Apn1 AP-endonuclease is essential for the repair of oxidatively damaged DNA bases in yeast frataxin-deficient cells

Apn1 AP-endonuclease is essential for the repair of oxidatively damaged DNA bases in yeast frataxin-deficient cells. Sophie Lefevre, Caroline Brossas, Françoise Auchère, Nicole Boggetto, Jean-Michel Camadro, and Renata Santos. Hum. Mol. Genet. first published online June 16, 2012 doi:10.1093/hmg/dds230

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KEYWORDS: Frataxin-deficiency, mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, Friedreich ataxia, respiratory deficit, disturbed iron homeostasis, sensitivity to oxidants, Apn1 enzyme, DNA damage.

Iron and neurodegeneration: from cellular homeostasis to disease.

Iron and neurodegeneration: from cellular homeostasis to disease. Batista-Nascimento L, Pimentel C, Andrade Menezes R, Rodrigues-Pousada C.Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2012;2012:128647. Epub 2012 May 30.

 Keywords: Accumulation of iron (Fe), neurodegenerative diseases, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Huntington's diseases, Friedreich's ataxia, neuroferritinopathy, Fe misregulation, oxidative stress, therapeutic strategies, metalloneurobiology.

A generalizable pre-clinical research approach for orphan disease therapy

A generalizable pre-clinical research approach for orphan disease therapy. Review. Beaulieu CL, Samuels ME, Ekins S, McMaster CR, Edwards AM, Krainer AR, Hicks GG, Frey BJ, Boycott KM, MacKenzie AE. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2012, 7:39 (15 June 2012).

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