Neuroscience

Fly studies raise possibility of new treatments for inherited brain disorders

Published in Drug Week, April 29th, 2005

Researchers have found that an enzyme that helps cells dispose of unwanted proteins may actually protect against a class of inherited brain disorders that includes Huntington disease.

The researchers said their findings suggest drugs or compounds that activate the protective protein, called ataxin-3, might be a possible therapy for neurodegenerative diseases that are caused by proteins whose sequences are abnormally long due to excessive repetition of the amino acid glutamine.

The research team, led by Nancy M. Bonini, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at the University of Pennsylvania, published its findings in the April 1, 2005, issue...

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Source: Drug Week (2005-04-29)

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