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Computational prediction of a putative binding site on drp1: implications for antiparkinsonian therapy.
Journal of chemical information and modeling - 28 Jul 2014
Pradeep Hanumanthappa, Rajanikant G Krishnamurthy
Abstract excerpt
Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder, for which no cure or disease-modifying therapies exist. It is evident that mechanisms impairing mitochondrial dynamics will damage cell signaling pathways, leading to neuronal death that manifests as Parkinson's disease. Dynamin related protein1, a highly conserved profission protein that catalyzes the process of mitochondrial fission, is...
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