The Wnt Receptor Ryk Reduces Neuronal and Cell Survival Capacity by Repressing FOXO Activity During the Early Phases of Mutant Huntingtin Pathogenicity
Author(s) -
Cendrine Tourette,
Francesca Farina,
Rafael P. VázquezManrique,
Anne-Marie Orfila,
Jessica Voisin,
Sonia L. Hernandez,
Nicolas Offner,
J. Alex Parker,
Sophie Menet,
Jinho Kim,
Jungmok Lyu,
Si Ho Choi,
Kerry Cormier,
Christina K. Edgerly,
Olivia L. Bordiuk,
Karen Smith,
Anne Louise,
Michael M. Halford,
Steven A. Stacker,
JeanPhilippe Vert,
Robert J. Ferrante,
Wange Lu,
Christian Néri
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001895
Subject(s) - huntingtin , neuroprotection , microbiology and biotechnology , wnt signaling pathway , mutant , biology , huntingtin protein , programmed cell death , signal transduction , biochemistry , neuroscience , apoptosis , gene
A study of Huntington's disease reveals that neurons might fail to cope with maintaining their function during the pre-symptomatic, pathogenic phases of HD, possibly due to the early repression of key longevity-promoting transcription factors by abnormal developmental signaling.
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