Article
Inhibition of autophagy via p53-mediated disruption of ULK1 in a SCA7 polyglutamine disease model.
Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN - 1 Jul 2013
Yu Xin, Muñoz-Alarcón Andrés, Ajayi Abiodun, Webling Kristin E, Steinhof Anne, Langel Ülo, Ström Anna-Lena
Abstract excerpt
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7) is one of nine neurodegenerative disorders caused by expanded polyglutamine domains. These so-called polyglutamine (polyQ) diseases are all characterized by aggregation. Reducing the level of aggregating polyQ proteins via pharmacological activation of autophagy has been suggested as a therapeutic approach. However, recently, evidence implicating autophagic dysfunction in...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
