Gene
A section of DNA holds corrupted instructions for building a protein
messenger RNA
A strand of genetic code, copied from the DNA, acts as a messenger ...
Damaged protein
... and goes on to build the corrupted protein, a killer of brain cells
Shoot the messenger
The drug intercepts and kills the messenger before the corrupted protein can be built
Gene
messenger RNA
Damaged protein
Shoot the messenger
A strand of genetic code, copied from the DNA, acts as a messenger ...
... and goes on to build the corrupted protein, a killer of brain cells
The drug intercepts and kills the messenger before the corrupted protein can be built
A section of DNA holds corrupted instructions for building a protein