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Mutant huntingtin-impaired degradation of beta-catenin causes neurotoxicity in Huntington's disease.
The EMBO journal - 21 Jul 2010
Godin Juliette D, Poizat Ghislaine, Hickey Miriam A, Maschat Florence, Humbert Sandrine
Abstract excerpt
Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder causing selective neuronal death in the brain. Dysfunction of the ubiquitin-proteasome system may contribute to the disease; however, the exact mechanisms are still unknown. We report here a new pathological mechanism by which mutant huntingtin specifically interferes with the degradation of beta-catenin. Huntingtin associates with the beta-catenin...
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