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Htt is a repressor of Abl activity required for APP-induced axonal growth.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jan 2021
Marquilly Claire, Busto Germain U, Leger Brittany S, Boulanger Ana, Giniger Edward, Walker James A, Fradkin Lee G, Dura Jean-Maurice
Abstract excerpt
Huntington's disease is a progressive autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder caused by the expansion of a polyglutamine tract at the N-terminus of a large cytoplasmic protein. The Drosophila huntingtin (htt) gene is widely expressed during all developmental stages from embryos to adults. However, Drosophila htt mutant individuals are viable with no obvious developmental defects. We asked if such defects...
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