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How do Parkin mutations result in neurodegeneration?
Current opinion in neurobiology - 1 Jun 2004
Imai Yuzuru, Takahashi Ryosuke
Abstract excerpt
The gene product responsible for autosomal recessive juvenile Parkinsonism, Parkin, has been observed to have ubiquitin ligase activity. This finding has changed the direction of studies on Parkinson's disease by suggesting that abnormal protein turnover might be involved in its pathogenesis. A number of potentially neurotoxic Parkin-specific substrates have been identified. Further investigation of Parkin...
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