Researchers identify protein that may prolong lives of retinal cells
Researchers from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have identified a protein (histone deacetylase 4 (HDAC4) that is naturally produced typically involved in the regulation of bone and muscle development. Researchers found that increasing quantities of this protein to above normal levels appears to protect the lifespan of these “vision cells”. If this finding can be replicated in humans (done in mice) it could someday lead to preventing blindness.
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