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ReviewJournal of neurochemistry2010

Differential vulnerability of neurons in Huntington's disease: the role of cell type-specific features.

Ina Han, YiMei You, Jeffrey H Kordower, Scott T Brady, Gerardo A Morfini

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Review in Journal of neurochemistry, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 97 papers.

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97 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Ina HanDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology. University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA.
YiMei You
Jeffrey H Kordower
Scott T Brady
Gerardo A Morfini

Funding

MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF AXONAL TRANSPORTR01NS023868 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SW MED CTR/DALLAS · PI BRADY, SCOTT THOMAS · 1986 to 2010
$3.7M
Axonal Transport Deficits during Hereditary Spastic ParaplegiaR01NS066942 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI MORFINI, GERARDO ANDRES · 2010 to 2014
$1.7M
REGULATION OF FAST AXONAL TRANSPORT DIABETIC NEUROPATHYR01NS041170 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SW MED CTR/DALLAS · PI BRADY, SCOTT THOMAS · 2000 to 2004
$1.6M
PROPERTIES OF AXONAL TUBULIN RELATED TO NEURONAL GROWTHR01NS023320 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SW MED CTR/DALLAS · PI BRADY, SCOTT THOMAS · 1985 to 2003
$1.0M
Molecular Mechanisms of Axonal TransportR56NS023868 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI BRADY, SCOTT THOMAS · 2011 to 2011
$554k
NINDS NIH HHS NS23320NINDS NIH HHS NS23868NINDS NIH HHS NS41170NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS023320NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS023868NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS041170NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS066942NINDS NIH HHS R56 NS023868PHS HHS RNS066942A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abnormal expansion of a polyglutamine tract in huntingtin (Htt) protein results in Huntington's disease (HD), an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder involving progressive loss of motor and cognitive function. Contrasting with the ubiquitous tissue expression of polyglutamine-expanded Htt, HD pathology is characterized by the increased vulnerability of specific neuronal populations within the striatum and the cerebral cortex. Morphological, biochemical, and functional characteristics of neurons affected in HD that might render these cells more vulnerable to the toxic effects of polyglutamine-Htt are covered in this review. The differential vulnerability of neurons observed in HD is discussed in the context of various major pathogenic mechanisms proposed to date, and in line with evidence showing a 'dying-back' pattern of degeneration in affected neuronal populations.

Indexed as

Axonal TransportBrainBrain ChemistryBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorGene ExpressionHumansHuntingtin ProteinHuntington DiseaseMitochondriaMutationNerve DegenerationNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsNuclear ProteinsSignal TransductionBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorHTT protein, humanHuntingtin ProteinNerve Tissue ProteinsNuclear Proteins

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PMID20236390
PMCPMC2890032

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