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Sept4, a component of presynaptic scaffold and Lewy bodies, is required for the suppression of alpha-synuclein neurotoxicity.
Neuron - 15 Feb 2007
Ihara Masafumi, Yamasaki Nobuyuki, Hagiwara Akari, Tanigaki Ai, Kitano Ayumi, Hikawa Rie, Tomimoto Hidekazu, Noda Makoto, Takanashi Masashi, Mori Hideo, Hattori Nobutaka, Miyakawa Tsuyoshi, Kinoshita Makoto
Abstract excerpt
In Parkinson disease (PD), alpha-synuclein aggregates called Lewy bodies often involve and sequester Septin4 (Sept4), a polymerizing scaffold protein. However, the pathophysiological significance of this phenomenon is unclear. Here, we show the physiological association of Sept4 with alpha-synucl...
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