A New Mouse Model Related to SCA14 Carrying a Pseudosubstrate Domain Mutation in PKCγ Shows Perturbed Purkinje Cell Maturation and Ataxic Motor Behavior.

ABSTRACT: Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) are diseases characterized by cerebellar atrophy and loss of Purkinje neurons caused by mutations in diverse genes. In SCA14, the disease is caused by point mutations or small deletions in protein kinase C γ (PKCγ), a crucial signaling protein in Purkinje cells. It is still unclear whether increased or decreased PKCγ activity may be involved in the SCA14 pathogenesis. In this study, we present a new knock-in mouse model related to SCA14 with a point mutation in the pseudosubstrate domain, PKCγ-A24E, known to induce a constitutive PKCγ activation. In this protein conformation, the kinase domain of PKCγ is activated, but at the same time the protein is subject to dephosphorylation and protein degradation. As a result, we find a dramatic reduction of PKCγ protei

SUBMITTER: Shimobayashi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7939089 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature