Trying to Understand a Newly Discovered Autism-Linked Gene, Image #2

Trying to Understand a Newly Discovered Autism-Linked Gene, Image #2

This image, captured by Michael Wells, investigates the location of an autism-linked protein within the brain.

MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences

Michael Wells
Feng Laboratory, MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences

"This is an image of mouse brain cells cultured on a plastic coverslip and then stained with fluorescent antibodies. [It] was taken as part of a larger autism study in which I was attempting to determine the subcellular localization of a particular autism-related protein. [The] image indicates that the autism-related protein of interest may be expressed in glial cells, which are the support cells of the brain."

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