Spinocerebellar ataxia type 11-associated alleles of Ttbk2 dominantly interfere with ciliogenesis and cilium stability.

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 11 (SCA11) is a rare, dominantly inherited human ataxia characterized by atrophy of Purkinje neurons in the cerebellum. SCA11 is caused by mutations in the gene encoding the Serine/Threonine kinase Tau tubulin kinase 2 (TTBK2) that result in premature truncations of the p...

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Main Authors: Emily Bowie, Ryan Norris, Kathryn V Anderson, Sarah C Goetz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-12-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007844