A gene that keeps our nerve fibers from clogging up has been identified by scientists. Researchers in Ken Miller's laboratory at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) found that the unc-16 gene of the roundworm iCaenorhabditis elegans/i encodes a gatekeeper that restricts flow of cellular organelles from the cell body to the axon, a long, narrow extension that neurons use for signaling. Organelles clogging the axon could interfere with neuronal signaling ...Sunday, 5 May 2013
Giant Mystery About Neurons Clarified by Tiny Worm
A gene that keeps our nerve fibers from clogging up has been identified by scientists. Researchers in Ken Miller's laboratory at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) found that the unc-16 gene of the roundworm iCaenorhabditis elegans/i encodes a gatekeeper that restricts flow of cellular organelles from the cell body to the axon, a long, narrow extension that neurons use for signaling. Organelles clogging the axon could interfere with neuronal signaling ...
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