BIN1 deficit impairs brain cell communication, memory consolidation

BIN1 deficit impairs brain cell communication, memory consolidation
Gopal Thinakaran, PhD, of the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, leads one of the few groups around the country studying BIN1 as a risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Credit: © University of South Florida Health

Bridging integrator 1, known as BIN1, is the second most common risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, according to genome-wide studies of genetic variants. Yet, scientists know little about what this protein does in the brain.

Now a new preclinical study has discovered that a lack of BIN1 leads to a defect in the transmission of neurotransmitters that activate the brain cell communication allowing us to think, remember and behave. Led by Gopal…

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