New structural insight into neurodegenerative disease
Saturday, March 16, 2013 - 21:00
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have released new results on the structure and molecular details of the neurodegenerative disease-associated protein Ataxin-1. Mutations in Ataxin-1 cause the neurological disease, Spinocerebella Ataxia Type 1, which is characterized by a loss of muscular coordination and balance, as is seen in Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and Huntington's diseases.