Lost connections: Neurons that have excess MECP2 expression typically develop excess synapses (green and red) — but blocking TCF20 protein returns levels to normal. Researchers have identified a new protein complex that shapes the function of the MECP2 protein, encoded by the gene mutated in most cases of Rett syndrome. The complex reveals a novel […]
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When Christina Olinger comes into a classroom as a substitute, she knows that her first job is to set the tone. And that tone, as she explained, could contain more than a single tone. Students, she said, might think there is a day off stretching out before them when they see a substitute. Or they […]