STING protein plays new role in cellular stress clearance and survival
A protein called STING, previously shown to control a pathway that contributes to antiviral signaling, also plays an important role ...
Tag: Lysosomes
Study links nanoplastics to Parkinson's disease and dementia
Nanoplastics interact with a particular protein that is naturally found in the brain, creating changes linked to Parkinson's disease and ...
Scientists discover new mechanism for kidney cell renewal
University of Texas at Dallas scientists have discovered a previously unknown "housekeeping" process in kidney cells that ejects unwanted content, ...
Discovery could resolve one of the mysteries of Parkinson's disease
Aggregates of the protein alpha-synuclein spread in the brains of people with Parkinson's disease through a cellular waste-ejection process, suggests ...
Researchers provide critical insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying lysophagy
Autophagy is a self-degradation process that cells use to remove unneeded or damaged components. There are several forms of autophagy, ...
Exercise hormone irisin blocks Parkinson's-associated α-synuclein aggregation and related neuronal toxicity
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is among the most common neurodegenerative disorders. It has no definitive treatment despite herculean efforts encompassing multiple types ...
Light-activated proteins can help normalize dysfunction within cells, study shows
New research from the University of Cincinnati shows early indications that light can be used as a treatment for certain ...
Study reveals a new molecular perspective to the cause of Gaucher's disease
A study by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's ...
Gene defect underlying Krabbe disease causes degeneration of neurons directly, study finds
The gene defect underlying Krabbe disease causes degeneration of neurons directly, independent of its effects on other cell types, according ...
U-M researchers reveal how a mutated protein acts as risk factor in Parkinson’s disease
In about a fifth of the cases of Parkinson’s disease, look to a small, malfunctioning protein in the lysosome as ...
