2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Novel pathological pathway of ALS/FTLD-U
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23591254
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Neurology
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| Research Institution | Keio University |
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Principal Investigator |
ITO Daisuke 慶應義塾大学, 医学部, 講師 (80286450)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | ubiquitin / optineurin / 筋萎縮性側策硬化症 / endosome / autophagy |
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| Research Abstract |
Ubiquilin (UBQLN) 2 localized in endosomal vesicles formed by the ALS-linked molecule optineurin (OPTN) and also co-localized with an initiator of the autophagic process, ULK1, after amino acid starvation. OPTN-vesicles were ubiquitin- and p62-immunopositive. An ALS-linked mutation (E478G) in OPTN abolished vesicle formation. ALS-linked mutations in UBQLN2 additively enhanced UBQLN2 aggregation and formation of inclusion bodies, resulting in mislocation from OPTN-vesicles. UBQLN2 was found to be a potent regulator of the levels of OPTN and the FTD-linked secretory factor progranulin, possibly via the endosomal system, and ALS-linked mutations disturbed these functional consequences. This study demonstrates that ALS-linked mutations in both OPTN and UBQLN2 interfere with the constitution of specific endosomal vesicles, suggesting that the vesicles are involved in protein homeostasis and that these proteins function in common pathological processes.
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