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Maarit Hellman1, Urmas Arumäe, Li-ying Yu, Päivi Lindholm, Johan Peränen, Mart Saarma, Perttu Permi.
Abstract
Mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor (MANF) protects neurons and repairs the Parkinson disease-like symptoms in a rat 6-hydroxydopamine model. We show a three-dimensional solution structure of human MANF that differs drastically from other neurotrophic factors. Remarkably, the C-terminal domain of MANF (C-MANF) is homologous to the SAP domain of Ku70, a well known inhibitor of proapoptotic Bax (Bcl-2-associated X protein). Cellular studies confirm that MANF and C-MANF protect neurons intracellularly as efficiently as Ku70.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 21047780 PMCID: PMC3024763 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M110.146738
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Biol Chem ISSN: 0021-9258 Impact factor: 5.157