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  • Title: Intracellular aggregate formation of dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA) protein with the extended polyglutamine.
    Author: Miyashita T, Nagao K, Ohmi K, Yanagisawa H, Okamura-Oho Y, Yamada M.
    Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun; 1998 Aug 10; 249(1):96-102. PubMed ID: 9705838.
    Abstract:
    Dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder caused by the abnormal CAG triplet-repeat expansion resulting in an elongated polyglutamine (polyQ) stretch. We have recently showed that the DRPLA protein is cleaved during apoptosis by caspase-3, one of the cysteine protease family members known to be activated during apoptosis. We report here the subcellular localization of the DRPLA protein by fusing the green fluorescent protein as a tag. The full length DRPLA protein is localized predominantly but not exclusively in the nucleus regardless of the length of the polyQ stretch. In contrast, an N-terminal-deleted fragment containing polyQ produced by the proteolytic cleavage with caspase-3 is found both in the nucleus and the cytoplasm. Moreover, the same fragment with the elongated polyQ showed aggregation when overexpressed. Some cells with aggregate formation showed apoptotic phenotype. These findings raise the possibility that the DRPLA protein processed by caspase-3 may lead to aggregation of the protein resulting in the development of neurodegeneration.
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