Does Huntingtin play a role in selective macroautophagy?

JS Steffan - Cell cycle, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Cell cycle, 2010Taylor & Francis
The accumulation of protein aggregates in neurons appears to be a basic feature of
neurodegenerative disease. In Huntington's Disease, a progressive and ultimately fatal
neurodegenerative disorder caused by an expansion of the polyglutamine repeat within the
protein Huntingtin (Htt), the immediate proximal cause of disease is well understood.
However, the cellular mechanisms which modulate the rate at which fragments of Htt
containing polyglutamine accumulate in neurons is a central issue in the development of …
The accumulation of protein aggregates in neurons appears to be a basic feature of neurodegenerative disease. In Huntington's Disease, a progressive and ultimately fatal neurodegenerative disorder caused by an expansion of the polyglutamine repeat within the protein Huntingtin (Htt), the immediate proximal cause of disease is well understood. However, the cellular mechanisms which modulate the rate at which fragments of Htt containing polyglutamine accumulate in neurons is a central issue in the development of approaches to modulate the rate and extent of neuronal loss in this disease.
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