Huntingtin structure is orchestrated by HAP40 and shows a polyglutamine expansion-specific interaction with exon 1
Journal Article
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· Communications Biology
- Univ. of Toronto, ON (Canada)
- Univ. of Oxford (United Kingdom); National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD (United States)
- Utrecht University (Netherlands); Netherlands Proteomics Center, Utrecht (Netherlands)
- Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA (United States)
- McMaster Univ., Hamilton, ON (Canada)
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD (United States)
Huntington’s disease results from expansion of a glutamine-coding CAG tract in the huntingtin (HTT) gene, producing an aberrantly functioning form of HTT. Both wildtype and disease-state HTT form a hetero-dimer with HAP40 of unknown functional relevance. Here, we demonstrate in vivo and in cell models that HTT and HAP40 cellular abundance are coupled. Integrating data from a 2.6 Å cryo-electron microscopy structure, cross-linking mass spectrometry, small-angle X-ray scattering, and modeling, we provide a near-atomic-level view of HTT, its molecular interaction surfaces and compacted domain architecture, orchestrated by HAP40. Native mass spectrometry reveals a remarkably stable hetero-dimer, potentially explaining the cellular inter-dependence of HTT and HAP40. The exon 1 region of HTT is dynamic but shows greater conformational variety in the polyglutamine expanded mutant than wildtype exon 1. Our data provide a foundation for future functional and drug discovery studies targeting Huntington’s disease and illuminate the structural consequences of HTT polyglutamine expansion.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- European Union; National Institute of Health (NIH); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); Wellcome Trust
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- OSTI ID:
- 1868916
- Journal Information:
- Communications Biology, Journal Name: Communications Biology Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 4; ISSN 2399-3642
- Publisher:
- Springer NatureCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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