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Mutant huntingtin aggregates impair mitochondrial movement and trafficking in cortical neurons.
Neurobiology of disease - 1 May 2006
Chang Diane T W, Rintoul Gordon L, Pandipati Sruthi, Reynolds Ian J
Abstract excerpt
Huntington's disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by a polyglutamine repeat in the huntingtin gene (Htt). Mitochondrial defects and protein aggregates are characteristic of affected neurons. Recent studies suggest that these aggregates impair cellular transport mechanisms by interacting with cytoskeletal components and molecular motors. Here, we investigated whether mutant Htt alters mitochondrial...
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