"Ataxin-3" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A deubiquitinating enzyme of the ATAXINS family. It functions in protein homeostasis, GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; CYTOSKELETON regulation, and MYOGENESIS. CAG TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT EXPANSION in the Ataxin-3 gene coding region is associated with spinocerebellar ataxia-3 (MACHADO-JOSEPH DISEASE).
| Descriptor ID |
D000067699
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.037.250 D12.776.631.069.875 D12.776.660.075.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Ataxin-3- Ataxin-3
- Ataxin 3
- SCA3 Protein
- Ataxin-3 Protein
- Ataxin 3 Protein
- Machado-Joseph Disease Protein
- Machado Joseph Disease Protein
- Spinocerebellar Ataxia 3 Protein
- ATXN3 Protein
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