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Staufen1 links RNA stress granules and autophagy in a model of neurodegeneration

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  • Sharan Paul

    (University of Utah)

  • Warunee Dansithong

    (University of Utah)

  • Karla P. Figueroa

    (University of Utah)

  • Daniel R. Scoles

    (University of Utah)

  • Stefan M. Pulst

    (University of Utah)

Abstract

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by expansion of polyglutamine tract in the ATXN2 protein. We identified Staufen1 (STAU1) as an interactor of ATXN2, and showed elevation in cells from SCA2 patients, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients, and in SCA2 mouse models. We demonstrated recruitment of STAU1 to mutant ATXN2 aggregates in brain tissue from patients with SCA2 human brain and in an SCA2 mouse model, and association of STAU1 elevation with dysregulation of SCA2-related transcript abundances. Targeting STAU1 in vitro by RNAi restored PCP2 transcript levels and lowering mutant ATXN2 also normalized STAU1 levels. Reduction of Stau1 in vivo improved motor behavior in an SCA2 mouse model, normalized the levels of several SCA2-related proteins, and reduced aggregation of polyglutamine-expanded ATXN2. These findings suggest a function for STAU1 in aberrant RNA metabolism associated with ATXN2 mutation, suggesting STAU1 is a possible novel therapeutic target for SCA2.

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  • Sharan Paul & Warunee Dansithong & Karla P. Figueroa & Daniel R. Scoles & Stefan M. Pulst, 2018. "Staufen1 links RNA stress granules and autophagy in a model of neurodegeneration," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 9(1), pages 1-14, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:9:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-018-06041-3
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06041-3
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