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ArticleJournal of neuroinflammation2025

An expanded polyglutamine in ATAXIN1 results in a loss-of-function that exacerbates severity of Multiple Sclerosis in an EAE mouse model.

Gourango Talukdar, Lisa Duvick, Praseuth Yang, Brennon O'Callaghan, Gavin J Fuchs, Marija Cvetanovic, Harry T Orr

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Article in Journal of neuroinflammation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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7 authors.

Gourango TalukdarInstitute of Translational Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
Lisa DuvickInstitute of Translational Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
Praseuth YangInstitute of Translational Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
Brennon O'CallaghanInstitute of Translational Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
Gavin J FuchsInstitute of Translational Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
Marija CvetanovicInstitute of Translational Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA. mcvetano@umn.edu.
Harry T OrrInstitute of Translational Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA. orrxx002@umn.edu.

Funding

Molecular genetics of neurodegenerative pathogenic and protective pathways: The SCA1 perspectiveR35NS127248 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI Harry T. Orr · 2022 to 2026
$3.9M
NIH HHS R35NS127248NINDS NIH HHS R35 NS127248
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesAtaxin-1 (ATXN1) is a protein in which expansion of its polyglutamine tract causes the neurodegenerative disorder spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1) via a gain-of-function. Wild type ATXN1 was recently shown to have a protective role in regulating severity of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), a well-established mouse model for Multiple sclerosis (MS). This study further investigates the role of ATXN1 with an expanded polyglutamine tract in the context of MS using an EAE mouse model.

methodsHemizygous Atxn1 (Atxn1

resultsOur findings reveal that a loss-of-function of wild type Atxn1 in Atxn1 DISCUSSION: These results indicate that ATXN1 plays a protective role in modulating immune responses and maintaining neural integrity during MS. Importantly, expansion of the polyQ tract in ATXN1 results in a loss-of-function in ATXN1's ability to dampen the immune response. Understanding the functional role of ATXN1 in MS pathogenesis may open new avenues for therapeutic strategies aimed at mitigating disease progression.

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Ataxin-1Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalMultiple SclerosisPeptidesAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMyelin-Oligodendrocyte GlycoproteinPeptide FragmentsAtaxin-1Atxn1 protein, mouseMyelin-Oligodendrocyte GlycoproteinPeptide FragmentsPeptidespolyglutamineATAXIN1AutoimmuneDemyelinationEAEMultiple sclerosisSCA1

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PMID40307815
PMCPMC12044863

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