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Dominant-negative effect of mutant valosin-containing protein in aggresome formation.
FEBS letters - 23 Jan 2006
Kitami Makiko-Iijima, Kitami Toshiaki, Nagahama Masami, Tagaya Mitsuo, Hori Seiji, Kakizuka Akira, Mizuno Yoshikuni, Hattori Nobutaka
Abstract excerpt
Lewy bodies (LBs) are the pathologic hallmark of Parkinson's disease. Recent studies revealed that LBs exhibit several morphologic and molecular similarities to aggresomes. Aggresomes are perinuclear aggregates representing intracellular deposits of misfolded proteins. Recently, valosin-containing protein (VCP) was one of the components of LBs, suggesting its involvement in LB formation. Here, we showed the...
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