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Nrf2 Activation By Dimercaptopropanol Attenuates Mutant Huntingtin Toxicity, Kyle M. Dailey
Nrf2 Activation By Dimercaptopropanol Attenuates Mutant Huntingtin Toxicity, Kyle M. Dailey
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Huntington’s disease (HD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder resulting from the expansion of a trinucleotide repeat within the HD gene. At the cellular level mutant HTT (mHTT) aggregates perturb cellular metabolism, intracellular trafficking and mitochondrial function, resulting in the increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) an event closely linked with nerve cell death. Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) is a redox-sensitive transcription factor responsible for transcribing neuroprotective genes under the control of the antioxidant response element (ARE), which work to counteract high intracellular ROS levels. I have identified significant increases in cell viability, NRF2 nuclear localization, and …