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alpha-Synuclein budding yeast model: toxicity enhanced by impaired proteasome and oxidative stress.
Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN - 1 Jan 2006
Sharma Nijee, Brandis Katrina A, Herrera Sara K, Johnson Brandon E, Vaidya Tulaza, Shrestha Ruja, Debburman Shubhik K
Abstract excerpt
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder that results from the selective loss of midbrain dopaminergic neurons. Misfolding and aggregation of the protein alpha-synuclein, oxidative damage, and proteasomal impairment are all hypotheses for the molecular cause of this selective neurotoxicity. Here, we describe a Saccharomyces cerevisiae model to evaluate the misfolding, aggregation, and...
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