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Expression of mutant alpha-synuclein causes increased susceptibility to dopamine toxicity.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Nov 2000
Tabrizi S J, Orth M, Wilkinson J M, Taanman J W, Warner T T, Cooper J M, Schapira A H
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Mutations of the alpha-synuclein gene have been identified in autosomal dominant Parkinson's disease (PD). Transgenic mice overexpressing wild-type human alpha-synuclein develop motor impairments, intraneuronal inclusions and loss of dopaminergic terminals in the striatum. To study the mechanism of action through which mutant alpha-synuclein toxicity is mediated, we have generated stable, inducible cell models...
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