The Role of Post-translational Modifications on the Energy Landscape of Huntingtin N-Terminus

Huntington disease is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by a polymorphic tract of polyglutamine repeats in exon 1 of the huntingtin protein, which is thought to be responsible for protein aggregation and neuronal death. The polyglutamine tract is preceded by a 17-residue sequence that is int...

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Main Authors: Havva Yalinca, Charlotte Julie Caroline Gehin, Vladimiras Oleinikovas, Hilal A. Lashuel, Francesco Luigi Gervasio, Annalisa Pastore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmolb.2019.00095/full