Specific aspartyl and calpain proteases are required for neurodegeneration in C. elegans

Popi Syntichaki(Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas), Nektarios Tavernarakis(Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas), Monica Driscoll(Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey), Keli Xu(University of Mississippi Medical Center)
Nature
October 30, 2002
10.1038/nature01108
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