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Proposed mechanism of neuronal dysfunction in HD. Model for HD pathogenesis that includes inhibition of mhtt proteolysis and initiation of aggregation that involves specific cellular targets along with wild-type htt. Sequestration leads to disruption of cytoskeleton, vesicular and organelle trafficking, transcriptional dysfunction, and eventually causes mitochondrial dysfunction and neuronal death.
