Nature Communications (Oct 2017)

LSD1 protects against hippocampal and cortical neurodegeneration

  • Michael A. Christopher,
  • Dexter A. Myrick,
  • Benjamin G. Barwick,
  • Amanda K. Engstrom,
  • Kirsten A. Porter-Stransky,
  • Jeremy M. Boss,
  • David Weinshenker,
  • Allan I. Levey,
  • David J. Katz

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00922-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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“LSD1 is a histone demethylase that plays many roles during development. Here, the authors provide evidence that loss of LSD1 in adult mice leads to paralysis and neurodegeneration in the hippocampus and cortex and suggest a potential link between LSD1 and human neurodegenerative disease.