The discovery casted a fresh light on developing strategies to stimulate neurite regeneration after nerve injury caused by traumatic brain injury (TBI) and in neurodegenerative disorders. The research finding was published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, an authoritative journal of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Further Reading:
Kwok Fai Lau, Ho Yin Edwin, Jacky Chi Ki Ngo Chan, Wen Li, Ka Ming Vincent Tam, Wai Wan Ray Chan and Alex Chun Koon "Neuronal adaptor FE65 stimulates Rac1-mediated neurite outgrowth by recruiting and activating ELMO1" in Journal of Biological Chemistry; DOI: 10.1074/jbc.RA117.000505