Protein recycling system may be treatment target in ALS
WHY IT MATTERS
If researchers can develop drugs that fix this protein recycling system, it could offer a new way to slow ALS progression by addressing a root cause of nerve cell damage rather than just treating symptoms.
Scientists found that a system in nerve cells that normally cleans up damaged proteins isn't working properly in people with ALS (a disease that affects movement). This broken cleanup system might be a target for new treatments that could slow down ALS. The discovery could lead to therapies that help these nerve cells work better.
A cellular recycling system that degrades damaged or unwanted proteins is impaired in motor neurons from people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), suggesting it could be a target for future therapies aimed at slowing disease progression, according to a new study. The research also showed that motor neurons in which this system, called chaperone-mediated autophagy […] The post Protein recycling system may be treatment target in ALS appeared first on ALS News Today .