This suggests that altered HIP14-HTT and HIP14L-HTT interactions in the presence of the HD mutation reduces palmitoylation and promotes mislocalization of HTT and other HIP14/HIP14L substrates.
In addition, HIP14L interacts less with mutant HTT than the wild-type protein, suggesting that reduced HIP14L-dependent palmitoylation of neuronal substrates may contribute to the pathogenesis of HD.