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Increased translation as a novel pathogenic mechanism in Huntington’s disease
8 Jul 2019
Abstract excerpt
Huntington's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by a CAG repeat expansion in exon 1 of the huntingtin gene. Striatal projection neurons are mainly affected, leading to motor symptoms, but molecular mechanisms involved in their vulnerability are not fully characterized. Here, we show that eIF4E binding protein (4E-BP), a protein that inhibits translation, is inactivated in Huntington's disease striatum...
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