Impaired cell division leads to neuronal disorder
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 14:00
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have discovered an amino acid signal essential for error-free cell division. This signal regulates the number of centrosomes in the cell, and its absence results in the development of pathologically altered cells. Remarkably, such altered cells are found in people with a neurodevelopmental disorder, called autosomal recessive primary microcephaly.