PolyQ-expanded proteins impair cellular proteostasis of ataxin-3 through sequestering the co-chaperone HSJ1 into aggregates

Abstract Polyglutamine (polyQ) expansion of proteins can trigger protein misfolding and amyloid-like aggregation, which thus lead to severe cytotoxicities and even the respective neurodegenerative diseases. However, why polyQ aggregation is toxic to cells is not fully elucidated. Here, we took the f...

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Main Authors: Hong-Wei Yue, Jun-Ye Hong, Shu-Xian Zhang, Lei-Lei Jiang, Hong-Yu Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87382-w