NAB2 is a neuroprotectant that targets the small GTPase Rab1a. NAB2 selectively binds to the GDP-bound form of Rab1a and protects multiple cell types from α-synuclein toxicity by increasing Rab1a expression. Rab1a regulates ER-to-Golgi trafficking and mediates endosomal trafficking events of the E3 ubiquitin ligase Rsp5/Nedd4. NAB2 stimulates ubiquitination of related proteins in a Nedd4-dependent manner and rescues α-synuclein-associated trafficking defects associated with early-onset Parkinson's disease[1][2][3].
ChEBI: N-(2-chlorobenzyl)-1-(2,5-dimethylphenyl)benzimidazole-5-carboxamide is an aromatic amide obtained by the formal condensation of the carboxy group of 1-(2,5-dimethylphenyl)benzimidazole-5-carboxylic acid with the amino group of 2-chlorobenzylamine. It is a member of benzimidazoles, an aromatic amide, a monocarboxylic acid amide and a member of monochlorobenzenes.
