Hemoglobin and sickle cell anemia, 3D animation with no audio

This animation shows hemoglobin proteins of a person with sickle cell anemia. Sickle cell anemia is caused by a single code leeter change in the DNA. This in turn alters one of the amino acids in the hemoglobin protein. Valine sits in the position where glutamic acid should be. The valine makes the hemoglobin molecules stick together, forming long fibers that distort the shape of the red blood cells causing the characteristic sickle shape of the red blood cells.

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