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The Huntington's disease mutation impairs Huntingtin's role in the transport of NF-κB from the synapse to the nucleus.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Nov 2010
Marcora Edoardo, Kennedy Mary B
Abstract excerpt
Expansion of a polyglutamine (polyQ) tract in the Huntingtin (Htt) protein causes Huntington's disease (HD), a fatal inherited neurodegenerative disorder. Loss of the normal function of Htt is thought to be an important pathogenetic component of HD. However, the function of wild-type Htt is not well defined. Htt is thought to be a multifunctional protein that plays distinct roles in several biological processes,...
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