Staufen1 links RNA stress granules and autophagy in a model of neurodegeneration

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2) is caused by polyglutamine repeats in the ATXN2 protein. Here the authors demonstrate that Staufen1, known to be an RNA-binding protein, interacts with ATXN2 and contributes to pathology in a mouse model of SCA2.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sharan Paul, Warunee Dansithong, Karla P. Figueroa, Daniel R. Scoles, Stefan M. Pulst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06041-3
Description
Summary:Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2) is caused by polyglutamine repeats in the ATXN2 protein. Here the authors demonstrate that Staufen1, known to be an RNA-binding protein, interacts with ATXN2 and contributes to pathology in a mouse model of SCA2.
ISSN:2041-1723