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Miniature release events of glutamate from hippocampal neurons are influenced by the dystonia-associated protein torsinA.
Synapse (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Sept 2012
Kakazu Yasuhiro, Koh Jin-Young, Iwabuchi Sadahiro, Gonzalez-Alegre Pedro, Harata N Charles
Abstract excerpt
TorsinA is an evolutionarily conserved AAA+ ATPase, and human patients with an in-frame deletion of a single glutamate (ΔE) codon from the encoding gene suffer from autosomal-dominant, early-onset generalized DYT1 dystonia. Although only 30-40% of carriers of the mutation show overt motor symptoms, most experience enhanced excitability of the central nervous system. The cellular mechanism responsible for this...
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