ATXN10/SCA10 Polyclonal Antibody

Ataxin 10; Ataxin-10; ATX10_HUMAN; Atxn10; Brain protein E46 homolog; E46L; FLJ37990; HUMEEP; Like mouse brain protein E46; SCA10; Spinocerebellar ataxia 10; Spinocerebellar ataxia type 10 protein.

Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder characterized by ataxia and selective neuronal cell loss. SCA is caused by the expansion of a translated CAG repeat, encoding a polyglutamine tract in SCA gene products, known as ataxins. The ataxin proteins are ubiquitously expressed in nervous tissue, but are primarily detected in cerebellum, brain stem and spinal cord in the central nervous system. Ataxin10 is a cytoplasmic protein that belongs to the family of armadillo repeat proteins. A loss of ataxin10 in primary neuronal cells causes increased apoptosis of cerebellar neurons. Ataxin10 interacts with p110, an OLinked betaNacetylglucosamine transferase, and may be important in the regulation of intracellular glycosylation levels and homeostasis in the brain. Spinocerebellar ataxia type 10 (SCA10) is an autosomal dominant disorder that causes cerebellar ataxia and seizures. SCA10 is caused by an expansion of an ATTCT pentanucleotide repeat in intron 9 of the ataxin10 gene.