FBXL17/spastin axis as a novel therapeutic target of hereditary spastic paraplegia

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Title
FBXL17/spastin axis as a novel therapeutic target of hereditary spastic paraplegia
Author(s)
Hyun Mi Kang; Dae Hun Kim; Mijin Kim; Yoohong Min; Bohyeon Jeong; Kyung Hee NohDa Yong LeeHyun-Soo ChoNam-Soon KimCho-Rok JungJung Hwa Lim
Bibliographic Citation
Cell and Bioscience, vol. 12, pp. 110-110
Publication Year
2022
Abstract
Background: Spastin significantly influences microtubule regulation in neurons and is implicated in the pathogenesis of hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP). However, post-translational regulation of the spastin protein remains nebulous. The association between E3 ubiquitin ligase and spastin provides a potential therapeutic strategy. Results: As evidenced by protein chip analysis, FBXL17 inversely correlated with SPAST-M1 at the protein level in vitro and, also in vivo during embryonic developmental stage. SPAST-M1 protein interacted with FBXL17 specifically via the BTB domain at the N-terminus of SPAST-M1. The SCFFBXL17 E3 ubiquitin ligase complex degraded SPAST-M1 protein in the nuclear fraction in a proteasome-dependent manner. SPAST phosphorylation occurred only in the cytoplasmic fraction by CK2 and was involved in poly-ubiquitination. Inhibition of SCFFBXL17 E3 ubiquitin ligase by small chemical and FBXL17 shRNA decreased proteasome-dependent degradation of SPAST-M1 and induced axonal extension. The SPAST Y52C mutant, harboring abnormality in BTB domain could not interact with FBXL17, thereby escaping protein regulation by the SCFFBXL17 E3 ubiquitin ligase complex, resulting in loss of functionality with aberrant quantity. Although this mutant showed shortening of axonal outgrowth, low rate proliferation, and poor differentiation capacity in a 3D model, this phenotype was rescued by inhibiting SCFFBXL17 E3 ubiquitin ligase. Conclusions: We discovered that a novel pathway, FBXL17-SPAST was involved in pathogenicity of HSP by the loss of function and the quantitative regulation. This result suggested that targeting FBXL17 could provide new insight into HSP therapeutics.
Keyword
SPASTE3 ubiquitin ligaseSCF complexFBXL17Hereditary spastic paraplegia
ISSN
2045-3701
Publisher
Springer-BMC
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13578-022-00851-1
Type
Article
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Division of Research on National Challenges > Stem Cell Convergenece Research Center > 1. Journal Articles
Division of Biomedical Research > Rare Disease Research Center > 1. Journal Articles
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