Broken Shuttle May Hinder Learning across Several Brain Disorders

in #steempress • 8 years ago


Researchers disabled memory formation in mice by removing the shuttle protein gamma-CaMKII. Selective replacement of the missing protein in nerve cells of a key brain region (the hippocampus, labeled green) resulted in a full recovery of the ability to memorize
NEW YORK, June 22, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Unable to carry signals based on sights and sounds to the genes that record memories, a broken shuttle protein may hinder learning in patients with intellectual disability, schizophrenia, and autism.
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