Dissecting the cell biology of the ISR in cognitive disorders at the single-cell resolution

Bong-Kiun Kaang · 2026

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Bong-Kiun Kaang wrote a 2026 comment on how brain cells handle stress and how that links to thinking problems. Cells use a shared stress reply, called the ISR, to tune protein making when conditions turn hard. In the brain, that reply helps form long-term memory, but when it stays on too long it can harm nerve cells.

Kaang draws on a new study that tracked the stress reply one cell at a time. The reply differed a lot by cell type, which may explain why some cells cope and others fail. That split opens a fresh way to think about memory loss and to aim future care at the right cells.

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CREATORBong-Kiun Kaang
YEAR2026
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE13 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13552668

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