Strange Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 In a (now trashed) thread, Moontanman linked to an interesting story about the role of retroviruses in brain function and memory: That was a very poorly written article (in one sentence, I couldn't even work out what the "it" referred to). But it still looked like very interesting, so here is a better one (with references to the original papers): https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-00492-w Quote A pair of papers1,2 published in Cell on 11 January suggest that the protein encoded by one such gene uses its virus-like structure to shuttle information between cells: a new form of cellular communication that may be key to long-term memory formation and other neurological functions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orzeszek Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 I wonder if other tissues use the same methods to communicate between cells. It's really interesting topic. I'm looking forward to seeing other studies about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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