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Alpha-synuclein overexpression reduces gap junctional intercellular communication in dopaminergic neuroblastoma cells.
Neuroscience letters - 18 Apr 2007
Sung Jee Young, Lee Hyun Jung, Jeong Eun Il, Oh Yohan, Park Joongkyu, Kang Kyung-Sun, Chung Kwang Chul
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Alpha-synuclein has been implicated in the pathology of certain neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (LBs). Overexpression of human alpha-synuclein in neuronal cells reduces cell viability, but the precise cellular and molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. Gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) is thought to be essential for maintaining...
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