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Mutant ubiquitin expressed in Alzheimer's disease causes neuronal death.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 Dec 2001
De Vrij F M, Sluijs J A, Gregori L, Fischer D F, Hermens W T, Goldgaber D, Verhaagen J, Van Leeuwen F W, Hol E M
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Ubiquitin-B+1 (UBB+1) is a mutant ubiquitin that accumulates in the neurones of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Here we report on the biochemical and functional differences between ubiquitin and UBB+1 and the effect of the mutant protein on neuronal cells. UBB+1 lacks the capacity to ubiq...
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