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Reducing TDP-43 aggregation does not prevent its cytotoxicity.
Acta neuropathologica communications - 9 Aug 2013
Liu Rui, Yang Guang, Nonaka Takashi, Arai Tetsuaki, Jia William, Cynader Max S
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BACKGROUND: TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) is a protein that is involved in the pathology of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD). In patients with these neurodegenerative diseases, TDP-43 does not remain in its normal nuclear location, but instead forms insoluble aggregates in both the nucleus and cytoplasm of affected neurons. RESULTS: We used high density...
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