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PGC-1α overexpression exacerbates β-amyloid and tau deposition in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 Apr 2014
Dumont Magali, Stack Cliona, Elipenahli Ceyhan, Jainuddin Shari, Launay Nathalie, Gerges Meri, Starkova Natalia, Starkov Anatoly A, Calingasan Noel Y, Tampellini Davide, Pujol Aurora, Beal M Flint
Abstract excerpt
The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1-α (PGC-1α) interacts with various transcription factors involved in energy metabolism and in the regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis. PGC-1α mRNA levels are reduced in a number of neurodegenerative diseases and contribute to disease pathogenesis, since increased levels ameliorate behavioral defects and neuropathology of Huntington's disease,...
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