Bcl-2 overexpression does not protect neurons from mutant neurofilament-mediated motor neuron degeneration.

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Transgenic mice with a point mutation in the light neurofilament gene develop amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-like motor neuron disease characterized by selective spinal motor neuron loss, neurofilamentous accumulations, and severe muscle atrophy. To test whether the large motor neurons at risk in this disease could be protected from mutant neurofilament-mediated killing, these mice were bred to mice overexpressing...

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