Improving synaptic function in a mouse model of AD.
Memory loss is an early symptom of Alzheimer's Disease (AD). The findings of Gong et al. (2006) now indicate that enhancing the activity of UCH-L1, a ubiquitin hydrolase, alleviates the synaptic dysfunction and memory loss associated with a mouse model of AD. This work also raises the question of what role UCH-L1 might play in other diseases involving protein aggregation, such as Parkinson's Disease.[1]References
- Improving synaptic function in a mouse model of AD. Lansbury, P.T. Cell (2006) [Pubmed]
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