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| Citation | Godin, J.D., Poizat, G., Hickey, M.A., Maschat, F., Humbert, S. (2010). Mutant huntingtin-impaired degradation of beta-catenin causes neurotoxicity in Huntington's disease. EMBO J. 29(14): 2433--2445. (Export to RIS) | ||
| FlyBase ID | FBrf0211344 | ||
| Publication Type | Research paper | ||
| PubMed ID | 20531388 | ||
| PubMed Abstract | Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder causing selective neuronal death in the brain. Dysfunction of the ubiquitin-proteasome system may contribute to the disease; however, the exact mechanisms are still unknown. We report here a new pathological mechanism by which mutant huntingtin specifically interferes with the degradation of beta-catenin. Huntingtin associates with the beta-catenin destruction complex that ensures its equilibrated degradation. The binding of beta-catenin to the destruction complex is altered in HD, leading to the toxic stabilization of beta-catenin. As a consequence, the beta-transducin repeat-containing protein (beta-TrCP) rescues polyglutamine (polyQ)-huntingtin-induced toxicity in striatal neurons and in a Drosophila model of HD, through the specific degradation of beta-catenin. Finally, the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug indomethacin that decreases beta-catenin levels has a neuroprotective effect in a neuronal model of HD and in Drosophila and increases the lifespan of HD flies. We thus suggest that restoring beta-catenin homeostasis in HD is of therapeutic interest. | ||
| DOI | 10.1038/emboj.2010.117 | ||
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| Language of Publication | English | ||
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| Publication Type | Journal | ||
| Abbreviation | EMBO J. | ||
| Title | The EMBO Journal | ||
| Publication Year | 1982- | ||
| ISBN/ISSN | 0261-4189 | ||
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