Fly protein has protective effect on dopaminergic neurons

Wednesday, October 3, 2018 - 16:00 in Biology & Nature

A team recently identified the fruit fly protein known as Scarlet as a target gene whose function is required to prevent age-dependent loss of dopaminergic neurons in fruit flies. They found that loss of Scarlet activity causes a progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons and that Scarlet has a neuroprotective role in a model of Parkinson's disease.

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