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Aberrant histone acetylation, altered transcription, and retinal degeneration in a Drosophila model of polyglutamine disease are rescued by CREB-binding protein.
Genes & development - 15 Jun 2003
Taylor J Paul, Taye Addis A, Campbell Catherine, Kazemi-Esfarjani Parsa, Fischbeck Kenneth H, Min Kyung-Tai
Abstract excerpt
Sequestration of the transcriptional coactivator CREB-binding protein (CBP), a histone acetyltransferase, has been implicated in the pathogenesis of polyglutamine expansion neurodegenerative disease. We used a Drosophila model to demonstrate that polyglutamine-induced neurodegeneration is accompanied by a defect in histone acetylation and a substantial alteration in the transcription profile. Furthermore, we...
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