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Written by Dr. Hayley McLoughlin Edited by Dr. Gülin Öz Is Staufen1 a kink in the SCA2 toxicity chain that can be exploited? When a cell is stressed, it can initiate a mechanism to protect messenger RNAs (mRNAs) from harmful conditions. It does this by segregating the mRNAs, then packaging Read More…
Written by Dr. Chandrakanth Edamakanti Edited by Dr. Hayley McLoughlin Recent study decodes the protein signature of toxic Purkinje cells, finding that Purkinje cell mTORC1 signaling is impaired in SCA1. Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1) is a late onset cerebellar neurodegenerative disorder caused by a mutation (in this case, an Read More…
Written by Logan Morrison Edited by Dr. Sriram Jayabal Stanford researchers accidentally discover a new role (reward prediction) for the cerebellum, the primary brain region affected by spinocerebellar ataxias. Would you believe that the part of your brain that enables you to perform simple, everyday tasks (like jogging or walking) Read More…
