DYT-TOR1A dystonia: an update on pathogenesis and treatment

Y Fan, Z Si, L Wang, L Zhang - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
DYT-TOR1A dystonia is a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary muscle
contractions and abnormal movements. It is a severe genetic form of dystonia caused by …

TorsinA and dystonia: from nuclear envelope to synapse

A Granata, G Schiavo, TT Warner - Journal of neurochemistry, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
A GAG deletion in the DYT1 gene is responsible for the autosomal dominant movement
disorder, early onset primary torsion dystonia, which is characterised by involuntary …

Regulation of Torsin ATPases by LAP1 and LULL1

C Zhao, RSH Brown, AR Chase… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
TorsinA is a membrane-associated AAA+ (ATPases associated with a variety of cellular
activities) ATPase implicated in primary dystonia, an autosomal-dominant movement …

TorsinA binds the KASH domain of nesprins and participates in linkage between nuclear envelope and cytoskeleton

FC Nery, J Zeng, BP Niland, J Hewett… - Journal of cell …, 2008 - journals.biologists.com
A specific mutation (ΔE) in torsinA underlies most cases of the dominantly inherited
movement disorder, early-onset torsion dystonia (DYT1). TorsinA, a member of the AAA+ …

TorsinA is essential for neuronal nuclear pore complex localization and maturation

S Kim, S Phan, HT Tran, TR Shaw… - Nature cell …, 2024 - nature.com
As lifelong interphase cells, neurons face an array of unique challenges. A key challenge is
regulating nuclear pore complex (NPC) biogenesis and localization, the mechanisms of …

Mutant torsinA interferes with protein processing through the secretory pathway in DYT1 dystonia cells

JW Hewett, B Tannous, BP Niland… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
TorsinA is an AAA+ protein located predominantly in the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum
(ER) and nuclear envelope responsible for early onset torsion dystonia (DYT1). Most cases …

LULL1 Retargets TorsinA to the Nuclear Envelope Revealing an Activity That Is Impaired by the DYT1 Dystonia Mutation

AB Vander Heyden, TV Naismith… - Molecular biology of …, 2009 - Am Soc Cell Biol
TorsinA (TorA) is an AAA+ ATPase in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) lumen that is mutated
in early onset DYT1 dystonia. TorA is an essential protein in mice and is thought to function …

TorsinA participates in endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation

FC Nery, IA Armata, JE Farley, JA Cho, U Yaqub… - Nature …, 2011 - nature.com
TorsinA is an AAA+ ATPase located within the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum and
nuclear envelope, with a mutant form causing early onset torsion dystonia (DYT1). Here we …

The dystonia-associated protein torsinA modulates synaptic vesicle recycling

A Granata, R Watson, LM Collinson, G Schiavo… - Journal of Biological …, 2008 - ASBMB
The loss of a glutamic acid residue in the AAA-ATPase (ATPases associated with diverse
cellular activities) torsinA is responsible for most cases of early onset autosomal dominant …

The early-onset torsion dystonia-associated protein, torsinA, is a homeostatic regulator of endoplasmic reticulum stress response

P Chen, AJ Burdette, JC Porter… - Human molecular …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Early-onset torsion dystonia is the most severe heritable form of dystonia, a human
movement disorder that typically starts during a developmental window in early …