Silent RNAs Express Themselves in ALS Disease

Monday, December 2, 2013 - 12:31 in Biology & Nature

RNA molecules are generally thought to be "silent" when stowed in cytoplasmic granules. But a protein mutated in some ALS patients forms granules that permit translation of stored RNAs. The finding identifies a new mechanism that could contribute to the pathology of the disease.

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