Spartin activates atrophin-1-interacting protein 4 (AIP4) E3 ubiquitin ligase and promotes ubiquitination of adipophilin on lipid droplets

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Spartin protein is involved in degradation of epidermal growth factor receptor and turnover of lipid droplets and a lack of expression of this protein is responsible for hereditary spastic paraplegia type 20 (SPG20). Spartin is a mul...

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Main Authors: Shekhtman Alexander, Loring Zak, Puttamadappa Swamy S, Hooper Christopher, Bakowska Joanna C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-05-01
Series:BMC Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/8/72