Flaviano Giorgini and colleagues perform an overexpression screen in yeast to identify genes that can suppress the toxic effects of the mutant Huntington's disease protein Htt. They identify glutathione peroxidase activity as a robust suppressor of mutant Htt toxicity and validate these protective effects in Drosophila and in mammalian cell models.
- Robert P Mason
- Massimiliano Casu
- Flaviano Giorgini
