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Releasing a tiny molecular brake may improve memory
Author(s) -
Fiore Roberto,
Schratt Gerhard
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the embo journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.484
H-Index - 392
eISSN - 1460-2075
pISSN - 0261-4189
DOI - 10.1038/emboj.2011.356
Subject(s) - marburg virus , philosophy , cognitive science , humanities , biology , psychology , virology , virus , ebola virus
MicroRNAs are regulators of transcriptome plasticity and have been linked to the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. Here, the role of miR‐34c in the cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's disease and ageing is discussed.