泛素C末端水解酶L1(UCH—L1)是一种在脑内高度表达,具有泛素水解酶、泛素连接酶和稳定泛素单体功能的去泛素化酶.UCH-L1参与维持神经元突触的正常形态及功能,并能够缓解β-淀粉样蛋白诱导的长时程增强(LTP)缺失及记忆障碍;此外,UCH-L1的突变体193M与家族性帕金森氏病相关,而UCH-L1的S18Y多态性则对神经元具有保护作用.通过研究UCH-L1的结构、功能及其在神经系统的作用机制,可以为阿尔茨海默病、帕金森氏病等神经退行性疾病的治疗提供相关思路和借鉴.
UCH-L1 is abundantly expressed in brain which possesses ubiquitin hydrolase activity, ubiquitin ligase activity and the effect of monomeric ubiquitin stabilizing. UCH-L1 is critical for the normal morphology and function of the synapses, which can rescue the LTP deficit and impaired memory induced by β-amyloid protein (Aβ). In addition, the I93M mutation in UCH-L1 is associated with familial Parkinson's disease (PD) while the S 18Y polymorphic variant of UCH-L1 is associated with a specific antioxidant protective function in neurons. By researching the structure, function and the mechanism in the nervous system of UCH-L1, hopes to provide a concept or a method to treat neurodegenerative diseases such as AD and PD.