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Synuclein‐1 is selectively up‐regulated in response to nerve growth factor treatment in PC12 cells
1 Feb 2001
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Mutations in the alpha-synuclein gene have recently been identified in families with inherited Parkinson's disease and the protein product of this gene is a component of Lewy bodies, indicating that alpha-synuclein is involved in Parkinson's disease pathogenesis. A role for normal alpha-synuclein in synaptic function, apoptosis or plasticity responses has been suggested. We show here that in rat pheochromocytoma...
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