Dopamine induces the accumulation of insoluble prion protein and affects autophagic flux

Accumulation of protein aggregates is a histopathological hallmark of several neurodegenerative diseases, but in most cases the aggregation occurs without defined mutations or clinical histories, suggesting that certain endogenous metabolites can promote aggregation of specific proteins. One example...

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Main Authors: da Luz, Marcio H. M., Peres, Italo T., Santos, Tiago G., Martins, Vilma R., Icimoto, Marcelo Y., Lee, Kil S.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4313710/