CCG*CGG interruptions in high penetrance SCA8 families increase RAN translation and protein toxicity
Barbara A Perez, Hannah K Shorrock, Mónica Báñez-Coronel, Tao Zu, Lisa E. L. Romano, Lauren A. Laboissonniere, Tammy S. Reid, Yoshio Ikeda, Kaalak Reddy, Christopher Manuel Gomez, Thomas D. Bird, Tetsuo Ashizawa, Lawrence J. Schut, Alfredo Brusco, J. Andrew Berglund, , Laura P.W. Ranum
This study shows that CCG*CGG interruptions in SCA8 repeat expansions increase RAN protein levels and toxicity, contributing to higher disease penetrance.
EMBO Molecular Medicine · Oct 11, 2021Peer-reviewedGenetics