How mutated X-linked mental retardation protein impairs neuron function
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 - 13:20
in Health & Medicine
There are new clues about malfunctions in brain cells that contribute to intellectual disability and possibly other developmental brain disorders. A CSHL team has discovered how defects in an X-linked mental retardation protein, OPHN1, can lead to impairments in the maturation and adjustment of synaptic strength of excitatory neurons in the brain.