A Mutated Protein Causes Spinocerebellar Ataxia (IMAGE)

Hiroshima University

A Mutated Protein Causes Spinocerebellar Ataxia

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The mutation (red rectangle) changes the way the protein (green) opens and closes a pathway through neurons' cell membrane (blue). This change alters the way Calcium (Ca+) moves between the outside and inside of cells and is responsible for patients' disease symptoms.

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Hiroshima University

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