Neurofilamentopathy in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Quan Liu1
Fang Xie2
Abdiel Alvarado-Diaz3
Mark A Smith4
Paula I Moreira5
Xiongwei Zhu4
George Perry, *
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Abstract
Neurofilament protein alterations are found in many neurodegenerative diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson, Alzheimer, and Charcot-Marie-Tooth. Abnormal modifications of neurofilament, such as mutation, oxidation and phosphorylation, are linked to the disease-related alteration. In this review, the most recent discovery and central arguments about functions, pathological modifications, and genetic mutations related to neurofilaments in neurodegenerative diseases is presented.
Keywords: Neurofilament, Alzheimer disease, Parkinson disease, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Phosphorylation, Oxidation, Glycosylation.
