Spastin binds to lipid droplets and affects lipid metabolism.

Spastin binds to lipid droplets and affects lipid metabolism.

Mutations in SPAST, encoding spastin, are the most common cause of autosomal dominant hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP). HSP is characterized by weakness and spasticity of the lower limbs, owing to progressive retrograde degeneration of the long corticospinal axons. Spastin is a conserved microtub...

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Main Authors: Chrisovalantis Papadopoulos, Genny Orso, Giuseppe Mancuso, Marija Herholz, Sentiljana Gumeni, Nimesha Tadepalle, Christian Jüngst, Anne Tzschichholz, Astrid Schauss, Stefan Höning, Aleksandra Trifunovic, Andrea Daga, Elena I Rugarli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-04-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4395272?pdf=render

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