Talk:ABCC8

Recent research (still primary)
According to this release, Sulfonylurea receptor-1 (Sur1) protein is part of the self-destructive response to spinal cord injuries. Eliminating Sur1 reduced the Spinal Cord Injuries in mice and rats. See: Simard JM, Woo SK, Norenberg MD, Tosun C, Chen Z, Ivanova S, Tsymbalyuk O, Bryan J, Landsman D, Gerzanich V "Brief suppression of Abcc8 prevents autodestruction of spinal cord after trauma"  (21 April 2010) Science Translational Medicine Vol. 2, Issue 28, p. 28ra29