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Aggregate-centered redistribution of proteins by mutant huntingtin.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 2 Mar 2007
Swayne Leigh Anne, Braun Janice E A
Abstract excerpt
Huntingtin is a widely expressed 350-kDa cytosolic multidomain of unknown function. Aberrant expansion of the polyglutamine tract located in the N-terminal region of huntingtin results in Huntington's disease. The presence of insoluble huntingtin inclusions in the brains of patients is one of the hallmarks of Huntington's disease. Experimentally, both full-length huntingtin and N-terminal fragments of huntingtin...
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