EXPRESSION ANALYSIS OF THE ATAXIN-1 PROTEIN IN TISSUES FROM NORMAL AND SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA TYPE-1 INDIVIDUALS

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作者
SERVADIO, A
KOSHY, B
ARMSTRONG, D
ANTALFFY, B
ORR, HT
ZOGHBI, HY
机构
[1] BAYLOR COLL MED,DEPT PEDIAT,HOUSTON,TX 77030
[2] BAYLOR COLL MED,DEPT MOLEC & HUMAN GENET,HOUSTON,TX 77030
[3] BAYLOR COLL MED,DEPT PATHOL,HOUSTON,TX 77030
[4] UNIV MINNESOTA,INST HUMAN GENET,MINNEAPOLIS,MN 55455
[5] UNIV MINNESOTA,DEPT LAB MED & PATHOL,MINNEAPOLIS,MN 55455
[6] UNIV MINNESOTA,DEPT BIOCHEM,MINNEAPOLIS,MN 55455
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10.1038/ng0595-94
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Q3 [遗传学];
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071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder caused by expansion of a CAG trinucleotide repeat which codes for glutamine in the protein ataxin-1. We have investigated the effect of this expansion on ataxin-1 by immunoblot analysis. The wild-type protein is detected in both normal and affected individuals; however, a mutant protein which varies in its migration properties according to the size of the CAG repeat is detected in cultured cells and tissues from SCA1 individuals. The protein has a nuclear localization in ail normal and SCA1 brain regions examined but a cytoplasmic localization of ataxin-1 was also observed in cerebellar Purkinje cells. Our data show that in SCAI, the expanded alleles are faithfully translated into proteins of apparently normal stability and distribution.
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