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A neurotoxic peripherin splice variant in a mouse model of ALS.
The Journal of cell biology - 17 Mar 2003
Robertson Janice, Doroudchi Mohammad M, Nguyen Minh Dang, Durham Heather D, Strong Michael J, Shaw Gerry, Julien Jean-Pierre, Mushynski Walter E
Abstract excerpt
Peripherin, a neuronal intermediate filament (nIF) protein found associated with pathological aggregates in motor neurons of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and of transgenic mice overexpressing mutant superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD1G37R), induces the selective degeneration of motor neurons when overexpressed in transgenic mice. Mouse peripherin is unique compared with other nIF proteins in that...
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