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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
14
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-6-30
pubmed:abstractText
A number of studies have associated the S18Y polymorphic variant of UCH-L1 with protection from sporadic Parkinson's Disease (PD). The mechanism involved in this protective function is unknown, but has generally been assumed to be linked to the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS). In the current study, we have investigated the effects of overexpression of UCH-L1 and its variants, including S18Y, in neuronal cells. We find that S18Y, but not WT, UCH-L1 confers a specific antioxidant protective function when expressed at physiological levels in human neuroblastoma cells and primary cortical neurons. In contrast, neither WT nor S18Y UCH-L1 appear to directly impact the proteasome, although they both lead to stabilization of free ubiquitin. Lack of WT mouse UCH-L1 in neurons derived from gad mice led to a decrease of free ubiquitin, but no overall decrease in UPS function or enhanced sensitivity to oxidative stress. We conclude that the S18Y variant of UCH-L1 confers a novel antioxidant function that is not present in the WT form and that this function may underlie the protective effects of this variant in certain PD populations. Our results furthermore provide indirect evidence for the importance of oxidative stress as a pathogenetic factor in certain forms of sporadic PD.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1460-2083
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2160-71
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18411255-Amino Acid Substitution, pubmed-meshheading:18411255-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18411255-Antioxidants, pubmed-meshheading:18411255-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:18411255-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:18411255-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18411255-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18411255-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18411255-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:18411255-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:18411255-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:18411255-Oxidative Stress, pubmed-meshheading:18411255-Parkinson Disease, pubmed-meshheading:18411255-Polymorphism, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:18411255-Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex, pubmed-meshheading:18411255-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:18411255-Reactive Oxygen Species, pubmed-meshheading:18411255-Ubiquitin, pubmed-meshheading:18411255-Ubiquitin Thiolesterase
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
The S18Y polymorphic variant of UCH-L1 confers an antioxidant function to neuronal cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Basic Neurosciences, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't