Many of us attended the 4th Scientific International Congress on SMA (SMA Europe) from March 14th to 16th in Ghent. It was a valuable opportunity to engage in discussions with patients and fellow researchers. We made many contributions to this conference in form of talks and posters.

Talk:

Tobias Schüning: The Spinal Muscular Atrophy gene product regulates actin dynamics

Poster-Flash:

Ines Tapken: Network biology-based analysis of SMA: Identification of disease relevant protein targets and altered signaling in severe and mild SMA mice  

Poster:

Nora Detering & Ines Bünermann: Alterations along the neuroendocrine axis of leptin homeostasis: fat tissue and hypothalamus in a severe SMA mouse model

Daniela Kuhn: Bone-intrinsic dysregulations of the mandible are associated with altered collagen synthesis in a severely affected SMA mouse model

Amy Glynn: Peripheral organs defects in spinal muscular atrophy: Actin dysregulation

Katharina Strienke & Peter Franz (MHH): The SMN protein interacts with actin and is involved in the regulation of actin cytoskeleton dynamics