Proteins ‘Tagged’ to Clump in ALS Protect Neurons from Toxicity, Research Finds

Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute discovered that cells instruct proteins to form aggregates to protect them from toxicity associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The research team, led by Claudio Joazeiro, associate professor of cell and molecular biology at Scripps, identified an enzyme that…