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Neurodegeneration risk factor, EIF2AK3 (PERK), influences tau protein aggregation.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 1 Feb 2023
Park Goonho, Xu Ke, Chea Leon, Kim Kyle, Safarta Lance, Song Keon-Hyoung, Wu Jian, Park Soyoung, Min Hyejung, Hiramatsu Nobuhiko, Han Jaeseok, Lin Jonathan H
Abstract excerpt
Tauopathies are neurodegenerative diseases caused by pathologic misfolded tau protein aggregation in the nervous system. Population studies implicate EIF2AK3 (eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha kinase 3), better known as PERK (protein kinase R-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase), as a genetic risk factor in several tauopathies. PERK is a key regulator of intracellular proteostatic mechanisms-unfolded...
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