Photocatalytic proximity labeling has emerged as a valuable technique for studying interactions between biomolecules in a cellular context, providing precise spatiotemporal control over protein labeling. One significant advantage of these methods is their modularity, allowing the use of a single photocatalyst with different reactive probes to expand interactome coverage and capture diverse protein interactions. Despite these advances, fewer methods have been developed using red-light excitation, limiting the use of photoproximity labeling in more complex media such as tissues and animal models.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe CAG expansion of huntingtin (mHTT) associated with Huntington disease (HD) is a ubiquitously expressed gene, yet it prominently damages the striatum and cortex, followed by widespread peripheral defects as the disease progresses. However, the underlying mechanisms of neuronal vulnerability are unclear. Previous studies have shown that SUMO1 (small ubiquitin-like modifier-1) modification of mHtt promotes cellular toxicity, but the in vivo role and functions of SUMO1 in HD pathogenesis are unclear.
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