| Autor: |
Oláh J; Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary., Norris V; Laboratory of Bacterial Communication and Anti-Infection Strategies, EA 4312, University of Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan, France., Lehotzky A; Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary., Ovádi J; Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Cells [Cells] 2024 Feb 14; Vol. 13 (4). Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 14. |
| DOI: |
10.3390/cells13040338 |
| Abstrakt: |
Neurological disorders such as Parkinsonism cause serious socio-economic problems as there are, at present, only therapies that treat their symptoms. The well-established hallmark alpha-synuclein (SYN) is enriched in the inclusion bodies characteristic of Parkinsonism. We discovered a prominent partner of SYN, termed Tubulin Polymerization Promoting Protein (TPPP), which has important physiological and pathological activities such as the regulation of the microtubule network and the promotion of SYN aggregation. The role of TPPP in Parkinsonism is often neglected in research, which we here attempt to remedy. In the normal brain, SYN and TPPP are expressed endogenously in neurons and oligodendrocytes, respectively, whilst, at an early stage of Parkinsonism, soluble hetero-associations of these proteins are found in both cell types. The cell-to-cell transmission of these proteins, which is central to disease progression, provides a unique situation for specific drug targeting. Different strategies for intervention and for the discovery of biomarkers include (i) interface targeting of the SYN-TPPP hetero-complex; (ii) proteolytic degradation of SYN and/or TPPP using the PROTAC technology; and (iii) depletion of the proteins by miRNA technology. We also discuss the potential roles of SYN and TPPP in the phenotype stabilization of neurons and oligodendrocytes. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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