Two C-terminal sequence variations determine differential neurotoxicity between human and mouse α-synuclein
Abstract Background α-Synuclein (aSyn) aggregation is thought to play a central role in neurodegenerative disorders termed synucleinopathies, including Parkinson’s disease (PD). Mouse aSyn contains a threonine residue at position 53 that mimics the human familial PD substitution A53T, yet in contras...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-09-01
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Series: | Molecular Neurodegeneration |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13024-020-00380-w |