The biotoxin BMAA promotes dysfunction via distinct mechanisms in neuroblastoma and glioblastoma cells.

Chronic exposure to the Cyanobacteria biotoxin Beta-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) has been associated with development of a sporadic form of ALS called Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/Parkinsonism-Dementia Complex (ALS/PDC), as observed within certain Indigenous populations of Guam and Japan. Studies i...

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Main Authors: Bryan Burton, Kate Collins, Jordan Brooks, Karly Marx, Abigail Renner, Kaylei Wilcox, Ellie Moore, Keith Osowski, Jordan Riley, Jarron Rowe, Matthew Pawlus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278793