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/