Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 2 disease is characterized by peripheral axon loss and motor and sensory dysfunction. Constantin d'Ydewalle et al. demonstrate that these abnormalities are caused by drops in tubulin acetylation and can be normalized in mice with drugs that restore this acetylation.
- Constantin d'Ydewalle
- Jyothsna Krishnan
- Ludo Van Den Bosch