A protein, called beta-actin, is implicated in this process of chromatin remodeling. Now, a new study shows that beta-ac-tin does play an essential role in regulating which gene programs are ...

or F-actin, builds up in the brain, it inhibits a key process that removes unnecessary or dysfunctional components within ...

Beta-amyloid plaques and ... act as the first line of defense in the brain, "cleaning up" viruses, toxic materials and damaged neurons. Jury-Garfe said actin-based motility proteins are like ...