Drosophila spastin regulates synaptic microtubule networks and is required for normal motor function.

The most common form of human autosomal dominant hereditary spastic paraplegia (AD-HSP) is caused by mutations in the SPG4 (spastin) gene, which encodes an AAA ATPase closely related in sequence to the microtubule-severing protein Katanin. Patients with AD-HSP exhibit degeneration of the distal regi...

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Main Authors: Nina Tang Sherwood, Qi Sun, Mingshan Xue, Bing Zhang, Kai Zinn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2004-12-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.0020429&type=printable
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