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Hsp70 and Hsp40 functionally interact with soluble mutant huntingtin oligomers in a classic ATP-dependent reaction cycle.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 3 Dec 2010
Lotz Gregor P, Legleiter Justin, Aron Rebecca, Mitchell Emily J, Huang Shao-Yi, Ng Cheping, Glabe Charles, Thompson Leslie M, Muchowski Paul J
Abstract excerpt
Inclusion bodies of aggregated mutant huntingtin (htt) fragments are a neuropathological hallmark of Huntington disease (HD). The molecular chaperones Hsp70 and Hsp40 colocalize to inclusion bodies and are neuroprotective in HD animal models. How these chaperones suppress mutant htt toxicity is unclear but might involve direct effects on mutant htt misfolding and aggregation. Using size exclusion chromatography...
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