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What does the capase 6 enzyme do to the huntingtin protein?

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Huntington's disease (HD) is caused by a mutation in the huntingtin (htt) gene encoding an expansion of glutamine repeats at the N terminus of the Htt protein. However, whether caspase-6 is indeed the essential enzyme that cleaves Htt at this site in vivo has not been determined.

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