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tag membrane proteins neuroscience ecology
Mutations in Autism-Linked Gene Cause Membrane Mischief
Holly Barker, PhD,
Spectrum
| Jan 26, 2023
| 4 min read
Inactivating TAOK1 prompts tentacle-like protrusions to form all over a neuron’s surface, revealing the gene’s role in molding the membrane.
Psychedelics Slip Past Cell Membranes When Treating Depression
Alejandra Manjarrez, PhD
| Feb 24, 2023
| 4 min read
The antidepressant properties of hallucinogenic drugs may stem from their ability to bind to intracellular serotonin receptors, a study suggests.
Defying Dogma: Decentralized Translation in Neurons
Danielle Gerhard, PhD
| Sep 8, 2023
| 10+ min read
To understand how memories are formed and maintained, neuroscientists travel far beyond the cell body in search of answers.
Mapping Brain Proteins
Devika G. Bansal
| Feb 1, 2018
| 7 min read
Researchers are using souped-up mass spectrometry to localize proteins within brain cells.
Mitochondria from Different Brain Cells Have Different Proteins
Jef Akst
| Dec 1, 2019
| 3 min read
Organelles isolated from two types of neurons and a nonneuronal astrocyte in the mouse cerebellum showed varying levels of proteins, hinting at functional differences.
Ankur Jain Explores RNA Aggregations in Neurodegenerative Disease
Hannah Thomasy, PhD
| Oct 3, 2022
| 3 min read
The MIT biologist studies how RNA molecules self-assemble and the role these accumulations may play in diseases such as ALS and Huntington’s.
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant
| May 1, 2014
| 3 min read
Madness and Memory, Promoting the Planck Club, The Carnivore Wa
y, and
The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons
Yeast Models Provide New Insights into Neurodegenerative Diseases
Mahlon Collins
| Oct 1, 2021
| 10+ min read
The single-celled fungus allows researchers to study Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS and other brain diseases with unparalleled speed and scale.
T Cells and Neurons Talk to Each Other
Ashley Yeager
| Oct 1, 2020
| 10+ min read
Conversations between the immune and central nervous systems are proving to be essential for the healthy social behavior, learning, and memory.
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