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Cheryl WellingtonProfessor, University of British Columbia Verified email at cmmt.ubc.ca Cited by 19842 |
Inhibiting caspase cleavage of huntingtin reduces toxicity and aggregate formation in neuronal and nonneuronal cells
CL Wellington, L Ellerby, J Savill, S Roy… - Journal of Biological …, 2000 - ASBMB
Huntington's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by CAG expansion that results
in expansion of a polyglutamine tract at the extreme N terminus of huntingtin (htt). htt with …
in expansion of a polyglutamine tract at the extreme N terminus of huntingtin (htt). htt with …
Caspase cleavage of mutant huntingtin precedes neurodegeneration in Huntington's disease
CL Wellington, LM Ellerby, CA Gutekunst… - Journal of …, 2002 - Soc Neuroscience
Huntington's disease (HD) results from polyglutamine expansion in huntingtin (htt), a protein
with several consensus caspase cleavage sites. Despite the identification of htt fragments in …
with several consensus caspase cleavage sites. Despite the identification of htt fragments in …
Caspase cleavage of gene products associated with triplet expansion disorders generates truncated fragments containing the polyglutamine tract
CL Wellington, LM Ellerby, AS Hackam… - Journal of Biological …, 1998 - ASBMB
The neurodegenerative diseases Huntington disease, dentatorubropallidoluysian atrophy,
spinocerebellar atrophy type 3, and spinal bulbar muscular atrophy are caused by expansion …
spinocerebellar atrophy type 3, and spinal bulbar muscular atrophy are caused by expansion …
ABCA1 mRNA and protein distribution patterns predict multiple different roles and levels of regulation
CL Wellington, EKY Walker, A Suarez, A Kwok… - Laboratory …, 2002 - nature.com
Mutations in ABCA1 cause the allelic disorders familial hypolipoproteinemia and Tangier
Disease. To identify where ABCA1 was likely to have a functional role, we determined the …
Disease. To identify where ABCA1 was likely to have a functional role, we determined the …
Deficiency of ABCA1 impairs apolipoprotein E metabolism in brain
…, JS Cohn, MR Hayden, CL Wellington - Journal of Biological …, 2004 - ASBMB
ABCA1 is a cholesterol transporter that is widely expressed throughout the body. Outside
the central nervous system (CNS), ABCA1 functions in the biogenesis of high-density …
the central nervous system (CNS), ABCA1 functions in the biogenesis of high-density …
[HTML][HTML] Cleavage at the caspase-6 site is required for neuronal dysfunction and degeneration due to mutant huntingtin
…, Z Murphy, SC Warby, CN Doty, S Roy, CL Wellington… - Cell, 2006 - cell.com
Cleavage of huntingtin (htt) has been characterized in vitro, and accumulation of caspase
cleavage fragments represents an early pathological change in brains of Huntington's disease …
cleavage fragments represents an early pathological change in brains of Huntington's disease …
[PDF][PDF] Increased sensitivity to N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor-mediated excitotoxicity in a mouse model of Huntington's disease
Previous work suggests N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) activation may be involved
in degeneration of medium-sized spiny striatal neurons in Huntington's disease (HD). Here …
in degeneration of medium-sized spiny striatal neurons in Huntington's disease (HD). Here …
[HTML][HTML] Huntingtin and huntingtin-associated protein 1 influence neuronal calcium signaling mediated by inositol-(1, 4, 5) triphosphate receptor type 1
…, H Tu, EYW Chan, A Maximov, Z Wang, CL Wellington… - Neuron, 2003 - cell.com
Huntington's disease (HD) is caused by polyglutamine expansion (exp) in huntingtin (Htt). The
type 1 inositol (1,4,5)-triphosphate receptor (InsP 3 R1) is an intracellular calcium (Ca 2+ ) …
type 1 inositol (1,4,5)-triphosphate receptor (InsP 3 R1) is an intracellular calcium (Ca 2+ ) …
Vascular dysfunction—the disregarded partner of Alzheimer's disease
Increasing evidence recognizes Alzheimer's disease (AD) as a multifactorial and heterogeneous
disease with multiple contributors to its pathophysiology, including vascular dysfunction…
disease with multiple contributors to its pathophysiology, including vascular dysfunction…
Overexpression of ABCA1 reduces amyloid deposition in the PDAPP mouse model of Alzheimer disease
…, V Hirsch-Reinshagen, CL Wellington… - The Journal of …, 2008 - Am Soc Clin Investig
APOE genotype is a major genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer disease (AD). ABCA1,
a member of the ATP-binding cassette family of active transporters, lipidates apoE in the …
a member of the ATP-binding cassette family of active transporters, lipidates apoE in the …