Abstract
Huntington's disease (HD) is an autosomal-dominant neurological disorder caused by expanded CAG repeats in the Huntingtin (Htt) gene, but it is not known how this mutation causes neurodegeneration. Herein, we found that dysfunction of upstream binding factor-1 (UBF-1) is linked to reduced ribosomal DNA (rDNA) transcription in HD. We identified that UBF1 acetylation at Lys (K) 352 by CREB binding protein (CBP) is crucial for the transcriptional activity of rDNA. UBF1 mutation (K352A, K352Q, and K352R) decreased rDNA transcriptional activity. Moreover, both CBP-dHAT mutant and knockdown of CBP by siRNA reduced acetylation of UBF1 and resulted in the decreased transcription of rDNA into rRNA. ChIP analysis showed a significant reduction of UBF1 occupancy in the promoter of rDNA in STHdh(Q111) cell line model of HD. These results demonstrate that abnormal activity of UBF1 and its acetylation by CBP are linked to impaired rDNA transcription in HD. This novel mechanism suggests that modulation of UBF-mediated rDNA synthesis by CBP may be a therapeutic target for improving neuronal rDNA transcription in HD.
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