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A small molecule p75NTR ligand normalizes signalling and reduces Huntington's disease phenotypes in R6/2 and BACHD mice.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Nov 2016
Simmons Danielle A, Belichenko Nadia P, Ford Ellen C, Semaan Sarah, Monbureau Marie, Aiyaswamy Sruti, Holman Cameron M, Condon Christina, Shamloo Mehrdad, Massa Stephen M, Longo Frank M
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Decreases in the ratio of neurotrophic versus neurodegenerative signalling play a critical role in Huntington’s disease (HD) pathogenesis and recent evidence suggests that the p75 neurotrophin receptor (NTR) contributes significantly to disease progression. p75NTR signalling intermediates substantially overlap with those promoting neuronal survival and synapse integrity and with those affected by the mutant...
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