Protein That Controls Movement Does the Opposite in Parkinson's
Quick ReadStudy with mice suggests it may be a new drug target
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Researchers who identified a protein that worsens symptoms of Parkinson's disease say their finding could eventually lead to new treatments for the neurodegenerative disease.
The protein, RGS4, normally helps regulate the activity in neurons in the striatum, the part of the brain that controls movement.
But in models of Parkinson's disease in mice, the researchers found that RGS4 actually...
