From wimp to jock: Cell motor protein finding sheds light on brain malformation that kills infants

Friday, April 16, 2010 - 12:14 in Biology & Nature

New research has uncovered how a "wimpy" protein motor works with two other proteins to gain the strength necessary to move nerve cells and components inside them. The findings shed light on brain development and provide clues to a rare brain disorder that often kills babies within months of birth.

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