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HSP40 ameliorates impairment of insulin secretion by inhibiting huntingtin aggregation in a HD pancreatic beta cell model.
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry - 1 Aug 2009
Ye Cui-Fang, Li He
Abstract excerpt
Diabetes frequently develops in Huntington's disease patients. Here, we found that mutant huntingtin forms aggregates in the cytoplasm and reduces insulin secretion from huntingtin transfected pancreatic beta cell lines, NIT-1 cells. Activity of the pro-survival factor, Akt, is enhanced in these cells, which might improve the maintenance of insulin content. Overexpression of heat shock protein 40 (HSP40) inhibits...
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