Deletion of the huntingtin polyglutamine stretch enhances neuronal autophagy and longevity in mice.

Expansion of a stretch of polyglutamine in huntingtin (htt), the protein product of the IT15 gene, causes Huntington's disease (HD). Previous investigations into the role of the polyglutamine stretch (polyQ) in htt function have suggested that its length may modulate a normal htt function invol...

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Main Authors: Shuqiu Zheng, Erin B D Clabough, Sovan Sarkar, Marie Futter, David C Rubinsztein, Scott O Zeitlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-02-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1000838&type=printable
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