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Inhibition of transglutaminase exacerbates polyglutamine-induced neurotoxicity by increasing the aggregation of mutant ataxin-3 in an SCA3 Drosophila model.
Neurotoxicity research - 1 Apr 2015
Lin Yunting, He Hua, Luo Yingying, Zhu Ting, Duan Ranhui
Abstract excerpt
Transglutaminases (TGs) comprise a family of Ca(2+)-dependent enzymes that catalyze protein cross-linking, which include nine family members in humans but only a single homolog in Drosophila with three conserved domains. Drosophila Tg plays important roles in cuticle morphogenesis, hemolymph clotting, and innate immunity. Mammalian tissue TG (TG2) is involved in polyglutamine diseases (polyQ diseases), and TG6...
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