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Histone Post-Translational Modification Dysregulation Contributes To Toxicity In Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Proteinopathy Models, Seth A. Bennett
Histone Post-Translational Modification Dysregulation Contributes To Toxicity In Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Proteinopathy Models, Seth A. Bennett
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is the third most common adult onset neurodegenerative disorder worldwide. It is generally characterized by progressive paralysis starting at the limbs ultimately leading to death caused by respiratory failure. There is no cure and current treatments fail to slow the progression of the disease. As such, new treatment options are desperately needed. Epigenetic targets are an attractive possibility because they are reversible. Epigenetics refers to heritable changes in gene expression unrelated to changes in DNA sequence. Histone modifications, a main epigenetic mechanism, occur in many amino acid residues and include phosphorylation, acetylation, methylation as well as …