Disease-causing mutation disrupts movement of cell's 'power house'
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 08:57
in Biology & Nature
New research shows how a mutation causes a common inherited neurodegenerative disease, according to a study in the March 24 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The study shows that the mutation of a specific protein known to cause Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disrupts the movement of mitochondria, the energy-supplying machines inside each cell. The regulated movement of mitochondria along nerve cell fibres is vital to normal communication between the brain and muscles...