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Structural and Signaling Roles of the Cytoskeleton in Health & Disease
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Studying the Cytoskeleton
What is the Cytoskeleton?

CA1 Hippocampus Maintenance, Function and Integrity

Abnormalities in the hippocampus are associated with neuropsychiatric diseases characterized by cognitive dysfunction...

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The Cytoskeleton in Epilepsy:

Cause, Consequence or Bystander?

Epilepsy is a chronic condition whose hallmark feature is the occurrence of spontaneous recurrent seizures, and is typically associated with comorbid conditions, including learning and memory deficits, anxiety and depression...

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Pathogenic Mechanisms in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of human motor neuron disease...

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From Mitotic Spindle to DNA Damage Response

The microtubule-associated protein TPX2 is well known for its roles in promoting spindle assembly and regulating mitosis...

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Genetic Predisposition Factors in Alzheimer Disease

There is currently no treatment for Alzheimer disease (AD), the most common form of senile dementia affecting ~47 million people worldwide...

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p600 Links Microtubules to the Endoplasmic Reticulum

Protein 600 is a humongous 600 kDa polypeptide...

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