VCP protects neurons from proteopathic seeding
Jiang Zhu, Sara K. Pittman, Dhruva D. Dhavale, Rachel L. French, Jessica N. Patterson, Mohamed Salman Kaleelurrrahuman, Yuanzi Sun, William J. Buscher, Jan Bieschke, Paul T. Kotzbauer, Yuna M. Ayala, Albert A. Davis, Conrad Chris Weihl
This study identifies VCP as a suppressor of proteopathic seeding and shows that VCP dysfunction increases seeding of multiple aggregates, contributing to neurodegeneration.
bioRxiv · Jul 12, 2021 · PreprintNeuroscience