SIRT1 Activity Is Linked to Its Brain Region-Specific Phosphorylation and Is Impaired in Huntington's Disease Mice.

Huntington's disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disorder for which there are no disease-modifying treatments. SIRT1 is a NAD+-dependent protein deacetylase that is implicated in maintaining neuronal health during development, differentiation and ageing. Previous studies suggested that the modu...

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Main Authors: Raffaella Tulino, Agnesska C Benjamin, Nelly Jolinon, Donna L Smith, Eduardo N Chini, Alisia Carnemolla, Gillian P Bates
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4731418?pdf=render