Muscle cell secrets

(Max Delbr ü ck Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association) A muscle fiber consists of just one cell, but many nuclei. A team at the MDC led by Professor Carmen Birchmeier has now shown just how varied these nuclei are. The study, which has been published in Nature Communications, can help us better understand muscle diseases such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news