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Mutation in E1, the ubiquitin activating enzyme, reduces Drosophila lifespan and results in motor impairment.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Liu Hsiu-Yu, Pfleger Cathie M
Abstract excerpt
Neurodegenerative diseases cause tremendous suffering for those afflicted and their families. Many of these diseases involve accumulation of mis-folded or aggregated proteins thought to play a causal role in disease pathology. Ubiquitinated proteins are often found in these protein aggregates, and the aggregates themselves have been shown to inhibit the activity of the proteasome. These and other alterations in...
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