In an accompanying commentary, Harris Gelbard from the University of Rochester discusses a hypothetical scheme for altered mitochondrial function that may result from the loss of paraplegin activity, which may account for the pathology observed in Spg7-/- mice. A timely therapeutic intervention may therefore prevent axonal loss.
TITLE: Axonal degeneration in paraplegin-deficient mice is associated with abnormal mitochondria and impairment of axonal transport
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Elena Rugarli
Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Castellino, Naples, Italy.
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ACCOMPANYING COMMENTARY: Synapses and Sisyphus: life without paraplegin
AUTHOR CONTACT:
Harris A. Gelbard
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA.
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E-mail: Harris_Gelbard@urmc.rochester.edu
Journal of Clinical Investigation