Sunday, April 22, 2012

“Housekeeping” Mechanism for Brain Stem Cells Discovered

Source: Columbia University Medical Center
Date: April 22, 2012

Summary:

New York, NY — Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have identified a molecular pathway that controls the retention and release of the brain’s stem cells. The discovery offers new insights into normal and abnormal neurologic development and could eventually lead to regenerative therapies for neurologic disease and injury. The findings, from a collaborative effort of the laboratories of Drs. Anna Lasorella and Antonio Iavarone, were published today in the online edition of Nature Cell Biology.