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Id:
871
Diseases:
Parkinson disease
Mus musculus
article
Reference:
Ries V et al.(2006) Oncoprotein Akt/PKB induces trophic effects in murine models of Parkinsons disease. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 103
[PMID: 17116866]
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A constitutively active form of the oncoprotein Akt/PKB, the myristoylated AKT1, has been transduced into dopamine neurons of the substantia nigra of PD mice. This transduction confers almost complete protection against apoptotic cell death.