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- Title
Inhibition of Transglutaminase Exacerbates Polyglutamine-Induced Neurotoxicity by Increasing the Aggregation of Mutant Ataxin-3 in an SCA3 Drosophila Model.
- Authors
Lin, Yunting; He, Hua; Luo, Yingying; Zhu, Ting; Duan, Ranhui
- Abstract
Transglutaminases (TGs) comprise a family of Ca-dependent enzymes that catalyze protein cross-linking, which include nine family members in humans but only a single homolog in Drosophila with three conserved domains. Drosophila Tg plays important roles in cuticle morphogenesis, hemolymph clotting, and innate immunity. Mammalian tissue TG (TG2) is involved in polyglutamine diseases (polyQ diseases), and TG6 has been identified as a causative gene of a novel spinocerebellar ataxia, SCA35. Using a well-established SCA3 fly model, we found that RNA interference-mediated suppression of Tg aggravated polyQ-induced neurodegenerative phenotypes. The administration of cystamine, a known effective Tg inhibitor, enhanced ommatidial degeneration in SCA3 flies. We also demonstrated that the aggregates of pathogenic ataxin-3 increased greatly, when the Tg activity was repressed. These findings indicate that Tg is crucial for polyQ-induced neurotoxicity because Tg ablation resulted in more severe neurodegeneration due to the elevated accumulation of insoluble ataxin-3 complexes in the SCA3 Drosophila model.
- Subjects
TRANSGLUTAMINASES; ENZYME inhibitors; POLYGLUTAMINE; NEUROTOXICOLOGY; ATAXIN; DROSOPHILA as laboratory animals
- Publication
Neurotoxicity Research, 2015, Vol 27, Issue 3, p259
- ISSN
1029-8428
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12640-014-9506-8