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Pathogenic huntingtin inhibits fast axonal transport by activating JNK3 and phosphorylating kinesin.
Nature neuroscience - 1 Jul 2009
Morfini Gerardo A, You Yi-Mei, Pollema Sarah L, Kaminska Agnieszka, Liu Katherine, Yoshioka Katsuji, Björkblom Benny, Coffey Eleanor T, Bagnato Carolina, Han David, Huang Chun-Fang, Banker Gary, Pigino Gustavo, Brady Scott T
Abstract excerpt
Selected vulnerability of neurons in Huntington's disease suggests that alterations occur in a cellular process that is particularly critical for neuronal function. Supporting this idea, pathogenic Htt (polyQ-Htt) inhibits fast axonal transport (FAT) in various cellular and animal models of Huntington's disease (mouse and squid), but the molecular basis of this effect remains unknown. We found that polyQ-Htt...
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