Solving a 40-Year Mystery Could Advance Treatments for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Solving a 40-Year Mystery Could Advance Treatments for Neurodegenerative Diseases

A decades-long mystery surrounding one of the nervous system’s most important molecular machines has been solved, providing a structural blueprint that could accelerate the development of targeted therapies for several inherited neurodegenerative diseases. In a study published in Science Advances, researchers at the University of California, Davis report the first complete structure of kinesin-1—a motor protein that transports neurotransmitters,…