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    Trends Mol Med. 2002 May;8(5):232-6.

    The role of chaperones in polyglutamine disease.

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    Dept of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

    Abstract

    The "triplet repeat" neurodegenerative diseases are linked by a common mode of pathogenicity, wherein a polyglutamine expansion within the relevant disease-causing protein induces toxicity. Although details underlying pathogenesis are largely unknown, protein chaperones appear to be effective suppressors of toxicity in various experimental models. Understanding the protective role of chaperones might not only help us to understand the biology of polyglutamine toxicity, but also, and perhaps more importantly, inspire the design of novel therapeutic strategies.

    PMID:
    12067633
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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