Quercetin targets cysteine string protein (CSPalpha) and impairs synaptic transmission.
Cysteine string protein (CSPalpha) is a synaptic vesicle protein that displays unique anti-neurodegenerative properties. CSPalpha is a member of the conserved J protein family, also called the Hsp40 (heat shock protein of 40 kDa) protein family, whose importance in protein folding has been recognize...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-06-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2883571?pdf=render |