The Unseen Gatekeeper of Brain Cells: A New Hope for Alzheimer's Treatment? The human brain is a complex and mysterious organ that has fascinated scientists for centuries.
Recent research at Penn State has uncovered a crucial component within neurons known as the membrane associated periodic skeleton (MPS), or "gatekeeper," which plays a pivotal role in controlling what brain cells absorb and when.
Discovered in 2013 by Ruobo Zhou, an assistant professor at Penn State, the MPS was initially thought to be a passive internal support system.