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ArticleBrain research2015

Identification of novel polyglutamine-expanded aggregation species in spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy.

Tamar R Berger, Heather L Montie, Pranav Jain, Justin Legleiter, Diane E Merry

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Article in Brain research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Minimotifs dysfunction is pervasive in neurodegenerative disorders.Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.) · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tamar R BergerThomas Jefferson University, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Heather L MontiePhiladelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Department of Bio-Medical Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Pranav JainWest Virginia University, Department of Chemistry, Morgantown, WV, USA.
Justin LegleiterWest Virginia University, Department of Chemistry, Morgantown, WV, USA.
Diane E MerryThomas Jefferson University, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Electronic address: diane.merry@jefferson.edu.
Thomas Jefferson University · USWest Virginia University · USPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine · US

Funding

X LINKED SPINAL AND BULBAR MUSCULAR ATROPHYR01NS032214 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI MERRY, DIANE E · 1994 to 2010
$2.9M
The Role of the AR N/C Interaction in SMBAR01NS076919 · NINDS · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI MERRY, DIANE E · 2011 to 2015
$1.7M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS032214NINDS NIH HHS R01NS032214NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS076919NINDS NIH HHS R01NS076919
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polyglutamine-repeat disorders are part of a larger family of neurodegenerative diseases characterized by protein misfolding and aggregation. In spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA), polyglutamine expansion within the androgen receptor (AR) causes progressive debilitating muscular atrophy and lower motor neuron loss in males. Although soluble polyglutamine-expanded aggregation species are considered toxic intermediates in the aggregation process, relatively little is known about the spectrum of structures that are formed. Here we identify novel polyglutamine-expanded AR aggregates that are SDS-soluble and bind the toxicity-predicting antibody 3B5H10. Soluble, 3B5H10-reactive aggregation species exist in low-density conformations and are larger by atomic force microscopy, suggesting that they may be less compact than later-stage, insoluble aggregates. We demonstrate disease-relevance in vivo and draw correlations with toxicity in vitro. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled SI: Neuroprotection.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntibodiesCerebral CortexDisease Models, AnimalHumansImmunoprecipitationMaleMiceMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, Atomic ForceMuscular Disorders, AtrophicPC12 CellsPeptidesRatsReceptors, AndrogenSpinal CordAntibodiesPeptidespolyglutamineReceptors, AndrogenAndrogen receptorPolyglutamineProtein aggregationSpinal and bulbar muscular atrophy

Identifiers

PMID26453288
PMCPMC4681586
OpenAlexW1939748613

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