by University of Massachusetts Amherst Mice expressing E46K alpha-synuclein developed neuropathological inclusions in the brain (shown in green) following injection with recombinant E46K fibrils. Red staining shows astrocytes, blue is cell nuclei. Credit: Woerman Lab, UMass Amherst A University of Massachusetts Amherst scientist has discovered that a mutation in the misfolding protein that causes Parkinson’s...