Guide to understanding Drosophila models of neurodegenerative diseases

George R Jackson

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060053

Guide to understanding Drosophila models of neurodegenerative diseases

PLoS Biol. 2008 Feb;6(2):e53. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0060053.

Author

George R Jackson¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology and Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, United States of America. Grjackson@mednet.ucla.edu

Abstract

Demystifying how genetic studies inDrosophila inform human disease conditions, this article highlights two studies that identify genetic modifiers of neurodegeneration.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Animals
Disease Models, Animal*
Drosophila
Gene Expression
Humans
Neurodegenerative Diseases / genetics
Neurodegenerative Diseases / physiopathology*