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Parkin ubiquitinates and promotes the degradation of RanBP2.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 10 Feb 2006
Um Ji Won, Min Do Sik, Rhim Hyewhon, Kim Jongsun, Paik Seung R, Chung Kwang Chul
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Parkinson disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder, which involves the deterioration of dopaminergic neurons in the pars compacta of the substantia nigra. The etiology of PD is still unknown, but recent identification of mutations in familial cases of PD has advanced the understanding of the molecular mechanisms of this neurological disease. Mutations in the parkin gene, which encodes for...
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