Selective Roles of Normal and Mutant Huntingtin in Neural Induction and Early Neurogenesis

Huntington's disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by abnormal polyglutamine expansion in the amino-terminal end of the huntingtin protein (Htt) and characterized by progressive striatal and cortical pathology. Previous reports have shown that Htt is essential for embryogenesis, a...

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Main Authors: Nguyen, Giang D., Gokhan, Solen, Molero, Aldrin E., Mehler, Mark F.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3653864/