Uptake of aggregating transthyretin by fat body in a Drosophila model for TTR-associated amyloidosis.

BACKGROUND: A functional link has been established between the severe neurodegenerative disorder Familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy and the enhanced propensity of the plasma protein transthyretin (TTR) to form aggregates in patients with single point mutations in the TTR gene. Previous work has led...

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Main Authors: Malgorzata Pokrzywa, Ingrid Dacklin, Monika Vestling, Dan Hultmark, Erik Lundgren, Rafael Cantera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3002944?pdf=render