RRC ID 15591
著者 Chan WM, Tsoi H, Wu CC, Wong CH, Cheng TC, Li HY, Lau KF, Shaw PC, Perrimon N, Chan HY.
タイトル Expanded polyglutamine domain possesses nuclear export activity which modulates subcellular localization and toxicity of polyQ disease protein via exportin-1.
ジャーナル Hum Mol Genet
Abstract Polyglutamine (polyQ) diseases are a group of late-onset, progressive neurodegenerative disorders caused by CAG trinucleotide repeat expansion in the coding region of disease genes. The cell nucleus is an important site of pathology in polyQ diseases, and transcriptional dysregulation is one of the pathologic hallmarks observed. In this study, we showed that exportin-1 (Xpo1) regulates the nucleocytoplasmic distribution of expanded polyQ protein. We found that expanded polyQ protein, but not its unexpanded form, possesses nuclear export activity and interacts with Xpo1. Genetic manipulation of Xpo1 expression levels in transgenic Drosophila models of polyQ disease confirmed the specific nuclear export role of Xpo1 on expanded polyQ protein. Upon Xpo1 knockdown, the expanded polyQ protein was retained in the nucleus. The nuclear disease protein enhanced polyQ toxicity by binding to heat shock protein (hsp) gene promoter and abolished hsp gene induction. Further, we uncovered a developmental decline of Xpo1 protein levels in vivo that contributes to the accumulation of expanded polyQ protein in the nucleus of symptomatic polyQ transgenic mice. Taken together, we first showed that Xpo1 is a nuclear export receptor for expanded polyQ domain, and our findings establish a direct link between protein nuclear export and the progressive nature of polyQ neurodegeneration.
巻・号 20(9)
ページ 1738-50
公開日 2011-5-1
DOI 10.1093/hmg/ddr049
PII ddr049
PMID 21300695
MeSH Active Transport, Cell Nucleus Animals Cell Line Cell Nucleus / genetics Cell Nucleus / metabolism* Disease Models, Animal* Drosophila* / genetics Drosophila* / metabolism HEK293 Cells Humans Intracellular Space / genetics Intracellular Space / metabolism* Karyopherins / genetics Karyopherins / metabolism* Neurodegenerative Diseases / genetics Neurodegenerative Diseases / metabolism* Peptides / genetics Peptides / metabolism* Protein Binding Protein Structure, Tertiary Protein Transport Proteins / chemistry Proteins / genetics Proteins / metabolism* Proteins / toxicity Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / genetics Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / metabolism* Trinucleotide Repeat Expansion
IF 5.101
引用数 22
WOS 分野 GENETICS & HEREDITY BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
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