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Serines 13 and 16 are critical determinants of full-length human mutant huntingtin induced disease pathogenesis in HD mice.
Neuron - 24 Dec 2009
Gu Xiaofeng, Greiner Erin R, Mishra Rakesh, Kodali Ravindra, Osmand Alex, Finkbeiner Steven, Steffan Joan S, Thompson Leslie Michels, Wetzel Ronald, Yang X William
Abstract excerpt
The N-terminal 17 amino acids of huntingtin (NT17) can be phosphorylated on serines 13 and 16; however, the significance of these modifications in Huntington's disease pathogenesis remains unknown. In this study, we developed BAC transgenic mice expressing full-length mutant huntingtin (fl-mhtt) with serines 13 and 16 mutated to either aspartate (phosphomimetic or SD) or alanine (phosphoresistant or SA). Both...
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