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The Functions of UCH-L1 and Its Relation to Neurodegenerative Diseases

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Journal Neurochem Int
Specialties Chemistry
Neurology
Date 2007 Jun 26
PMID 17586089
Citations 132
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Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common neurodegenerative diseases, are caused by both genetic and environmental factors. Ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1) is a deubiquitinating enzyme that is involved in the pathogenesis of both of these neurodegenerative diseases. Several functions of UCH-L1, other than as an ubiquitin hydrolase, have been proposed; these include acting as an ubiquitin ligase and stabilizing mono-ubiquitin. This review focuses on recent findings on the functions and the regulation of UCH-L1, in particular those that relate to PD and AD.

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