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Mitochondrial toxins cause widespread downregulation of pathways in X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism patient-derived neurons.
Stem cell reports - 9 Jun 2026
Grütz Karen, Künstner Axel, Krause Christin, Santinelli Letizia, Franzenburg Sören, Ghelfi Jenny, Grünewald Anne, Rosales Raymond L, Brüggemann Norbert, Busch Hauke, Klein Christine, Seibler Philip
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The genetic mechanism underlying the neurodegenerative movement disorder X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism (XDP) involves a retrotransposon insertion within the TAF1 gene. TAF1 encodes the TATA-box binding protein-associated factor 1, the largest subunit of the basal transcription factor TFIID, which connects transcription activation to the assembly of the RNA polymerase II preinitiation complex at the core promoter...
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