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ArticleScientific reports2024

Pathogenic mutations in UBQLN2 exhibit diverse aggregation propensity and neurotoxicity.

Nathaniel Safren, Thuy P Dao, Harihar Milaganur Mohan, Camellia Huang, Bryce Trotter, Carlos A Castañeda, Henry Paulson, Sami Barmada, Lisa M Sharkey

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Phase separation of polyubiquitinated proteins in UBQLN2 condensates controls substrate fate.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nathaniel SafrenDepartment of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2200, USA. nathaniel.safren@gmail.com.
Thuy P DaoDepartments of Biology and Chemistry, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 13244, USA.
Harihar Milaganur MohanDepartment of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2200, USA.
Camellia HuangDepartment of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2200, USA.
Bryce TrotterDepartment of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2200, USA.
Carlos A CastañedaDepartments of Biology and Chemistry, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 13244, USA.
Henry PaulsonDepartment of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2200, USA.
Sami BarmadaDepartment of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2200, USA.
Lisa M SharkeyDepartment of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2200, USA. lisams@med.umich.edu.
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · USSyracuse University · US

Funding

Mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases: intersections with ubiquitin pathwaysR35NS122302 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Henry L Paulson · 2021 to 2026
$6.4M
The Role and Mechanisms of UBQLN2-mediated Phase Transitions in the Assembly and Disassembly of Biomolecular CondensatesR01GM136946 · NIGMS · SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY · PI CASTANEDA, CARLOS ANTONIO · 2020 to 2024
$1.5M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM136946NIH HHS R01GM136946.NIH HHS R01NS097542-01NIH HHS R35NS122302NINDS NIH HHS R35 NS122302
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ubiquitin-adaptor protein UBQLN2 promotes degradation of several aggregate-prone proteins implicated in neurodegenerative diseases. Missense UBQLN2 mutations also cause X-linked amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Previously we demonstrated that the liquid-like properties of UBQLN2 molecular assemblies are altered by a specific pathogenic mutation, P506T, and that the propensity of UBQLN2 to aggregate correlated with neurotoxicity. Here, we systematically assess the effects of multiple, spatially distinct ALS/FTD-linked missense mutations on UBQLN2 aggregation propensity, neurotoxicity, phase separation, and autophagic flux. In contrast to what we observed for the P506T mutation, no other tested pathogenic mutant exhibited a clear correlation between aggregation propensity and neurotoxicity. These results emphasize the unique nature of pathogenic UBQLN2 mutations and argue against a generalizable link between aggregation propensity and neurodegeneration in UBQLN2-linked ALS/FTD.

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Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisFrontotemporal DementiaAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAutophagy-Related ProteinsHumansMutationAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAutophagy-Related ProteinsUBQLN2 protein, human

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PMID38472280
PMCPMC10933299
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