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Overexpression of p62/SQSTM1 promotes the degradations of abnormally accumulated PrP mutants in cytoplasm and relieves the associated cytotoxicities via autophagy-lysosome-dependent way.
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Medical Microbiology & Immunology . Apr2014, Vol. 203 Issue 2, p73-84. 12p. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- The protein of p62/sequestosome 1 (SQSTM1), a key cargo adaptor protein involved in autophagy-lysosome degradation, exhibits inclusion bodies structure in cytoplasm and plays a protective role in some models of neurodegenerative diseases. Some PrP mutants, such as PrP-CYTO and PrP-PG14, also form cytosolic inclusion bodies and trigger neuronal apoptosis either in cultured cells or in transgenic mice. Here, we demonstrated that the cellular p62/SQSTM1 incorporated into the inclusion bodies formed by expressing the abnormal PrP mutants, PrP-CYTO and PrP-PG14, in human embryonic kidney 293 cells. Overexpression of p62/SQSTM1 efficiently relieved the cytosolic aggregations and cell apoptosis induced by the abnormal PrPs. Autophagy-lysosome inhibitors instead of proteasome inhibitor sufficiently blocked the p62/SQSTM1-mediated degradations of abnormal PrPs. Overexpression of p62/SQSTM1 did not alter the levels of light chain 3 (LC3) in the cells expressing various PrPs. However, more complexes of p62/SQSTM1 with LC3 were detected in the cells expressing the misfolded PrPs. These data imply that p62/SQSTM1 plays an important role in the homeostasis of abnormal PrPs via autophagy-lysosome-dependent way. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03008584
- Volume :
- 203
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Medical Microbiology & Immunology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 95109631
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00430-013-0316-z