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Role of Senataxin in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN - 1 Dec 2023
Tsui Andrew, Kouznetsova Valentina L, Kesari Santosh, Fiala Milan, Tsigelny Igor F
Abstract excerpt
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive, uncurable neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the degradation of motor neurons leading to muscle impairment, failure, and death. Senataxin, encoded by the SETX gene, is a human helicase protein whose mutations have been linked with ALS onset, particularly in its juvenile ALS4 form. Using senataxin's yeast homolog Sen1 as a model for study, it is...
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