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Chronic integrated stress response causes dysregulated cholesterol synthesis in white matter disease.
JCI insight - 22 Aug 2025
Lin Karin, Ly Nina, Kunjamma Rejani B, Vu Ngoc, King Bryan, Robb Holly M, Mohler Eric G, Sridar Janani, Hao Qi, Zavala-Solorio José, Zhang Chunlian, Shahryari Varahram, van Bruggen Nick, Connelly Caitlin F, Bennett Bryson D, Lee James J, Sidrauski Carmela
Abstract excerpt
Maladaptive integrated stress response (ISR) activation is observed in human diseases of the brain. Genetic mutations of eIF2B, a critical mediator of protein synthesis, cause chronic pathway activation resulting in a leukodystrophy, but the precise mechanism is unknown. We generated N208Y eIF2B-α mice and found that this metabolite binding mutation led to destabilization of eIF2B-α, a systemic ISR, and neonatal...
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- Animals
- Mice
- Cholesterol
- Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2B
- Leukoencephalopathies
