Protein 'Tweek' rare but critical in synaptic process
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 - 17:42
in Biology & Nature
Recycling is a critical component in the process of transmitting information from one neuron to the next, and a large protein called Tweek plays a critical role, said an international consortium of researchers led by Baylor College of Medicine (www.bcm.edu) in a report in the current issue of the journal Neuron.