Brain enzyme found to activate dormant neural stem cells, providing insight into neurodevelopmental disorders
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11 February 2021Brain enzyme found to activate dormant neural stem cells, providing insight into neurodevelopmental disorders
Researchers studying an enzyme in fruit fly larvae have found that it plays an important role in waking up brain stem cells from their dormant ‘quiescent’ state, enabling them to proliferate and generate new neurons. Published in the journal EMBO Reports, the study by Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, could help clarify how some neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and microcephaly occur.
