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Abstract
Huntington's disease is caused by a polyglutamine expansion in the protein huntingtin. Several studies suggest that huntingtin and its associated protein HAP1 participate in intracellular trafficking and that polyglutamine expansion affects vesicular transport. A study now provides new evidence that HAP1 is also involved in the endocytosis of membrane receptors. These studies offer insight into the normal function of HAP1 and its involvement in Huntington's disease.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15629196 DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2004.11.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Pharmacol Sci ISSN: 0165-6147 Impact factor: 14.819