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Overexpression of human E46K mutant α-synuclein impairs macroautophagy via inactivation of JNK1-Bcl-2 pathway.
Molecular neurobiology - 1 Oct 2014
Yan Jia-Qing, Yuan Yu-He, Gao Yan-Na, Huang Ju-Yang, Ma Kai-Li, Gao Yan, Zhang Wan-Qing, Guo Xiao-Feng, Chen Nai-Hong
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is pathologically characterized by selective loss of dopaminergic neurons in the midbrain and the existence of intracellular protein inclusions termed Lewy bodies, largely composed of α-synuclein. Genetic studies have revealed that rare point mutations in the gene encodin...
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