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Loss of Usp14 Results in Reduced Levels of Ubiquitin in Ataxia Mice

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Journal J Neurochem
Specialties Chemistry
Neurology
Date 2005 Sep 30
PMID 16190881
Citations 71
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The ataxia (ax(J)) mutation is a spontaneous recessive mutation that results in reduced expression of ubiquitin-specific protease 14, Usp14. Mice homozygous for the ax(J) mutation are retarded for growth and exhibit several behavioral disorders, including a resting tremor and hindlimb paralysis. Although pathological defects appear to be limited to the central nervous system, reduction of Usp14 expression was widespread in the ax(J) mice. Usp14 co-fractionated with proteasomes isolated from livers and brains of wild-type mice. Proteasomes isolated from the ax(J) brains still possessed deubiquitinating activity and were functionally competent to hydrolyze 20S proteasomal substrates in vitro. However, the levels of monomeric ubiquitin were reduced approximately 35% in most of the ax(J) tissues examined. These results indicate that Usp14 functions to maintain the cellular levels of monomeric ubiquitin in mammalian cells, and that alterations in the levels of ubiquitin may contribute to neurological disease.

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