Biochemical mechanisms for a possible involvement of the transglutaminase activity in the pathogenesis of the polyglutamine diseases: Minireview article

Amino Acids

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 431-434

  Pepe, I ^a   Occhino, E ^a   Cella, G ^a   Luongo, A ^a   Guardascione, F ^a   Gentile, V ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nervous system; Polyglutamine diseases; Protein aggregates; Transglutaminases

Indexed keywords

POLYGLUTAMINE; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

CATALYSIS; CELL CYCLE; CELL INCLUSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENTATORUBROPALLIDOLUYSIAN ATROPHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; KENNEDY DISEASE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION;

EID: 4143057989     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-004-0089-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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