The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory found that the two closely related neuronal subtypes differed from each other in how they expressed more than 800 genes. By manipulating genes whose expression differed most prominently, the scientists were then able to show how they produced several of the observable differences between the cells.
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Key Protein Vital for Structural Integrity of Neurons – Without It Axons Break, Synapses Die scitechdaily.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from scitechdaily.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
MIT researchers found that without the protein perlecan, axonal segments in fruit flies can break apart during development. The synapses that they form end up dying away.
Neuronal Axons Break and Synaptic Connections Fall Apart Without Key Protein miragenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from miragenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.