Tumor suppressor p53 regulates heat shock factor 1 protein degradation in Huntington’s disease

Summary: p53 and HSF1 are two major transcription factors involved in cell proliferation and apoptosis, whose dysregulation contributes to cancer and neurodegeneration. Contrary to most cancers, p53 is increased in Huntington’s disease (HD) and other neurodegenerative diseases, while HSF1 is decreas...

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Main Authors: Rachel H. Mansky, Erin A. Greguske, Dahyun Yu, Nicole Zarate, Taylor A. Intihar, Wei Tsai, Taylor G. Brown, Mackenzie N. Thayer, Kompal Kumar, Rocio Gomez-Pastor
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Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
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author Rachel H. Mansky
Erin A. Greguske
Dahyun Yu
Nicole Zarate
Taylor A. Intihar
Wei Tsai
Taylor G. Brown
Mackenzie N. Thayer
Kompal Kumar
Rocio Gomez-Pastor
author_facet Rachel H. Mansky
Erin A. Greguske
Dahyun Yu
Nicole Zarate
Taylor A. Intihar
Wei Tsai
Taylor G. Brown
Mackenzie N. Thayer
Kompal Kumar
Rocio Gomez-Pastor
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description Summary: p53 and HSF1 are two major transcription factors involved in cell proliferation and apoptosis, whose dysregulation contributes to cancer and neurodegeneration. Contrary to most cancers, p53 is increased in Huntington’s disease (HD) and other neurodegenerative diseases, while HSF1 is decreased. p53 and HSF1 reciprocal regulation has been shown in different contexts, but their connection in neurodegeneration remains understudied. Using cellular and animal models of HD, we show that mutant HTT stabilized p53 by abrogating the interaction between p53 and E3 ligase MDM2. Stabilized p53 promotes protein kinase CK2 alpha prime and E3 ligase FBXW7 transcription, both of which are responsible for HSF1 degradation. Consequently, p53 deletion in striatal neurons of zQ175 HD mice restores HSF1 abundance and decrease HTT aggregation and striatal pathology. Our work shows the mechanism connecting p53 stabilization with HSF1 degradation and pathophysiology in HD and sheds light on the broader molecular differences and commonalities between cancer and neurodegeneration.
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spelling doaj.art-949e550daa104647992a5fe317ef7c0c2023-03-04T04:22:55ZengElsevierCell Reports2211-12472023-03-01423112198Tumor suppressor p53 regulates heat shock factor 1 protein degradation in Huntington’s diseaseRachel H. Mansky0Erin A. Greguske1Dahyun Yu2Nicole Zarate3Taylor A. Intihar4Wei Tsai5Taylor G. Brown6Mackenzie N. Thayer7Kompal Kumar8Rocio Gomez-Pastor9Department of Neuroscience, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USADepartment of Neuroscience, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USADepartment of Neuroscience, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USADepartment of Neuroscience, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USADepartment of Neuroscience, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USADepartment of Neuroscience, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USADepartment of Neuroscience, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USADepartment of Neuroscience, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USADepartment of Neuroscience, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USADepartment of Neuroscience, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA; Corresponding authorSummary: p53 and HSF1 are two major transcription factors involved in cell proliferation and apoptosis, whose dysregulation contributes to cancer and neurodegeneration. Contrary to most cancers, p53 is increased in Huntington’s disease (HD) and other neurodegenerative diseases, while HSF1 is decreased. p53 and HSF1 reciprocal regulation has been shown in different contexts, but their connection in neurodegeneration remains understudied. Using cellular and animal models of HD, we show that mutant HTT stabilized p53 by abrogating the interaction between p53 and E3 ligase MDM2. Stabilized p53 promotes protein kinase CK2 alpha prime and E3 ligase FBXW7 transcription, both of which are responsible for HSF1 degradation. Consequently, p53 deletion in striatal neurons of zQ175 HD mice restores HSF1 abundance and decrease HTT aggregation and striatal pathology. Our work shows the mechanism connecting p53 stabilization with HSF1 degradation and pathophysiology in HD and sheds light on the broader molecular differences and commonalities between cancer and neurodegeneration.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124723002097CP: NeuroscienceCP: Molecular biology
spellingShingle Rachel H. Mansky
Erin A. Greguske
Dahyun Yu
Nicole Zarate
Taylor A. Intihar
Wei Tsai
Taylor G. Brown
Mackenzie N. Thayer
Kompal Kumar
Rocio Gomez-Pastor
Tumor suppressor p53 regulates heat shock factor 1 protein degradation in Huntington’s disease
Cell Reports
CP: Neuroscience
CP: Molecular biology
title Tumor suppressor p53 regulates heat shock factor 1 protein degradation in Huntington’s disease
title_full Tumor suppressor p53 regulates heat shock factor 1 protein degradation in Huntington’s disease
title_fullStr Tumor suppressor p53 regulates heat shock factor 1 protein degradation in Huntington’s disease
title_full_unstemmed Tumor suppressor p53 regulates heat shock factor 1 protein degradation in Huntington’s disease
title_short Tumor suppressor p53 regulates heat shock factor 1 protein degradation in Huntington’s disease
title_sort tumor suppressor p53 regulates heat shock factor 1 protein degradation in huntington s disease
topic CP: Neuroscience
CP: Molecular biology
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124723002097
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