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Proteostasis of Huntingtin in Health and Disease.
International journal of molecular sciences - 19 Jul 2017
Koyuncu Seda, Fatima Azra, Gutierrez-Garcia Ricardo, Vilchez David
Abstract excerpt
Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor dysfunction, cognitive deficits and psychosis. HD is caused by mutations in the Huntingtin (HTT) gene, resulting in the expansion of polyglutamine (polyQ) repeats in the HTT protein. Mutant HTT is prone to aggregation, and the accumulation of polyQ-expanded fibrils as well as intermediate oligomers formed during the aggregation...
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