Knockdown of wfs1, a fly homolog of Wolfram syndrome 1, in the nervous system increases susceptibility to age- and stress-induced neuronal dysfunction and degeneration in Drosophila.

Knockdown of wfs1, a fly homolog of Wolfram syndrome 1, in the nervous system increases susceptibility to age- and stress-induced neuronal dysfunction and degeneration in Drosophila.

Wolfram syndrome (WS), caused by loss-of-function mutations in the Wolfram syndrome 1 gene (WFS1), is characterized by juvenile-onset diabetes mellitus, bilateral optic atrophy, and a wide spectrum of neurological and psychiatric manifestations. WFS1 encodes an endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-resident tr...

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Main Authors: Yasufumi Sakakibara, Michiko Sekiya, Naoki Fujisaki, Xiuming Quan, Koichi M Iijima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5794194?pdf=render

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