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Differential effects of overexpression of wild-type and mutant human alpha-synuclein on MPP+-induced neurotoxicity in PC12 cells.
Neuroscience letters - 18 Apr 2008
Qian Jin-Jun, Cheng Yan-Bo, Yang Ya-Ping, Mao Cheng-Jie, Qin Zheng-Hong, Li Kai, Liu Chun-Feng
Abstract excerpt
The genetic background and the pathogenesis of familial Parkinson's disease (PD) have not been fully elucidated. Two missense mutations in the alpha-synuclein gene, A30P and A53T, have been linked to familial PD. Increasing evidence suggests the involvement of alpha-synuclein, the dopamine transporter (DAT), and neurotoxins in the pathogenesis of PD, but their relationships to the death of nigral cells remains...
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