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ASPP2 involvement in p53-mediated HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein gp120 neurotoxicity in mice cerebrocortical neurons.
Scientific reports - 14 Sept 2016
Liu Zhiying, Zang Yunjin, Qiao Luxin, Liu Kai, Ouyang Yabo, Zhang Yulin, Chen Dexi
Abstract excerpt
The mechanisms behind HIV-1-associated neurocognitive disorders are still unclear. Apoptosis-stimulating protein 2 of p53 (ASPP2) is a damage-inducible p53-binding protein that stimulates p53-mediated apoptosis and transactivates proapoptotic and cell cycle regulatory genes. It has been reported that ASPP2 has a specific regulatory function in the death of retinal ganglion cells and the development of Alzheimer's...
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