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Self-assembly of polyglutamine-containing huntingtin fragments into amyloid-like fibrils: Implications for Huntington’s disease pathology

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Scherzinger, Eberhard, Sittler, Annie, Schweiger, Katja, Heiser, Volker, Lurz, Rudi, Hasenbank, Renate, Bates, Gillian P., Lehrach, Hans, Wanker, Erich E.·1999·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Abstract

Huntington’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by a polyglutamine [poly(Q)] repeat expansion in the first exon of the huntingtin protein. Previously, we showed that N-terminal huntingtin peptides with poly(Q) tracts in the pathological range (51–122 glutamines), but not with poly(Q) tracts in the normal range (20 and 30 glutamines), form high molecular weight protein aggregates with a fibrillar or ribbon-like morphology, reminiscent of scrapie prion rods and β-amyloid fibrils in Alzheimer’s disease. Here we report that the formation of amyloid-like huntingtin aggregates in vitro not only depends on poly(Q) repeat length but also critically depends on protein concentration and time. Furthermore, the in vitro aggregation of huntingtin can be seeded by preformed fibrils. Together, these results suggest that amyloid fibrillogenesis in Huntington’s disease, like in Alzheimer’s disease, is a nucleation-dependent polymerization.

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Authors
Scherzinger, E., Sittler, A., Schweiger, K., Heiser, V., Lurz, R., Hasenbank, R., Bates, G. P., Lehrach, H., & Wanker, E. E.
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
1999-04-13
Volume
96
Issue
8
Pages
4604-4609
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
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12.26
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journal article
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en
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Scherzinger, E., Sittler, A., Schweiger, K., Heiser, V., Lurz, R., Hasenbank, R., Bates, G. P., Lehrach, H., & Wanker, E. E. (1999). Self-assembly of polyglutamine-containing huntingtin fragments into amyloid-like fibrils: Implications for Huntington’s disease pathology. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.96.8.4604

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