Piperine ameliorates SCA17 neuropathology by reducing ER stress
Abstract Background Spinocerebellar ataxia 17 (SCA17) belongs to the family of neurodegenerative diseases caused by polyglutamine (polyQ) expansion. In SCA17, polyQ expansion occurs in the TATA box binding protein (TBP) and leads to the misfolding of TBP and the preferential degeneration in the cere...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-01-01
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Series: | Molecular Neurodegeneration |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13024-018-0236-x |