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Ataxin-1 poly(Q)-induced proteotoxic stress and apoptosis are attenuated in neural cells by docosahexaenoic acid-derived neuroprotectin D1.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 6 Jul 2012
Calandria Jorgelina M, Mukherjee Pranab K, de Rivero Vaccari Juan Carlos, Zhu Min, Petasis Nicos A, Bazan Nicolas G
Abstract excerpt
Neurodegenerative diseases share two common features: enhanced oxidative stress and cellular inability to scavenge structurally damaged abnormal proteins. Pathogenesis of polyglutamine (poly(Q)) diseases involves increased protein misfolding, along with ubiquitin and chaperon protein-containing nuclear aggregates. In spinocerebellar ataxia, the brain and retina undergo degeneration. Neuroprotectin D1 (NPD1) is...
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