Calcium May Be The Key To Understanding Alzheimer's Disease
Monday, July 21, 2008 - 10:07
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have shown that mutations in two proteins associated with familial Alzheimer's disease disrupt the flow of calcium ions within neurons. The two proteins, called PS1 and PS2 (presenilin 1 and 2), interact with a calcium release channel in an intracellular cell compartment.