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Non-nuclear Wld(S) determines its neuroprotective efficacy for axons and synapses in vivo.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 21 Jan 2009
Beirowski Bogdan, Babetto Elisabetta, Gilley Jon, Mazzola Francesca, Conforti Laura, Janeckova Lucie, Magni Giulio, Ribchester Richard R, Coleman Michael P
Abstract excerpt
Axon degeneration contributes widely to neurodegenerative disease but its regulation is poorly understood. The Wallerian degeneration slow (Wld(S)) protein protects axons dose-dependently in many circumstances but is paradoxically abundant in nuclei. To test the hypothesis that Wld(S) acts within nuclei in vivo, we redistributed it from nucleus to cytoplasm in transgenic mice. Surprisingly, instead of weakening...
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