Loss of Essential Protein in the Choroid Plexus Epithelium Linked to Hydrocephalus
June 23, 2016
June 23, 2016
MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 23 -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital issued the following news release:
A team led by researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital report that mice lacking the protein Alix develop hydrocephalus or "water on the brain." Alix ensures that epithelial cells of the choroid plexus are oriented correctly with respect to one another to prevent compromise of the epithelial barrier. The research appears online today in the scientific journal Na . . .
A team led by researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital report that mice lacking the protein Alix develop hydrocephalus or "water on the brain." Alix ensures that epithelial cells of the choroid plexus are oriented correctly with respect to one another to prevent compromise of the epithelial barrier. The research appears online today in the scientific journal Na . . .