Modifiers and mechanisms of multi-system polyglutamine neurodegenerative disorders: Lessons from fly models

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 497-526

  Mallik, Moushami ^a   Lakhotia, Subhash C ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

chaperones; Hsp; hsr ; neurodegeneration; proteasome; triplet repeat expansion

Indexed keywords

MUTANT PROTEIN; PEPTIDE; POLYGLUTAMINE;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE MODEL; DROSOPHILA; FLY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; PATHOLOGY; PROTEIN FOLDING; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; AXONAL TRANSPORT; DIPTERA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DROSOPHILA; HUMANS; MUTANT PROTEINS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; NEURONS; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN FOLDING;

EID: 79955017869     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: 09737731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12041-010-0072-4     Document Type: Review

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