Autophagy in Age-Associated Neurodegeneration
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The role of autophagy in age-related neurodegeneration.
Most age-related neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by accumulation of aberrant protein aggregates in affected brain regions. In many cases, these proteinaceous deposits are composed of ubiquitin conjugates, suggesting a failure in the clearance of proteins targeted for degradation. The 2 principal routes of intracellular protein catabolism are the ubiquitin proteasome system and the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cells
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2073-4409
DOI: 10.3390/cells7050037