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Calpain-mediated TBP cleavage disturbs neuronal AMOT-YAP1 signalling.

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  1. Department of Human Genetics, Medical Faculty, Ruhr University Bochum,Bochum, Germany
  2. Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, University of Tübingen,Tübingen, Germany
  3. Department of Neurology, Huntington Center NRW, St. Josef-Hospital Bochum, Ruhr University Bochum,Bochum, Germany
  4. Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenomics, Section of Pharmacogenomics, University of Tübingen,Tübingen, Germany
  5. German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE),Tübingen, Germany
  6. Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen,Tübingen, Germany
  7. NGS Competence Center Tübingen, University of Tübingen,Tübingen, Germany
  8. Proteome Center Tübingen, University of Tübingen,Tübingen, Germany
Journal: Nature communications, volume 17, issue 1, article 11531
Dates: received 23 May 2025; accepted 9 October 2026; published online 9 November 2026
Type: Research article · Language: English
License: CC BY
Identifiers: DOI 10.1038/s41467-026-79055-x · PMID 43003872 · PMCID PMC13748621 · OpenAlex W7225632227
Open access: gold, a free copy (OpenAlex)
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Categories: genetics / omics (modality), human (organism), rat (organism), zebrafish (organism), other condition (population), cellular / molecular (subfield)
Methods: Statistics, Machine learning, Evoked potentials, Connectivity, fMRI & imaging
Keywords: Molecular neuroscience, Proteolysis, Transcriptomics, Spinocerebellar ataxia, Developmental neurogenesis
MeSH: Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing*, Calpain*, Neurons*, TATA-Box Binding Protein*, Animals, Cell Cycle Proteins, Cell Line, Fibroblasts, Humans, Peptides, Rats, Signal Transduction, Spinocerebellar Ataxias, Transcription Factors, YAP-Signaling Proteins, Zebrafish (* major topic)
Topic: Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neuroscience), according to OpenAlex
Funding: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (WE 6585/1-1, INST 37/1049-1, NG 101/6-1, INST 37/1171-1 FUGG /467868420); Sophia und Fritz Heinemann Foundation, Medical Faculty, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
Citations: not cited yet (Europe PMC); 101 references in the paper

Abstract

The transcription factor TATA-box-binding protein (TBP) plays a crucial role in neurons, as highlighted by its involvement in spinocerebellar ataxia type 17 (SCA17), where pathological polyglutamine expansions disrupt its function. While the molecular pathomechanisms remain unclear, our previous study showed that calcium-activated calpains cleave TBP in SCA17 cell and animal models. Here, we pinpoint a major calpain cleavage site after residue T106, C-terminal to TBP’s polyglutamine tract. The resulting polyglutamine-containing N-terminal fragments mislocalise to the cytoplasm and exhibit increased aggregation. Both the N-terminal and the nuclear-localised C-terminal fragments contribute to calpain overactivation. SCA17 cell line-based multi-omics analyses revealed that TBP fragments alter pathways linked to neuronal function and neurodegeneration, identifying AMOT as a key player. Further analyses in SCA17 cell lines, patient-derived fibroblasts and induced neurons as well as in rat and zebrafish models confirmed AMOT’s pivotal role in neurons, regulated by TBP and mediated via YAP1-dependent signalling. These findings offer further insights into TBP’s neuronal function and suggest broader implications of AMOT for neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders.

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Incebacak Eltemur, R. D., Fath, F., Huridou, C., Phu, M. D., Stoltenow, T. I., Helm, J., Pereira Sena, P., Casadei, N., Velic, A., Perera, R. P., Macek, B., Riess, O., Hauser, S., Nguyen, H. P., Philipp, M., & Weber, J. J. (2026). Calpain-mediated TBP cleavage disturbs neuronal AMOT-YAP1 signalling. Nature communications, 17(1), 11531. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-79055-x

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@article{incebacakeltemur2026calpain,
author = {Incebacak Eltemur, Rana Dilara and Fath, Florian and Huridou, Chrisovalantou and Phu, Max Duong and Stoltenow, Till Ivo and Helm, Jacob and Pereira Sena, Priscila and Casadei, Nicolas and Velic, Ana and Perera, Roshan Priyarangana and Macek, Boris and Riess, Olaf and Hauser, Stefan and Nguyen, Huu Phuc and Philipp, Melanie and Weber, Jonasz Jeremiasz},
title = {{Calpain-mediated TBP cleavage disturbs neuronal AMOT-YAP1 signalling}},
journal = {Nature communications},
year = {2026},
month = nov,
volume = {17},
number = {1},
pages = {11531},
publisher = {Nature Publishing Group},
issn = {2041-1723},
doi = {10.1038/s41467-026-79055-x},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-79055-x},
pmid = {43003872},
pmcid = {PMC13748621}
}

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AU - Huridou, Chrisovalantou
AU - Phu, Max Duong
AU - Stoltenow, Till Ivo
AU - Helm, Jacob
AU - Pereira Sena, Priscila
AU - Casadei, Nicolas
AU - Velic, Ana
AU - Perera, Roshan Priyarangana
AU - Macek, Boris
AU - Riess, Olaf
AU - Hauser, Stefan
AU - Nguyen, Huu Phuc
AU - Philipp, Melanie
AU - Weber, Jonasz Jeremiasz
TI - Calpain-mediated TBP cleavage disturbs neuronal AMOT-YAP1 signalling
T2 - Nature communications
J2 - Nat Commun
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/11/09
VL - 17
IS - 1
SP - 11531
SN - 2041-1723
PB - Nature Publishing Group
DO - 10.1038/s41467-026-79055-x
UR - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-79055-x
LA - en
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