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PGC-1α rescues Huntington's disease proteotoxicity by preventing oxidative stress and promoting TFEB function.
Science translational medicine - 11 Jul 2012
Tsunemi Taiji, Ashe Travis D, Morrison Bradley E, Soriano Kathryn R, Au Jonathan, Roque Ruben A Vázquez, Lazarowski Eduardo R, Damian Vincent A, Masliah Eliezer, La Spada Albert R
Abstract excerpt
Huntington's disease (HD) is caused by CAG repeat expansions in the huntingtin (htt) gene, yielding proteins containing polyglutamine repeats that become misfolded and resist degradation. Previous studies demonstrated that mutant htt interferes with transcriptional programs coordinated by the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) coactivator 1α (PGC-1α), a regulator of mitochondrial biogenesis and...
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