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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-7-13
pubmed:abstractText
Previously, we showed that overexpression of ubiquilin reduces protein aggregates and toxicity of expanded polyglutamine proteins. Here, we investigated the mechanism of ubiquilin's protective effect. Immunofluorescence microscopy and immunoprecipitation studies indicated that ubiquilin colocalized and coimmunoprecipitated more with GFP-huntingtin-exon-1-fusion proteins containing a 74-polyglutamine tract than with GFP-huntingtin-fusion proteins containing a 28-polyglutamine tract or with GFP protein alone. Furthermore, overexpression of ubiquilin selectively enhanced the turnover of the expanded GFP-huntingtin-fusion protein. These results suggest that elevating ubiquilin levels could aid in the selective disposal of potentially toxic expanded polyglutamine proteins that are thought to cause several human diseases.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0006-291X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
24
pubmed:volume
360
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
423-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-12-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Ubiquilin interacts and enhances the degradation of expanded-polyglutamine proteins.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Medical Biotechnology Center, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural