IKK may act as both inhibitor and promoter of Huntington's disease

Monday, December 21, 2009 - 09:56 in Health & Medicine

The kinase IKK phosphorylates the protein mutated in Huntington's disease to promote its removal and neuron survival, but IKK may be a double-edged sword that increases neurotoxicity in later stages of the disease. Link:  http://www.rockefeller.edu/RUPress/

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