A ‘waste collection’ tidies up our cells. If something does not go according to plan, serious diseases such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s may develop. Molecular biologist Sascha Martens from the University of Vienna together with international partners—researchers of the University of Pennsylvania, Monash University, the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics in Frankfurt and the UC Berkeley—investigate the associated process: autophagy. Martens and his team have recently published new results on these mechanisms in Nature Communications and the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
With investigating a tiny mechanism happening every millisecond in every single one of our body cells, an international team of researchers is helping-to create the foundations for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. The key process that the scientists investigate in this context is the cellular waste disposal system. After all, also our cells produce ‘waste’ all the time…..
Medical Xpress, (2022, February 17), Cellular waste disposal study provides new insights into Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s
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