Polyglutamine repeats are associated to specific sequence biases that are conserved among eukaryotes.
Nine human neurodegenerative diseases, including Huntington's disease and several spinocerebellar ataxia, are associated to the aggregation of proteins comprising an extended tract of consecutive glutamine residues (polyQs) once it exceeds a certain length threshold. This event is believed to b...
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Auteurs principaux: | Matteo Ramazzotti, Elodie Monsellier, Choumouss Kamoun, Donatella Degl'Innocenti, Ronald Melki |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012
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