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N-terminal truncated UCH-L1 prevents Parkinson's disease associated damage.

ABSTRACT: Ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase-L1 (UCH-L1) has been proposed as one of the Parkinson's disease (PD) related genes, but the possible molecular connection between UCH-L1 and PD is not well understood. In this study, we discovered an N-terminal 11 amino acid truncated variant UCH-L1 that we called NT-UCH-L1, in mouse brain tissue as well as in NCI-H157 lung cancer and SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cell lines. In vivo experiments and hydrogen-deuterium exchange (HDX) with tandem mass spectrometry (MS) studies showed that NT-UCH-L1 is readily aggregated and degraded, and has more flexible structure than UCH-L1. Post-translational modifications including monoubiquitination and disulfide crosslinking regulate the stability and cellular localization of NT-UCH-L1, as confirmed by mutational and proteomic studies. Stable expression of NT-UCH-L1 decreases cellular ROS levels and protects cells from H2O2, rotenone and CCCP-induced cell death. NT-UCH-L1-expressing transgenic mice are less susceptible to degeneration of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons seen in the MPTP mouse model of PD, in comparison to control animals. These results suggest that NT-UCH-L1 may have the potential to prevent neural damage in diseases like PD.

SUBMITTER: Kim HJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4069018 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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N-terminal truncated UCH-L1 prevents Parkinson's disease associated damage.

Kim Hee-Jung HJ Kim Hyun Jung HJ Jeong Jae-Eun JE Baek Jeong Yeob JY Jeong Jaeho J Kim Sun S Kim Young-Mee YM Kim Youhwa Y Nam Jin Han JH Huh Sue Hee SH Seo Jawon J Jin Byung Kwan BK Lee Kong-Joo KJ

PloS one 20140624 6

Ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase-L1 (UCH-L1) has been proposed as one of the Parkinson's disease (PD) related genes, but the possible molecular connection between UCH-L1 and PD is not well understood. In this study, we discovered an N-terminal 11 amino acid truncated variant UCH-L1 that we called NT-UCH-L1, in mouse brain tissue as well as in NCI-H157 lung cancer and SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cell lines. In vivo experiments and hydrogen-deuterium exchange (HDX) with tandem mass spectrometry (MS) studi ...[more]

PMID: 24959670

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N-terminal truncated UCH-L1 prevents Parkinson's disease associated damage.

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N-terminal truncated UCH-L1 prevents Parkinson's disease associated damage.

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