August 08, 2017
Blocking a key enzyme may reverse memory loss
… approach to developing treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. HDAC2 Sp3 treatment epigenetics … the enzyme that forms the blockade. The enzyme, known as HDAC2, turns genes off by condensing them so tightly that … The MIT team has now found a way to precisely target HDAC2, by blocking its interaction with a binding partner …