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Early defect in the expression of mouse sperm DNAJ 1, a member of the DNAJ/heat shock protein 40 chaperone protein family, in the spinal cord of the wobbler mouse, a murine model of motoneuronal degeneration.
Neuroscience - 1 Jan 2002
Boillée S, Berruti G, Meccariello R, Grannec G, Razan F, Pierantoni R, Fasano S, Junier M P
Abstract excerpt
Prevention of protein misfolding is ensured by chaperone proteins, including the heat shock proteins (HSP) of the DNAJ/HSP40 family. Detection of abnormal protein aggregates in various neurodegenerative diseases has led to the proposal that altered chaperone activity contributes to neurodegeneration. Msj-1, a DNAJ/HSP40 protein located around the spermatozoa acrosome, was recently found to be down-regulated in...
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