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ReviewCellular and molecular neurobiology2026

Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential of Degron-Mediated Proteostasis Regulation in Neurodegenerative Diseases.

D S Nishanth, Urvi Sinha, Tanishque Verma, Bharathi Kalidass, Saravana Prakash Thirumuruganandham, Gothandam Kodiveri Muthukaliannan

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D S NishanthDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Bio Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India.
Urvi SinhaDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Bio Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India.
Tanishque VermaDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Bio Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India.
Bharathi KalidassDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Bio Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India.
Saravana Prakash ThirumuruganandhamDepartment of Research and Development, SIT health, Edificio Bristol Of. 901, Catalina Aldaz y Portugal, Quito-170504, Ecuador.
Gothandam Kodiveri MuthukaliannanDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Bio Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India. gothandam@gmail.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aberrant aggregation of specific proteins-such as amyloid beta, α-synuclein, tau, TDP-43, and PrPSc-is a hallmark anomaly in the brain micro-environment, leading to a cascade of pathological events including neuroinflammation, neuronal death, cognitive impairment, and memory loss. The dysregulation in cellular protein homeostasis promotes pathological protein aggregation and hastening disease progression. Degrons are short amino acid motifs within proteins that are recognized by E3 ubiquitin ligases, which target them for degradation via the ubiquitin-proteasome system or autophagy. Recent studies emphasize that alterations in degron sequences, changes after translation or structural modifications can hinder protein homeostasis, leading to their accumulation and contributing neural toxicity. This review integrates the mechanistic role of degron with their pathological relevance and therapeutic significance in neurodegenerative diseases includes Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Sclerosis, frontotemporal dementia, and prion diseases and further investigates the translational potential of degron-targeting techniques, including emerging biotechnological startups developing degron-based therapeutic platforms.

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DegronsNeurodegenerative DiseasesProteostasisAnimalsAutophagyHumansProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexProteotoxic StressProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexAutophagyDegronsNeurodegenerative diseasesProteostasisUbiquitin proteosome system

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PMID41528540
PMCPMC12864641

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