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Chaperone Suppression of α-Synuclein Toxicity in a <i>Drosophila</i> Model for Parkinson's Disease
1 Feb 2002
Abstract excerpt
Parkinson's disease is a movement disorder characterized by degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta. Dopaminergic neuronal loss also occurs in Drosophila melanogaster upon directed expression of alpha-synuclein, a protein implicated in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease and a major component of proteinaceous Lewy bodies. We report that directed expression of the molecular...
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