ZNRF1 is an E3 ubiquitin ligase constitutively expressed in almost all neurons in the central and peripheral nervous systems during development and in adulthood. From this expression profile, the role of ZNRF1 is assumed to be common to many different types of neurons. We have analyzed the roles of ZNRF1-dependent degradation of target proteins in neurons. In mature neurons, ZNRF1 is activated in response to different types of stress that cause neuronal/axonal degeneration, and degrade AKT to activate GSK3B. Here we summarize the subcellular signaling events downstream of GSK3B activation, and their roles in the progression of neuronal/axonal degeneration.
Keywords: Apoptosis; Autophagy; Axon; E3 ubiquitin ligase; Kinase; Proteasome; Wallerian degeneration.
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