Preferred Label : Huntington's Disease Pathway;
NCIt synonyms : Huntingtons Disease Pathway;
NCIt related terms : Huntington's Disease;
Alternative definition : KEGG: Huntington disease (HD) is an autosomal-dominant neurodegenerative disorder
that primarily affects medium spiny striatal neurons (MSN). HD is caused by a CAG
repeat expansion in the IT15 gene, which results in a long stretch of polyglutamine
close to the amino-terminus of the HD protein huntingtin (Htt). Mutant Htt (mHtt)
has effects both in the cytoplasm and in the nucleus. In the cytoplasm, full-length
mHtt can interfere with BDNF vesicular transport on microtubules. This mutant protein
also may lead to abnormal endocytosis and secretion in neurons, because normal Htt
form a complex with the proteins Hip1, clathrin and AP2 that are involved in endocytosis.
In addition, mHtt affects Ca2 signaling by sensitizing InsP3R1 to activation by InsP3,
stimulating NR2B/NR1 NMDAR activity, and destabilizing mitochondrial Ca2 handling.
As a result, stimulation of glutamate receptors leads to supranormal Ca2 responses
in HD MSN and mitochondrial Ca2 overload. The mHtt translocates to the nucleus, where
it forms intranuclear inclusions, though they are not primarily responsible for toxicity.
Nuclear toxicity is believed to be caused by interference with gene transcription,
leading to loss of transcription of neuroprotective molecules such as BDNF. While
mHtt binds to p53 and upregulates levels of nuclear p53 as well as p53 transcriptional
activity. Augmented p53 mediates mitochondrial dysfunction.;
NCIt note : This pathway originally was KEGG_ID hsa05040.;
KEGG ID : hsa05016;
Origin ID : C38825;
UMLS CUI : C2919056;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
See also inter- (CISMeF)
Semantic type(s)
has_gene_product_element
pathway_has_gene_element