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Potentiation of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)-associated TDP-43 aggregation by the proteasome-targeting factor, ubiquilin 1.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 20 Mar 2009
Kim Sang Hwa, Shi Yuling, Hanson Keith A, Williams Leah M, Sakasai Ryo, Bowler Michael J, Tibbetts Randal S
Abstract excerpt
TDP-43 (43-kDa TAR DNA-binding domain protein) is a major constituent of ubiquitin-positive cytoplasmic aggregates present in neurons of patients with fronto-temporal lobular dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The pathologic significance of TDP-43 aggregation is not known; however, dominant mutations in TDP-43 cause a subset of ALS cases, suggesting that misfolding and/or altered trafficking of...
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