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The role of chaperone-mediated autophagy in huntingtin degradation.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Qi Lin, Zhang Xing-Ding, Wu Jun-Chao, Lin Fang, Wang Jin, DiFiglia Marian, Qin Zheng-Hong
Abstract excerpt
Huntington Disease (HD) is caused by an abnormal expansion of polyQ tract in the protein named huntingtin (Htt). HD pathology is featured by accumulation and aggregation of mutant Htt in striatal and cortical neurons. Aberrant Htt degradation is implicated in HD pathogenesis. The aim of this study was to investigate the regulatory role of chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA) components, heat shock protein cognate...
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