A dominant tubulin mutation causes cerebellar neurodegeneration in a genetic model of tubulinopathy.

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Mutations in tubulins cause distinct neurodevelopmental and degenerative diseases termed "tubulinopathies"; however, little is known about the functional requirements of tubulins or how mutations cause cell-specific pathologies. Here, we identify a mutation in the gene Tubb4a that causes degeneration of cerebellar granule neurons and myelination defects. We show that the neural phenotypes result from a cell...

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