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N-type Ca2+ channels are affected by full-length mutant huntingtin expression in a mouse model of Huntington's disease.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Jul 2017
Silva Flavia R, Miranda Artur S, Santos Rebeca P M, Olmo Isabella G, Zamponi Gerald W, Dobransky Tomas, Cruz Jader S, Vieira Luciene B, Ribeiro Fabiola M
Abstract excerpt
Huntington's disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder caused by a polyglutamine expansion in the amino-terminal region of the huntingtin (htt) protein. In addition to facilitating neurodegeneration, mutant htt is implicated in HD-related alterations of neurotransmission. Previous data showed that htt can modulate N-type voltage-gated Ca2+ channels (Cav2.2), which are essential for...
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