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The role of altered protein acetylation in neurodegenerative disease
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-21, 15:43 authored by Fariha KabirFariha Kabir, Rachel AtkinsonRachel Atkinson, Anthony CookAnthony Cook, Andrew PhippsAndrew Phipps, Anna KingAnna KingAcetylation is a key post-translational modification (PTM) involved in the regulation of both histone and non-histone proteins. It controls cellular processes such as DNA transcription, RNA modifications, proteostasis, aging, autophagy, regulation of cytoskeletal structures, and metabolism. Acetylation is essential to maintain neuronal plasticity and therefore essential for memory and learning. Homeostasis of acetylation is maintained through the activities of histone acetyltransferases (HAT) and histone deacetylase (HDAC) enzymes, with alterations to these tightly regulated processes reported in several neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), Huntington’s disease (HD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Both hyperacetylation and hypoacetylation can impair neuronal physiological homeostasis and increase the accumulation of pathophysiological proteins such as tau, α-synuclein, and Huntingtin protein implicated in AD, PD, and HD, respectively. Additionally, dysregulation of acetylation is linked to impaired axonal transport, a key pathological mechanism in ALS. This review article will discuss the physiological roles of protein acetylation and examine the current literature that describes altered protein acetylation in neurodegenerative disorders.
Funding
Motor Neurone Disease Research Australia
History
Publication title
Frontiers in Aging NeuroscienceVolume
14Pagination
1-24ISSN
1663-4365Department/School
Wicking Dementia Research Education CentrePublisher
Frontiers Research FoundationPlace of publication
SwitzerlandRights statement
© 2023 Kabir, Atkinson, Cook, Phipps and King. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Repository Status
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