An Israeli-led international study has discovered that proteins called BMP5/7 are essential for the latest stem cell replacement therapy for Parkinson’s disease. The proteins help to stimulate the production of dopaminergic neurons, which Parkinson’s patients lack.

https://www.israel21c.org/cell-discovery-holds-out-promise-for-parkinsons-therapy/

http://www.jneurosci.org/content/38/7/1662