A Virus-Like Protein is Important for Storing Long-Term Memories (VIDEO)

University of Utah Health

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A protein involved in cognition and storing long-term memories looks and acts like a protein from viruses, according to research by scientists at University of Utah Health. The protein, called Arc, has properties similar to those that viruses use for infecting host cells and could be the basis for a novel form of communication in the brain.

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Jacobo Lopez, Yi-Chu Su, Hugo Vaca

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