A study finds the transcription factor Lmx1b to be necessary in adults for preventing degeneration of midbrain dopamine neurons and implicates it in lysosomal function and regulation in these neurons.
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Isacson, O. Lysosomes to combat Parkinson's disease. Nat Neurosci 18, 792–793 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.4027
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