Researchers discover a new family of key mitochondrial proteins for the function and viability of the brain
A team from the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) led by Eduardo Soriano, professor and director of the Department of Cell Biology of the UB, has published a study in the journal Nature Communications describing a new family of six genes that regulate the movement and position of mitochondria in neurons. It is a cluster of six genes that may be altered in neurological conditions, such as Parkinsonʼs and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which are caused by alterations of genes that control mitochondrial transport, a process that provides the energy required for cell function. Jordi Garcia-Fernàndez, professor of the Department of Genetics and member of the Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), affiliated centre to the Barcelona Knowledge Campus (BKC), a health campus of international excellence, has also taken part in the study, among other authors.
A team from the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) led by Eduardo Soriano, professor and director of the Department of Cell Biology of the UB, has published a study in the journal Nature Communications describing a new family of six genes that regulate the movement and position of mitochondria in neurons. It is a cluster of six genes that may be altered in neurological conditions, such as Parkinsonʼs and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which are caused by alterations of genes that control mitochondrial transport, a process that provides the energy required for cell function. Jordi Garcia-Fernàndez, professor of the Department of Genetics and member of the Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), affiliated centre to the Barcelona Knowledge Campus (BKC), a health campus of international excellence, has also taken part in the study, among other authors.
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