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α-Synuclein Up-regulation and Aggregation during MPP+-induced Apoptosis in Neuroblastoma Cells
1 Apr 2004
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1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+) is a neurotoxin that causes Parkinson's disease in experimental animals and humans. Despite the fact that intracellular iron was shown to be crucial for MPP+-induced apoptotic cell death, the molecular mechanisms for the iron requirement remain unclear. We investigated the role of transferrin receptor (TfR) and iron in modulating the expression of α-synuclein (α-syn) in...
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