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PIAS1 Regulates Mutant Huntingtin Accumulation and Huntington's Disease-Associated Phenotypes In Vivo.
Neuron - 4 May 2016
Ochaba Joseph, Monteys Alex Mas, O'Rourke Jacqueline G, Reidling Jack C, Steffan Joan S, Davidson Beverly L, Thompson Leslie M
Abstract excerpt
The disruption of protein quality control networks is central to pathology in Huntington's disease (HD) and other neurodegenerative disorders. The aberrant accumulation of insoluble high-molecular-weight protein complexes containing the Huntingtin (HTT) protein and SUMOylated protein corresponds to disease manifestation. We previously identified an HTT-selective E3 SUMO ligase, PIAS1, that regulates HTT...
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