Research redefines proteins' role in the development of spinal sensory cells

(University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences) A recent study led by Samantha Butler at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA has overturned a common belief about how a certain class of proteins in the spinal cord regulate the formation of nervous system cells -- called neurons -- during embryonic development.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - Category: Biology Source Type: news