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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

In Silico Analysis of Huntingtin Homologs in Lower Eukaryotes.

Valentina Brandi, Fabio Polticelli

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Valentina BrandiDepartment of Sciences, Roma Tre University, 00146 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7835-8382
Fabio PolticelliDepartment of Sciences, Roma Tre University, 00146 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7657-2019
Roma Tre University · IT

Funding

Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca Grant "Dipartimenti di Eccellenza"Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca PRIN n. 2017483NH8
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Huntington's disease is a rare neurodegenerative and autosomal dominant disorder. HD is caused by a mutation in the gene coding for huntingtin (Htt). The result is the production of a mutant Htt with an abnormally long polyglutamine repeat that leads to pathological Htt aggregates. Although the structure of human Htt has been determined, albeit at low resolution, its functions and how they are performed are largely unknown. Moreover, there is little information on the structure and function of Htt in other organisms. The comparison of Htt homologs can help to understand if there is a functional conservation of domains in the evolution of Htt in eukaryotes. In this work, through a computational approach, Htt homologs from lower eukaryotes have been analysed, identifying ordered domains and modelling their structure. Based on the structural models, a putative function for most of the domains has been predicted. A putative

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EukaryotaModels, MolecularProtein ConformationAnimalsHumansHuntingtin ProteinProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsSequence Homology, Amino AcidSpecies SpecificityStructure-Activity RelationshipHuntingtin ProteinCaenorhabditis elegansfunction predictionhuntingtinmolecular modelling

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PMID33809947
PMCPMC8004120
OpenAlexW3136016965

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