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Mutant Huntingtin alters retrograde transport of TrkB receptors in striatal dendrites.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 10 Apr 2013
Liot Géraldine, Zala Diana, Pla Patrick, Mottet Guillaume, Piel Matthieu, Saudou Frédéric
Abstract excerpt
Huntingtin (HTT), the protein mutated in Huntington's disease (HD), controls transport of the neurotrophin, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), within corticostriatal neurons. Transport and delivery of BDNF to the striatum are reduced in disease, which contributes to striatal neuron degeneration. BDNF released by cortical neurons activates TrkB receptors at striatal dendrites to promote striatum survival....
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