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Calpain-1 ablation partially rescues disease-associated hallmarks in models of Machado-Joseph disease.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Apr 2020
Weber Jonasz J, Haas Eva, Maringer Yacine, Hauser Stefan, Casadei Nicolas L P, Chishti Athar H, Riess Olaf, Hübener-Schmid Jeannette
Abstract excerpt
Proteolytic fragmentation of polyglutamine-expanded ataxin-3 is a concomitant and modifier of the molecular pathogenesis of Machado-Joseph disease (MJD), the most common autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia. Calpains, a group of calcium-dependent cysteine proteases, are important mediators of ataxin-3 cleavage and implicated in multiple neurodegenerative conditions. Pharmacologic and genetic approaches lowering...
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