title: The functions of UCH-L1 and its relation to neurodegenerative diseases.
abstract: Parkinson's disease (PD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common neurodegenerative diseases, are caused by both genetic and environmental factors. Ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1) is a deubiquitinating enzyme that is involved in the pathogenesis of both of these neurodegenerative diseases. Several functions of UCH-L1, other than as an ubiquitin hydrolase, have been proposed; these include acting as an ubiquitin ligase and stabilizing mono-ubiquitin. This review focuses on recent findings on the functions and the regulation of UCH-L1, in particular those that relate to PD and AD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Degenerative Neurological Diseases, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8502, Japan.
authors.forename: Rieko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Setsuie
authors.forename: Keiji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wada
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008818:Mice, Neurologic Mutants / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D009410:Nerve Degeneration / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000502:physiology; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D025801:Ubiquitin / Q000378:metabolism; D043222:Ubiquitin Thiolesterase / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; C482860:UCHL1 protein, human; D025801:Ubiquitin; D043222:Ubiquitin Thiolesterase