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MGI Accession ID: MGI:3772313
J Number: J:130775
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Title: Polyglutamine domain modulates the TBP-TFIIB interaction: implications for its normal function and neurodegeneration.
Authors: Friedman MJ; Shah AG; Fang ZH; Ward EG; Warren ST; Li S; Li XJ
Journal: Nat Neurosci
Volume: 10
Issue: 12
Date: 2007 Dec
Year: 2007
Pages: 1519-28
Review Status: Peer Reviewed
Abstract:
Expansion of the polyglutamine (polyQ) tract in human TATA-box binding protein (TBP) causes the neurodegenerative disease spinocerebellar ataxia 17 (SCA17). It remains unclear how the polyQ tract regulates normal protein function and induces selective neuropathology in SCA17. We generated transgenic mice expressing polyQ-expanded TBP. These mice showed weight loss, progressive neurological symptoms and neurodegeneration before early death. Expanded polyQ tracts reduced TBP dimerization but enhanced the interaction of TBP with the general transcription factor IIB (TFIIB). In SCA17 transgenic mice, the small heat shock protein HSPB1, a potent neuroprotective factor, was downregulated, and TFIIB occupancy of the Hspb1 promoter was decreased. Overexpression of HSPB1 or TFIIB alleviated mutant TBP-induced neuritic defects. These findings implicate the polyQ domain of TBP in transcriptional regulation and provide insight into the molecular pathogenesis of SCA17.
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