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Frataxin deficiency causes upregulation of mitochondrial Lon and ClpP proteases and severe loss of mitochondrial Fe-S proteins.
The FEBS journal - 1 Feb 2009
Guillon Blanche, Bulteau Anne-Laure, Wattenhofer-Donzé Marie, Schmucker Stéphane, Friguet Bertrand, Puccio Hélène, Drapier Jean-Claude, Bouton Cécile
Abstract excerpt
Friedreich ataxia (FRDA) is a rare hereditary neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive ataxia and cardiomyopathy. The cause of the disease is a defect in mitochondrial frataxin, an iron chaperone involved in the maturation of Fe-S cluster proteins. Several human diseases, including...
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