Acetylation may contribute to dementia and Alzheimer's disease
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 12:14
in Biology & Nature
A new study uncovers a protein modification that may contribute to the formation of neuron-damaging neurofibrillary tangles in the human brain. The research, published by Cell Press in the September 23 issue of the journal Neuron, may lead to new strategies for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases that result from pathological aggregation of tau protein.