Unraveling a new regulator of cystic fibrosis
Monday, September 19, 2011 - 11:31
in Health & Medicine
Cystic fibrosis is caused by a genetic defect in a chloride channel called cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductase regulator. Although scientists do not fully understand how or why this defect occurs, researchers have found a promising clue: a protein called ubiquitin ligase Nedd4L.