![[ Back to EurekAlert! ]](http://www.eurekalert.org/images/back2e.gif){kind=small}
|
Contact: Joseph Bonner
bonnerj@rockefeller.edu
212-327-8998
Rockefeller University
Caption: Photoreceptor cells (red) in the developing eye of a fruit fly initiate an unfolded protein response (yellow) to help them cope with a stressful environment. Misfolded proteins are implicated in many diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases, diabetes and types of blindness.
Credit: Rockefeller University
Usage Restrictions: None
Related news release: Unfolded proteins may protect cells from dying
|