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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
The ataxia protein sacsin is a functional co-chaperone that protects against polyglutamine-expanded ataxin-1
Human Molecular Genetics, Volume 18, No. 9, Year 2009
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An extensive protein-protein interaction network has been identified between proteins implicated in inherited ataxias. The protein sacsin, which is mutated in the early-onset neurodegenerative disease autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay, is a node in this interactome. Here, we have established the neuronal expression of sacsin and functionally characterized domains of the 4579 amino acid protein. Sacsin is most highly expressed in large neurons, particularly within brain motor systems, including cerebellar Purkinje cells. Its subcellular localization in SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells was predominantly cytoplasmic with a mitochondrial component. We identified a putative ubiquitin-like (UbL) domain at the N-terminus of sacsin and demonstrated an interaction with the proteasome. Furthermore, sacsin contains a predicted J-domain, the defining feature of DnaJ/Hsp40 proteins. Using a bacterial complementation assay, the sacsin J-domain was demonstrated to be functional. The presence of both UbL and J-domains in sacsin suggests that it may integrate the ubiquitin-proteasome system and Hsp70 function to a specific cellular role. The Hsp70 chaperone machinery is an important component of the cellular response towards aggregation prone mutant proteins that are associated with neurodegenerative diseases. We therefore investigated the effects of siRNA-mediated sacsin knockdown on polyglutamine-expanded ataxin-1. Importantly, SACS siRNA did not affect cell viability with GFP-ataxin-1[30Q], but enhanced the toxicity of GFP-ataxin-1[82Q], suggesting that sacsin is protective against mutant ataxin-1. Thus, sacsin is an ataxia protein and a regulator of the Hsp70 chaperone machinery that is implicated in the processing of other ataxia-linked proteins. © 2009 The Author(s).
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Authors & Co-Authors
Parfitt, David A.
United Kingdom, London
Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Michael, Gregory J.
United Kingdom, London
Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Vermeulen, Esmeralda G.M.
United Kingdom, London
Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Prodromou, Natalia V.
United Kingdom, London
Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Webb, Tom R.
United Kingdom, London
Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Gallo, Jean Marc
United Kingdom, London
King's College London
Cheetham, Michael E.
United Kingdom, London
Ucl Institute of Ophthalmology
Nicoll, William S.
South Africa, Grahamstown
Rhodes University
Blatch, Gregory Lloyd
South Africa, Grahamstown
Rhodes University
Chapple, J. Paul
United Kingdom, London
Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Statistics
Citations: 161
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/hmg/ddp067
ISSN:
09646906
e-ISSN:
14602083