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SUBMITTER: Loring HS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7085114 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Loring Heather S HS Icso Janneke D JD Nemmara Venkatesh V VV Thompson Paul R PR
Biochemistry 20200217 8
Sterile alpha and toll/interleukin receptor (TIR) motif-containing protein 1 (SARM1) plays a pivotal role in triggering the neurodegenerative processes that underlie peripheral neuropathies, traumatic brain injury, and neurodegenerative diseases. Importantly, SARM1 knockdown or knockout prevents degeneration, thereby demonstrating that SARM1 is a promising therapeutic target. Recently, SARM1 was shown to promote neurodegeneration via its ability to hydrolyze NAD<sup>+</sup>, forming nicotinamide ...[more]