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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
24
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-12-5
pubmed:abstractText
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by ataxia and selective neuronal cell loss caused by the expansion of a translated CAG repeat encoding a polyglutamine tract in ataxin-7, the SCA7 gene product. To gain insight into ataxin-7 function and to decipher the molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration in SCA7, a two-hybrid assay was performed to identify ataxin-7 interacting proteins. Herein, we show that ataxin-7 interacts with the ATPase subunit S4 of the proteasomal 19S regulatory complex. The ataxin-7/S4 association is modulated by the length of the polyglutamine tract whereby S4 shows a stronger association with the wild-type allele of ataxin-7. We demonstrate that endogenous ataxin-7 localizes to discrete nuclear foci that also contain additional components of the proteasomal complex. Immunohistochemical analyses suggest alterations either of the distribution or the levels of S4 immunoreactivity in neurons that degenerate in SCA7 brains. Immunoblot analyses demonstrate reduced levels of S4 in SCA7 cerebella without evident alterations in the levels of other proteasome subunits. These results suggest a role for S4 and ubiquitin-mediated proteasomal proteolysis in the molecular pathogenesis of SCA7.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/ATP dependent 26S protease, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Adenosine Triphosphatases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cysteine Endopeptidases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA, Complementary, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Multienzyme Complexes, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nerve Tissue Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Peptide Hydrolases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Peptides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/S4 ATPase, proteasome, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/ataxin-7, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/polyglutamine
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0964-6906
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2821-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11734547-Adenosine Triphosphatases, pubmed-meshheading:11734547-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11734547-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:11734547-COS Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11734547-Cell Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:11734547-Cysteine Endopeptidases, pubmed-meshheading:11734547-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:11734547-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, pubmed-meshheading:11734547-HeLa Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11734547-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11734547-Immunoenzyme Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:11734547-Multienzyme Complexes, pubmed-meshheading:11734547-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11734547-Peptide Hydrolases, pubmed-meshheading:11734547-Peptides, pubmed-meshheading:11734547-Precipitin Tests, pubmed-meshheading:11734547-Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex, pubmed-meshheading:11734547-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:11734547-Protein Transport, pubmed-meshheading:11734547-Spinocerebellar Ataxias, pubmed-meshheading:11734547-Two-Hybrid System Techniques
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Association of ataxin-7 with the proteasome subunit S4 of the 19S regulatory complex.
pubmed:affiliation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-5331, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't