In Vivo Evidence for Lysosome Depletion and Impaired Autophagic Clearance in Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Type SPG11.

Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is characterized by a dying back degeneration of corticospinal axons which leads to progressive weakness and spasticity of the legs. SPG11 is the most common autosomal-recessive form of HSPs and is caused by mutations in SPG11. A recent in vitro study suggested th...

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Main Authors: Rita-Eva Varga, Mukhran Khundadze, Markus Damme, Sandor Nietzsche, Birgit Hoffmann, Tobias Stauber, Nicole Koch, J Christopher Hennings, Patricia Franzka, Antje K Huebner, Michael M Kessels, Christoph Biskup, Thomas J Jentsch, Britta Qualmann, Thomas Braulke, Ingo Kurth, Christian Beetz, Christian A Hübner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-08-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4540459?pdf=render