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Epitope mapping of monoclonal antibody 4C8 recognizing the protein huntingtin.
Hybridoma (2005) - 1 Oct 2005
Cong Shu-Yan, Pepers Barry A, Roos Raymund A C, Van Ommen Gert-Jan B, Dorsman Josephine C
Abstract excerpt
Huntington's disease is a dominantly inherited, devastating neurodegenerative disorder, caused by a polyglutamine expansion (>37) in the N-terminal region of huntingtin, a protein of unknown function. In patients and normal individuals, N-terminal fragments of huntingtin are found, and the N-terminal fragments of mutant huntingtin are cytotoxic. The functions of wild-type huntingtin and the mechanisms underlying...
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