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Assay to Measure Nucleocytoplasmic Transport in Real Time within Motor Neuron-like NSC-34 Cells
Published on: May 16, 2017
Atypical nuclear envelope condensates linked to neurological disorders reveal nucleoporin-directed chaperone
Sarah M Prophet1, Anthony J Rampello1, Robert F Niescier1,2
1Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Abstract:
DYT1 dystonia is a debilitating neurological movement disorder arising from mutation in the AAA+ ATPase TorsinA. The hallmark of Torsin dysfunction is nuclear envelope blebbing resulting from defects in nuclear pore complex biogenesis. Whether blebs actively contribute to disease manifestation is unknown. We report that FG-nucleoporins in the bleb lumen form aberrant condensates and contribute to DYT1 dystonia by provoking two proteotoxic insults. Short-lived ubiquitylated proteins that are normally rapidly degraded partition into the bleb lumen and become stabilized. In addition, blebs selectively sequester a specific HSP40-HSP70 chaperone network that is modulated by the bleb component MLF2. MLF2 suppresses the ectopic accumulation of FG-nucleoporins and modulates the selective properties and size of condensates in vitro. Our study identifies dual mechanisms of proteotoxicity in the context of condensate formation and establishes FG-nucleoporin-directed activities for a nuclear chaperone network.
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