Amyloid modifier SERF1a interacts with polyQ-expanded huntingtin-exon 1 via helical interactions and exacerbates polyQ-induced toxicity

Abstract Abnormal polyglutamine (polyQ) expansion and fibrillization occur in Huntington’s disease (HD). Amyloid modifier SERF enhances amyloid formation, but the underlying mechanism is not revealed. Here, the fibrillization and toxicity effect of SERF1a on Htt-exon1 are examined. SERF1a enhances t...

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Main Authors: Tien-Ying Tsai, Chun-Yu Chen, Tien-Wei Lin, Tien-Chang Lin, Feng-Lan Chiu, Orion Shih, Ming-Yun Chang, Yu-Chun Lin, An-Chung Su, Chiung-Mei Chen, U-Ser Jeng, Hung-Chih Kuo, Chi-Fon Chang, Yun-Ru Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-07-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-05142-0