Principal Investigators

    Mgr. Martin Balaštík, Ph.D.

    Institution

    Institute of Physiology of the AS CR, v.v.i.

    Contact information of lead PI

    Country

    Czech Republic

    Title of project or programme

    Prolyl isomerases in neural development and aging

    Source of funding information

    Czech Science Foundation

    Total sum awarded (Euro)

    € 212,704

    Start date of award

    01/01/2016

    Total duration of award in years

    3

    Keywords

    Research Abstract

    Prolyl isomerases are important regulators of many cellular processes as they allow rapid change of protein activity, stability, or intracellular localization. Their defects have been linked to increasing number of human diseases like cancer, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease or Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Prolyl isomerases Pin1 and FKBP12 have been shown to regulate several important AD-related proteins like APP or tau. Our data indicate that another AD associated protein, CRMP2, is their other common substrate. Since the levels of Pin1 and FKBP12 are reduced in AD, the resulting conformational stress is considered to significantly contribute to protein misfolding and aggregation characteristic for AD, which would particularly affect their common substrates. The result of combinatorial Pin1/FKBP12 downregulation has, though, so far not been analyzed. By using in vitro and in vivo techniques, this project will characterize the combined downregulation of Pin1 and FKBP12 and its effect on neural development, aging, and their common substrates tau and CRMP2.

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Types: Investments < €500k
Member States: Czech Republic
Diseases: N/A
Years: 2016
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