New mouse model reminiscent of Leigh syndrome sheds light on mechanisms of neurodegeneration

(VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)) Leuven researchers led by professor Bart De Strooper (VIB-KU Leuven) have identified a new role for PARL, a protein that has been linked to Parkinson's disease. In this week's edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, they report that mice lacking PARL display specific problems in the nervous system reminiscent of Leigh syndrome instead.
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