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SCA1

From The Labs 

Ataxia mutant protein uses distinct partners to drive toxicity in different brain cells

January 24, 2023January 24, 2023attaxia, ATXN1, capicua, neurodegenerative disorders, Research, SCA1

This study proposes a mechanism for the differential vulnerability of brain cells and regions to toxic mutant proteins.

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Regulating gene regulatory regions offers a novel mechanism to control ATXN1 levels

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020ataxia, ATXN1, balance problems, gene regulation, microRNA, movement problems, Research, SCA1

Researchers identified a novel mechanism that regulates ATXN1 levels and reduces SCA1 symptoms in animal model.

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Ataxin-1: One gene, two different neurodegenerative diseases

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019Alzheimer's Disease, amyloid beta peptide, Ataxin-1, BACE1, Research, SCA1

Certain variants of the ataxin-1 gene cause a rare neurodegenerative disease called spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1). Years ago, the lab of Dr. Huda Zoghbi

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When protein regulators go awry, neurological disease may follow

April 19, 2018April 27, 2018Alzheimer's Disease, Ataxin1, Mouse models, neurological disease, PUMILIO1, Research, SCA1

Scientists are expanding their horizons in their search for disease-causing genes. Consider for instance a neurological condition called spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1), a disease

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