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Glycation potentiates neurodegeneration in models of Huntington's disease.
Scientific reports - 18 Nov 2016
Vicente Miranda Hugo, Gomes Marcos António, Branco-Santos Joana, Breda Carlo, Lázaro Diana F, Lopes Luísa Vaqueiro, Herrera Federico, Giorgini Flaviano, Outeiro Tiago Fleming
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Protein glycation is an age-dependent posttranslational modification associated with several neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. By modifying amino-groups, glycation interferes with folding of proteins, increasing their aggregation potential. Here, we studied the effect of pharmacological and genetic manipulation of glycation on huntingtin (HTT), the causative protein in...
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