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Scientists discovered that the protein PINK1 plays a critical role in keeping cells healthy by getting rid of mitochondria (pictured above) that are damaged.

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Image courtesy of NIGMS; Illustrator: Judith Stoffer

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