NMNAT2:HSP90 Complex Mediates Proteostasis in Proteinopathies.

ABSTRACT: Nicotinamide mononucleotide adenylyl transferase 2 (NMNAT2) is neuroprotective in numerous preclinical models of neurodegeneration. Here, we show that brain nmnat2 mRNA levels correlate positively with global cognitive function and negatively with AD pathology. In AD brains, NMNAT2 mRNA and protein levels are reduced. NMNAT2 shifts its solubility and colocalizes with aggregated Tau in AD brains, similar to chaperones, which aid in the clearance or refolding of misfolded proteins. Investigating the mechanism of this observation, we discover a novel chaperone function of NMNAT2, independent from its enzymatic activity. NMNAT2 complexes with heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) to refold aggregated protein substrates. NMNAT2's refoldase activity requires a unique C-terminal ATP site, activated in th

SUBMITTER: Ali YO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4890852 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature