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Mutant Huntingtin induces activation of the Bcl-2/adenovirus E1B 19-kDa interacting protein (BNip3).
Cell death & disease - 1 Jan 2010
Sassone J, Colciago C, Marchi P, Ascardi C, Alberti L, Di Pardo A, Zippel R, Sipione S, Silani V, Ciammola A
Abstract excerpt
Huntington's disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive neuronal death in the basal ganglia and cortex. Although increasing evidence supports a pivotal role of mitochondrial dysfunction in the death of patients' neurons, the molecular bases for mitochondrial impairment have not been elucidated. We provide the first evidence of an abnormal activation of the Bcl-2/adenovirus E1B...
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