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MGI Accession ID: MGI:3603865
J Number: J:101343
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Title: CHIP suppresses polyglutamine aggregation and toxicity in vitro and in vivo.
Authors: Miller VM; Nelson RF; Gouvion CM; Williams A; Rodriguez-Lebron E; Harper SQ; Davidson BL; Rebagliati MR; Paulson HL
Journal: J Neurosci
Volume: 25
Issue: 40
Date: 2005 Oct 5
Year: 2005
Pages: 9152-61
Review Status: Peer Reviewed
Abstract:
Huntington's disease (HD) and other polyglutamine (polyQ) neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by neuronal accumulation of the disease protein, suggesting that the cellular ability to handle abnormal proteins is compromised. As both a cochaperone and ubiquitin ligase, the C-terminal Hsp70 (heat shock protein 70)-interacting protein (CHIP) links the two major arms of protein quality control, molecular chaperones, and the ubiquitin-proteasome system. Here, we demonstrate that CHIP suppresses polyQ aggregation and toxicity in transfected cell lines, primary neurons, and a novel zebrafish model of disease. Suppression by CHIP requires its cochaperone function, suggesting that CHIP acts to facilitate the solubility of mutant polyQ proteins through its interactions with chaperones. Conversely, HD transgenic mice that are haploinsufficient for CHIP display a markedly accelerated disease phenotype. We conclude that CHIP is a critical mediator of the neuronal response to misfolded polyQ protein and represents a potential therapeutic target in this important class of neurodegenerative diseases.
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