The Double Life of Alpha-Synuclein. (IMAGE)

Brigham and Women's Hospital

The Double Life of Alpha-Synuclein. — Caption

A graphic depicts the “two faces of alpha-synuclein” and the transition from normal states (upper, organized molecular machines on a well-defined grid) to pathologic states in which there is membrane disruption, altered protein interactions and localization (lower, chaotic, disrupted machines, darker tone).

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Artwork by Gergana Petrova.

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Reporters are free to use this image in news coverage of Hallacli E et al.’s paper in Cell with credit to Gergana Petrova.

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