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Linking Huntingtin to motility

The Journal of Cell Biology, 2006
On page 605, Pal et al. report that Huntingtin (Htt) and its associated protein HAP40 are part of the machinery used by Rab5 to control switching between microtubules and actin filaments. The data may explain why vesicle motility is disrupted in Htt mutant cells. Figure 1 Vesicular Rab5 (green) colocalizes with Huntingtin (red).
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IKKα and IKKβ Regulation of DNA Damage-Induced Cleavage of Huntingtin [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Proteolysis of huntingtin (Htt) plays a key role in the pathogenesis of Huntington's disease (HD). However, the environmental cues and signaling pathways that regulate Htt proteolysis are poorly understood. One stimulus may be the DNA damage
Brundin, Patrick, Khoshnan, Ali, Ko, Jan, Patterson, Paul H., Tescu, Simona   +4 more
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The Hsp90β Isoform: An Attractive Target for Drug Development

Medicinal Research Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The beta isoform of 90 kDa heat shock protein (Hsp90β) plays a critical role in maintaining cellular proteostasis by assisting in the folding and refolding of proteins, which is essential for both normal cellular function and stress response.
Subhabrata Chaudhury, Terin D'Amico, Brian S. J. Blagg   +2 more
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The Aggregation of Huntingtin and α-Synuclein [PDF]

Journal of Biophysics, 2012
Huntington’s and Parkinson’s diseases are neurodegenerative disorders associated with unusual protein interactions. Although the origin and evolution of these diseases are completely different, characteristic deposits of protein aggregates (huntingtin and α-synuclein resp.), are a common feature in both diseases.
Edgar Vázquez-Contreras, María Elena Chánez-Cárdenas   +1 more
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Mitophagy and the therapeutic clearance of damaged mitochondria for neuroprotection [PDF]

, 2016
Mitochondria are the foremost producers of the cellular energy currency ATP. They are also a significant source of reactive oxygen species and an important buffer of intracellular calcium.
Bingol, Caviston, Chourasia, Cui, Daniel A. East, Duchen, East, East, Fei, Feng, Gatliff, Geisler, Guardia-Laguarta, Guo, Hanna, Jain, Jin, Kamat, Kawamata, Kim, Landes, Lee, Lee, Lefebvre, Lionaki, Liu, Lokireddy, Magrané, Martinez-Vicente, Martinou, Matic, Mattiazzi, Melser, Michalik, Michelangelo Campanella, Narendra, Narendra, Orr, Padman, Palomo, Pankiv, Panov, Pickrell, Quirós, Richter, Rugarli, Ryan, Sarraf, Schwarten, Shaw, Sheng, Shin, Stafa, Stoica, Strappazzon, Subramaniam, Tanti, Tsunemi, Valente, Van Humbeeck, Vives-Bauza, Wallace, Wang, Wang, Wu, Zhang, Zhu   +66 more
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An exploration of the genetics of the mutant Huntingtin (mHtt) gene in a cohort of patients with chorea from different ethnic groups in sub‐Saharan Africa

Annals of Human Genetics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Africans are underrepresented in Huntington's disease (HD) research. A European ancestor was postulated to have introduced the mutant Huntingtin (mHtt) gene to the continent; however, recent work has shown the existence of a unique Htt haplotype in South‐Africa specific to indigenous Africans.
Mendi J Muthinja, Carlos Othon Guelngar, Maouly Fall, Fatumah Jama, Huda Aldeen Shuja, Jamila Nambafu, Daniel Gams Massi, Oluwadamilola O. Ojo, Njideka U. Okubadejo, Funmilola Tolulope Taiwo, Alassane Mamadou Diop, Coudjou J. D. G. de Chacus, Fodé Abass Cissé, Amara Cissé, Juzar Hooker, Dilraj Sokhi, Henry Houlden, Mie Rizig   +17 more
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Nuclear Relocation of Normal Huntingtin [PDF]

Traffic, 2001
In Huntington's Disease (HD), the huntingtin protein (Htt) includes an expanded polyglutamine domain. Since mutant Htt concentrates in the nucleus of affected neurons, we have inquired whether normal Htt (Q16−23) is also able to access the nucleus. We observe that a major pool of normal full‐length Htt of HeLa cells is anchored to endosomes and also ...
Tao Tao, Alan M. Tartakoff
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The Application of Polymeric Nanoparticles as Drug Delivery Carriers to Cells in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Cell Proliferation, EarlyView.
Polymeric nanoparticles represent promising drug (gene) delivery carriers to the brain due to their unique advantages to facilitate the penetration of blood–brain barrier and endocytosis of neuronal cells in neurodegenerative diseases. ABSTRACT In spite of great advances in modern medicine, there are a few effective strategies for the treatment of ...
Lian Jin, Libo Nie, Yan Deng, Ghulam Jilany Khana, Nongyue He   +4 more
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Is Huntingtin Dispensable in the Adult Brain? [PDF]

Journal of Huntington's Disease, 2017
Huntingtin (HTT) is an essential protein during early embryogenesis and the development of the central nervous system (CNS). Conditional knock-out of mouse Huntingtin (Htt) expression in the CNS beginning during neural development, as well as reducing Htt expression only during embryonic and early postnatal stages, results in neurodegeneration in the ...
Jeh-Ping Liu, Scott Zeitlin
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Stimulation of S1PR5 with A-971432, a selective agonist, preserves blood-brain barrier integrity and exerts therapeutic effect in an animal model of Huntington's disease [PDF]

, 2018
Huntington's disease (HD) is themost common neurodegenerative disorder for which no effective cure is yet available. Although several agents have been identified to provide benefits so far, the number of therapeutic options remains limited with only ...
Amico, Enrico, Buttari, Fabio, Capocci, Luca, Castaldo, Salvatore, Di Pardo, Alba, Giovannelli, Alfredo, Madonna, Michele, Maglione, Vittorio, Marracino, Federico, Pepe, Giuseppe, van Bergeijk, Jeroen, van der Kam, Elizabeth   +11 more
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