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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.)2018

Minimotifs dysfunction is pervasive in neurodegenerative disorders.

Surbhi Sharma, Richard J Young, Jingchun Chen, Xiangning Chen, Edwin C Oh, Martin R Schiller

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Article in Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Surbhi SharmaNevada Institute of Personalized Medicine, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
Richard J YoungNevada Institute of Personalized Medicine, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
Jingchun ChenNevada Institute of Personalized Medicine, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
Xiangning ChenNevada Institute of Personalized Medicine, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
Edwin C OhNevada Institute of Personalized Medicine, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
Martin R SchillerNevada Institute of Personalized Medicine, Las Vegas, NV, USA.

Funding

Tracking and EvaluationU54GM104944 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS · PI ZHU, YILIANG · 2013 to 2023
$39.6M
Renewal of Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) (Phase 2) CNTN - ResubmissionP20GM109025 · NIGMS · CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION · PI JESSICA KIRKLAND CALDWELL · 2015 to 2026
$22.8M
The Genome Analysis and Sequencing Pipeline (GASP)P20GM121325 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS · PI CHEN, JINGCHUN · 2018 to 2022
$11.5M
Linking Ciliary Biology to the Functional Annotation of Psychiatric DistordersR01MH109706 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS · PI OH, EDWIN C. · 2016 to 2020
$1.9M
Efficient Algorithms for Motif SearchR01LM010101 · NLM · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS · PI RAJASEKARAN, SANGUTHEVAR · 2010 to 2013
$1.4M
Building motif lexiconsR01GM079689 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS · PI SCHILLER, MARTIN R · 2007 to 2010
$1.1M
Understanding the genetic architecture of schizophrenia in Chinese populationR01MH101054 · NIMH · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI CHEN, XIANGNING · 2013 to 2015
$602k
The C-terminomeR15GM107983 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS · PI SCHILLER, MARTIN R · 2013 to 2013
$443k
A novel high-throughput functional screen based upon chimeric minimotif decoysR21AI116411 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS · PI SCHILLER, MARTIN R · 2015 to 2016
$407k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Minimotifs are modular contiguous peptide sequences in proteins that are important for posttranslational modifications, binding to other molecules, and trafficking to specific subcellular compartments. Some molecular functions of proteins in cellular pathways can be predicted from minimotif consensus sequences identified through experimentation. While a role for minimotifs in regulating signal transduction and gene regulation during disease pathogenesis (such as infectious diseases and cancer) is established, the therapeutic use of minimotif mimetic drugs is limited. In this review, we discuss a general theme identifying a pervasive role of minimotifs in the pathomechanism of neurodegenerative diseases. Beyond their longstanding history in the genetics of familial neurodegeneration, minimotifs are also major players in neurotoxic protein aggregation, aberrant protein trafficking, and epigenetic regulation. Generalizing the importance of minimotifs in neurodegenerative diseases offers a new perspective for the future study of neurodegenerative mechanisms and the investigation of new therapeutics.

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AggregateBindingEpigeneticsGeneticsGWASHistone codeMinimotifPosttranslational modificationTrafficking

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PMID30225339
PMCPMC6139474

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