Elizabeth’s BioBlog

Scientific research cannot exist without having an ultimate purpose of advancing the knowledge base on a specific field. Neuromuscular synaptogenesis is a process of which much has still to be studied. Because it is a field not well known, every small discovery will contribute immensely to its advancement. This crucial process where the neuron meets the muscle is important for the correct function of the organisms in which it ocurrs. The identity, function, and relationship of several proteins found in the process of neuromuscular synaptogenesis are an important question that researchers in developmental neurobiology all over the world are asking themselves. The study of these proyeins will later become key to the creation of treatment for neurological diseases that involve defects I this process. The identification of specific motor proteins, in this case myosins, that are present at the onset of neuromuscular synaptogenesis will be a small block in creating the wall of knowledge in the field.

For reasons explained in previous blogs, it has been difficult to conduct experiments on a daily basis for the completion of this project, which is in level 2 of completion.