亚尔斯突变改变了KIF5A C终端的同电点,导致蛋白质聚合和TDP-43错位

Pietro Zanella1,2, Isabel Loss3, Rosanna Parlato3

  • 1German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Ulm site, Ulm 89081, Germany.

概括

基因KIF5A的突变通过促进蛋白质聚合和TDP-43错位化,导致肌缩性侧面硬化 (ALS). 恢复蛋白质的正常电荷 (pI) 可以减少运动神经元中的这些病理特征.

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