title: Huntingtin-protein interactions and the pathogenesis of Huntington's disease.
abstract: At least nine inherited neurodegenerative diseases share a polyglutamine expansion in their respective disease proteins. These diseases show distinct neuropathological changes, suggesting that protein environment and protein-protein interactions play an important role in the specific neuropathology. A gain of toxic function as a result of an expanded polyglutamine tract can cause the protein huntingtin to interact abnormally with a variety of proteins, resulting in the complex of neuropathological changes seen in Huntington's disease. Recent studies have identified several huntingtin-interacting proteins that might be associated with the normal function of huntingtin and/or involved in the pathology of Huntington's disease. In this article, we focus on the potential roles of huntingtin-protein interactions in the pathogenesis of Huntington's disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Genetics, Emory University, School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
authors.forename: Shi-Hua
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiao-Jiang
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D000071058:Huntingtin Protein; D006816:Huntington Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010455:Peptides; D011485:Protein Binding; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018911:Trinucleotide Repeats
chemical_list: C086055:HTT protein, human; D000071058:Huntingtin Protein; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010455:Peptides; D014157:Transcription Factors; C097188:polyglutamine