Possible implication for various neurological illnesses
Scientists at the Mainz University Medical Center have
discovered another molecule that plays an important role in regulating myelin
formation in the central nervous system. Myelin promotes the conduction of
nerve cell impulses by forming a sheath around their projections, the so-called
axons, at specific locations – acting like the plastic insulation around a
power cord. The research team, led by Dr. Robin White of the Institute of
Physiology and Pathophysiology at the University Medical Center of Johannes
Gutenberg University Mainz, recently published their findings in the
prestigious journal EMBO reports.