Protein Aggregation
Mental Knots – A Proteins Role in Schizophrenia
Researchers at Forschungszentrum Jülich have published fresh insight into a protein believed to play a pivotal role in the development of chronic mental health conditions such as schizophrenia. DISC1 acts as a molecular scaffold in the healthy brain. But when its structure is compromised, DISC1 can no longer perform this key function with potentially serious consequences for the development of neurons or the nervous system.