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Oxidative Stress in Caenorhabditis elegans: Protective Effects of Spartin.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Truong Timothy, Karlinski Zachary A, O'Hara Christopher, Cabe Maleen, Kim Hongkyun, Bakowska Joanna C
Abstract excerpt
Troyer syndrome is caused by a mutation in the SPG20 gene, which results in complete loss of expression of the protein spartin. We generated a genetic model of Troyer syndrome in worms to explore the locomotor consequences of a null mutation of the Caenorhabditis elegans SPG20 orthologue, F57B10.9, also known as spg-20. Spg-20 mutants showed decreased length, crawling speed, and thrashing frequency, and had a...
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