Fruit Flies and Cellular Demise – Zeroing in on the Causes of ALS

April 14, 2021
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Fruit Flies and Cellular Demise – Zeroing in on the Causes of ALS

New UArizona research has identified a previously unknown pattern of protein creation in the motor neurons, which are the cells that malfunction in patients with ALS. By restoring the missing proteins at one end of the cell, movement returns. Next, the team hopes to determine if the surprising over-production at the other end of the cell also has consequences.