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Targeting phosphatases as the next generation of disease modifying therapeutics for Parkinson's disease.
Neurochemistry international - 1 Nov 2012
Braithwaite Steven P, Voronkov Michael, Stock Jeffry B, Mouradian M Maral
Abstract excerpt
Phosphorylation is a key post-translational modification for cellular signaling, and abnormalities in this process are observed in several neurodegenerative disorders. Among these disorders, Parkinson's disease (PD) is particularly intriguing as there are both genetic causes of disease that involve phosphorylation, and pathological hallmarks of disease composed of a hyperphosphorylated protein. Two of the major...
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