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Zhou CX, Gao M, Han B, Cong H, Zhu XQ, Zhou HY. Quantitative Peptidomics of Mouse Brain After Infection With Cyst-Forming Toxoplasma gondii. Front Immunol 2021; 12:681242. [PMID: 34367142 PMCID: PMC8340781 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.681242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite capable of establishing persistent infection within the host brain and inducing severe neuropathology. Peptides are important native molecules responsible for a wide range of biological functions within the central nervous system. However, peptidome profiling in host brain during T. gondii infection has never been investigated. Using a label-free peptidomics approach (LC–MS/MS), we identified a total of 2,735 endogenous peptides from acutely infected, chronically infected and control brain samples following T. gondii infection. Quantitative analysis revealed 478 and 344 significantly differentially expressed peptides (DEPs) in the acute and chronic infection stages, respectively. Functional analysis of DEPs by Gene Ontology suggested these DEPs mainly originated from cell part and took part in cellular process. We also identified three novel neuropeptides derived from the precursor protein cholecystokinin. These results demonstrated the usefulness of quantitative peptidomics in determining bioactive peptides and elucidating their functions in the regulation of behavior modification during T. gondii infection.
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- Chun-Xue Zhou
- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China.,College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Marcé-Grau A, Elorza-Vidal X, Pérez-Rius C, Ruiz-Nel Lo A, Sala-Coromina J, Gabau E, Estévez R, Macaya A. Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 mutations causing neurodevelopmental disorder and epilepsy. Hum Mutat 2021; 42:1215-1220. [PMID: 34212451 DOI: 10.1002/humu.24252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Revised: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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De novo rare damaging variants in genes involved in critical developmental pathways, notably regulation of synaptic transmission, have emerged as a frequent cause of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD). NDD show great locus heterogeneity and for many of the associated genes, there is substantial phenotypic diversity, including epilepsy, intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, movement disorders, and combinations thereof. We report two unrelated patients, a young girl with early-onset refractory epilepsy, severe disability, and progressive cerebral and cerebellar atrophy, and a second girl with mild dysmorphism, global developmental delay, and moderate intellectual disability in whom trio-based whole-exome sequencing analysis uncovered de novo missense variants in CHRM1. Biochemical analyses of one of the NDD-associated variants proved that it caused a reduction in protein levels and impaired cellular trafficking. In addition, the mutated receptor showed defective activation of intracellular signaling pathways. Our data strengthen the concept that brain-reduced muscarinic signaling lowers the seizure threshold and severely impairs neurodevelopment.
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- Anna Marcé-Grau
- Pediatric Neurology Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Physiology Unit, Department of Physiological Sciences, Genes Disease and Therapy Program, IDIBELL-Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat de Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.,Rare Disease Network Research Center (CIBERER), ISCIII, Spain
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- Physiology Unit, Department of Physiological Sciences, Genes Disease and Therapy Program, IDIBELL-Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat de Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Genetics Laboratory, Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí I3PT, UDIAT-Centre Diagnòstic, Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Sabadell, Spain
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- Pediatric Neurology Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Paediatric Unit, Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari, Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc taulí I3PT, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Sabadell, Spain
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- Physiology Unit, Department of Physiological Sciences, Genes Disease and Therapy Program, IDIBELL-Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat de Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.,Rare Disease Network Research Center (CIBERER), ISCIII, Spain
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- Pediatric Neurology Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institute of Neuroscience, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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Wiatr K, Marczak Ł, Pérot JB, Brouillet E, Flament J, Figiel M. Broad Influence of Mutant Ataxin-3 on the Proteome of the Adult Brain, Young Neurons, and Axons Reveals Central Molecular Processes and Biomarkers in SCA3/MJD Using Knock-In Mouse Model. Front Mol Neurosci 2021; 14:658339. [PMID: 34220448 PMCID: PMC8248683 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2021.658339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3/MJD) is caused by CAG expansion mutation resulting in a long polyQ domain in mutant ataxin-3. The mutant protein is a special type of protease, deubiquitinase, which may indicate its prominent impact on the regulation of cellular proteins levels and activity. Yet, the global model picture of SCA3 disease progression on the protein level, molecular pathways in the brain, and neurons, is largely unknown. Here, we investigated the molecular SCA3 mechanism using an interdisciplinary research paradigm combining behavioral and molecular aspects of SCA3 in the knock-in ki91 model. We used the behavior, brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and brain tissue examination to correlate the disease stages with brain proteomics, precise axonal proteomics, neuronal energy recordings, and labeling of vesicles. We have demonstrated that altered metabolic and mitochondrial proteins in the brain and the lack of weight gain in Ki91 SCA3/MJD mice is reflected by the failure of energy metabolism recorded in neonatal SCA3 cerebellar neurons. We have determined that further, during disease progression, proteins responsible for metabolism, cytoskeletal architecture, vesicular, and axonal transport are disturbed, revealing axons as one of the essential cell compartments in SCA3 pathogenesis. Therefore we focus on SCA3 pathogenesis in axonal and somatodendritic compartments revealing highly increased axonal localization of protein synthesis machinery, including ribosomes, translation factors, and RNA binding proteins, while the level of proteins responsible for cellular transport and mitochondria was decreased. We demonstrate the accumulation of axonal vesicles in neonatal SCA3 cerebellar neurons and increased phosphorylation of SMI-312 positive adult cerebellar axons, which indicate axonal dysfunction in SCA3. In summary, the SCA3 disease mechanism is based on the broad influence of mutant ataxin-3 on the neuronal proteome. Processes central in our SCA3 model include disturbed localization of proteins between axonal and somatodendritic compartment, early neuronal energy deficit, altered neuronal cytoskeletal structure, an overabundance of various components of protein synthesis machinery in axons.
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- Kalina Wiatr
- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, Direction de la Recherche Fondamentale, Institut de Biologie François Jacob, Molecular Imaging Research Center, Neurodegenerative Diseases Laboratory, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, Direction de la Recherche Fondamentale, Institut de Biologie François Jacob, Molecular Imaging Research Center, Neurodegenerative Diseases Laboratory, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, Direction de la Recherche Fondamentale, Institut de Biologie François Jacob, Molecular Imaging Research Center, Neurodegenerative Diseases Laboratory, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The discovery of new disease-causing genes and availability of next-generation sequencing platforms have both progressed rapidly over the last few years. For the practicing neurologist, this presents an increasingly bewildering array both of potential diagnoses and of means to investigate them. We review the latest newly described genetic conditions associated with dystonia, and also address how the changing landscape of gene discovery and genetic testing can best be approached, from both a research and a clinical perspective. RECENT FINDINGS Several new genetic causes for disorders in which dystonia is a feature have been described in the last 2 years, including ZNF142, GSX2, IRF2BPL, DEGS1, PI4K2A, CAMK4, VPS13D and VAMP2. Dystonia has also been a newly described feature or alternative phenotype of several other genetic conditions, notably for genes classically associated with several forms of epilepsy. The DYT system for classifying genetic dystonias, however, last recognized a new gene discovery (KMT2B) in 2016. SUMMARY Gene discovery for dystonic disorders proceeds rapidly, but a high proportion of cases remain undiagnosed. The proliferation of rare disorders means that it is no longer realistic for clinicians to aim for diagnosis to the level of predicting genotype from phenotype in all cases, but rational and adaptive use of available genetic tests can certainly expedite diagnosis.
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Genetic Neonatal-Onset Epilepsies and Developmental/Epileptic Encephalopathies with Movement Disorders: A Systematic Review. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22084202. [PMID: 33919646 PMCID: PMC8072943 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22084202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Despite expanding next generation sequencing technologies and increasing clinical interest into complex neurologic phenotypes associating epilepsies and developmental/epileptic encephalopathies (DE/EE) with movement disorders (MD), these monogenic conditions have been less extensively investigated in the neonatal period compared to infancy. We reviewed the medical literature in the study period 2000–2020 to report on monogenic conditions characterized by neonatal onset epilepsy and/or DE/EE and development of an MD, and described their electroclinical, genetic and neuroimaging spectra. In accordance with a PRISMA statement, we created a data collection sheet and a protocol specifying inclusion and exclusion criteria. A total of 28 different genes (from 49 papers) leading to neonatal-onset DE/EE with multiple seizure types, mainly featuring tonic and myoclonic, but also focal motor seizures and a hyperkinetic MD in 89% of conditions, with neonatal onset in 22%, were identified. Neonatal seizure semiology, or MD age of onset, were not always available. The rate of hypokinetic MD was low, and was described from the neonatal period only, with WW domain containing oxidoreductase (WWOX) pathogenic variants. The outcome is characterized by high rates of associated neurodevelopmental disorders and microcephaly. Brain MRI findings are either normal or nonspecific in most conditions, but serial imaging can be necessary in order to detect progressive abnormalities. We found high genetic heterogeneity and low numbers of described patients. Neurological phenotypes are complex, reflecting the involvement of genes necessary for early brain development. Future studies should focus on accurate neonatal epileptic phenotyping, and detailed description of semiology and time-course, of the associated MD, especially for the rarest conditions.
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Allelic and phenotypic heterogeneity in Junctophillin-3 related neurodevelopmental and movement disorders. Eur J Hum Genet 2021; 29:1027-1031. [PMID: 33824468 PMCID: PMC8187377 DOI: 10.1038/s41431-021-00866-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Junctophilin-3 belongs to a triprotein junctional complex implicated in the regulation of neuronal excitability and involved in the formation of junctional membrane structures between voltage-gated ion channels and endoplasmic (ryanodine) reticular receptors. A monoallelic trinucleotide repeat expansion located within the junctophilin-3 gene (JPH3) has been implicated in a rare autosomal dominant (AD) late-onset (and progressive) disorder clinically resembling Huntington disease (HD), and known as HD-like 2 (HDL2; MIM# 606438). Although the exact molecular mechanisms underlying HDL2 has not yet been fully elucidated, toxic gain-of-function of the aberrant transcript (containing the trinucleotide repeat) and loss of expression of (full-length) junctophilin-3 have both been implicated in HDL2 pathophysiology. In this study, we identified by whole exome sequencing (WES) a JPH3 homozygous truncating variant [NM_020655.4: c.17405dup; p.(Val581Argfs*137)]. in a female individual affected with genetically undetermined neurodevelopmental anomalies (including delayed motor milestones, abnormal social communication, language difficulties and borderline cognitive impairment) and paroxysmal attacks of dystonia since her early infancy. Our study expands the JPH3-associated mutational spectrum and clinical phenotypes, implicating the loss of Junctophilin-3 in heterogeneous neurodevelopmental phenotypes and early-onset paroxysmal movement disorders.
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Nicotera AG, Dicanio D, Pironti E, Bonsignore M, Cafeo A, Efthymiou S, Mondello P, Salpietro V, Houlden H, Di Rosa G. De novo mutation in SLC25A22 gene: expansion of the clinical and electroencephalographic phenotype. J Neurogenet 2021; 35:67-73. [PMID: 33821742 DOI: 10.1080/01677063.2021.1892094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The SLC25A22 (Solute Carrier Family 25, Member 22) gene encodes for a mitochondrial glutamate/H+ symporter and is involved in the mitochondrial transport of metabolites across the mitochondrial membrane. We hereby report a 12-year-old girl presenting with early-onset epileptic encephalopathy, hypotonia, and global developmental delay. Whole exome sequencing identified a novel homozygous missense mutation in SLC25A22 gene (c.97A>G; p.Lys33Glu), as the likely cause of the disease. The phenotype of our patient and EEG recordings do not completely overlap with the phenotypes previously described, leading to a new and more complex form of disease associated with SLC25A22 variants, characterized by dyskinetic movements and oculogyric crisis.
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- Antonio Gennaro Nicotera
- Department of Human Pathology of the Adult and Developmental Age "Gaetano Barresi", Unit of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Human Pathology of the Adult and Developmental Age "Gaetano Barresi", Unit of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Human Pathology of the Adult and Developmental Age "Gaetano Barresi", Unit of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Human Pathology of the Adult and Developmental Age "Gaetano Barresi", Unit of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Human Pathology of the Adult and Developmental Age "Gaetano Barresi", Unit of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Human Pathology in Adulthood and Childhood "Gaetano Barresi", University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Human Pathology of the Adult and Developmental Age "Gaetano Barresi", Unit of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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John A, Ng-Cordell E, Hanna N, Brkic D, Baker K. The neurodevelopmental spectrum of synaptic vesicle cycling disorders. J Neurochem 2021; 157:208-228. [PMID: 32738165 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.15135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In this review, we describe and discuss neurodevelopmental phenotypes arising from rare, high penetrance genomic variants which directly influence synaptic vesicle cycling (SVC disorders). Pathogenic variants in each SVC disorder gene lead to disturbance of at least one SVC subprocess, namely vesicle trafficking (e.g. KIF1A and GDI1), clustering (e.g. TRIO, NRXN1 and SYN1), docking and priming (e.g. STXBP1), fusion (e.g. SYT1 and PRRT2) or re-uptake (e.g. DNM1, AP1S2 and TBC1D24). We observe that SVC disorders share a common set of neurological symptoms (movement disorders, epilepsies), cognitive impairments (developmental delay, intellectual disabilities, cerebral visual impairment) and mental health difficulties (autism, ADHD, psychiatric symptoms). On the other hand, there is notable phenotypic variation between and within disorders, which may reflect selective disruption to SVC subprocesses, spatiotemporal and cell-specific gene expression profiles, mutation-specific effects, or modifying factors. Understanding the common cellular and systems mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental phenotypes in SVC disorders, and the factors responsible for variation in clinical presentations and outcomes, may translate to personalized clinical management and improved quality of life for patients and families.
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- Abinayah John
- MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Barros II, Leão V, Santis JO, Rosa RCA, Brotto DB, Storti CB, Siena ÁDD, Molfetta GA, Silva WA. Non-Syndromic Intellectual Disability and Its Pathways: A Long Noncoding RNA Perspective. Noncoding RNA 2021; 7:ncrna7010022. [PMID: 33799572 PMCID: PMC8005948 DOI: 10.3390/ncrna7010022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Revised: 12/05/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Non-syndromic intellectual disability (NS-ID or idiopathic) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder that represents a global health issue. Although many efforts have been made to characterize it and distinguish it from syndromic intellectual disability (S-ID), the highly heterogeneous aspect of this disorder makes it difficult to understand its etiology. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) comprise a large group of transcripts that can act through various mechanisms and be involved in important neurodevelopmental processes. In this sense, comprehending the roles they play in this intricate context is a valuable way of getting new insights about how NS-ID can arise and develop. In this review, we attempt to bring together knowledge available in the literature about lncRNAs involved with molecular and cellular pathways already described in intellectual disability and neural function, to better understand their relevance in NS-ID and the regulatory complexity of this disorder.
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- Isabela I. Barros
- Department of Genetics at the Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo 14049-900, Brazil; (I.I.B.); (V.L.); (J.O.S.); (R.C.A.R.); (D.B.B.); (C.B.S.); (Á.D.D.S.); (G.A.M.)
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- Department of Genetics at the Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo 14049-900, Brazil; (I.I.B.); (V.L.); (J.O.S.); (R.C.A.R.); (D.B.B.); (C.B.S.); (Á.D.D.S.); (G.A.M.)
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- Department of Genetics at the Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo 14049-900, Brazil; (I.I.B.); (V.L.); (J.O.S.); (R.C.A.R.); (D.B.B.); (C.B.S.); (Á.D.D.S.); (G.A.M.)
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- Department of Genetics at the Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo 14049-900, Brazil; (I.I.B.); (V.L.); (J.O.S.); (R.C.A.R.); (D.B.B.); (C.B.S.); (Á.D.D.S.); (G.A.M.)
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- Department of Genetics at the Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo 14049-900, Brazil; (I.I.B.); (V.L.); (J.O.S.); (R.C.A.R.); (D.B.B.); (C.B.S.); (Á.D.D.S.); (G.A.M.)
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- Department of Genetics at the Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo 14049-900, Brazil; (I.I.B.); (V.L.); (J.O.S.); (R.C.A.R.); (D.B.B.); (C.B.S.); (Á.D.D.S.); (G.A.M.)
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- Department of Genetics at the Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo 14049-900, Brazil; (I.I.B.); (V.L.); (J.O.S.); (R.C.A.R.); (D.B.B.); (C.B.S.); (Á.D.D.S.); (G.A.M.)
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- Department of Genetics at the Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo 14049-900, Brazil; (I.I.B.); (V.L.); (J.O.S.); (R.C.A.R.); (D.B.B.); (C.B.S.); (Á.D.D.S.); (G.A.M.)
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- Department of Genetics at the Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo 14049-900, Brazil; (I.I.B.); (V.L.); (J.O.S.); (R.C.A.R.); (D.B.B.); (C.B.S.); (Á.D.D.S.); (G.A.M.)
- National Institute of Science and Technology in Stem Cell and Cell Therapy and Center for Cell Based Therapy, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Rua Tenente Catão Roxo, 2501, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto 14051-140, Brazil
- Center for Integrative Systems Biology-CISBi, NAP/USP, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Rua Catão Roxo, 2501, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto 14051-140, Brazil
- Department of Medicine at the Midwest State University of Paraná-UNICENTRO, and Guarapuava Institute for Cancer Research, Rua Fortim Atalaia, 1900, Cidade dos Lagos, Guarapuava 85100-000, Brazil
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +55-16-3315-3293
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Chen F, Chen H, Chen Y, Wei W, Sun Y, Zhang L, Cui L, Wang Y. Dysfunction of the SNARE complex in neurological and psychiatric disorders. Pharmacol Res 2021; 165:105469. [PMID: 33524541 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2021.105469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Revised: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The communication between neurons constitutes the basis of all neural activities, and synaptic vesicle exocytosis is the fundamental biological event that mediates most communication between neurons in the central nervous system. The SNARE complex is the core component of the protein machinery that facilitates the fusion of synaptic vesicles with presynaptic terminals and thereby the release of neurotransmitters. In synapses, each release event is dependent on the assembly of the SNARE complex. In recent years, basic research on the SNARE complex has provided a clearer understanding of the mechanism underlying the formation of the SNARE complex and its role in vesicle formation. Emerging evidence indicates that abnormal expression or dysfunction of the SNARE complex in synapse physiology might contribute to abnormal neurotransmission and ultimately to synaptic dysfunction. Clinical research using postmortem tissues suggests that SNARE complex dysfunction is correlated with various neurological diseases, and some basic research has also confirmed the important role of the SNARE complex in the pathology of these diseases. Genetic and pharmacogenetic studies suggest that the SNARE complex and individual proteins might represent important molecular targets in neurological disease. In this review, we summarize the recent progress toward understanding the SNARE complex in regulating membrane fusion events and provide an update of the recent discoveries from clinical and basic research on the SNARE complex in neurodegenerative, neuropsychiatric, and neurodevelopmental diseases.
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- Feng Chen
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Age-Related Cardiac and Cerebral Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Age-Related Cardiac and Cerebral Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Age-Related Cardiac and Cerebral Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Department of Gerontology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- The First Clinical College, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Age-Related Cardiac and Cerebral Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China.
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Age-Related Cardiac and Cerebral Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China; Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Biomedical Informatics & Genomics Center, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiao tong University, Xi'an, China.
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An iPSC-based neural model of sialidosis uncovers glycolytic impairment-causing presynaptic dysfunction and deregulation of Ca 2+ dynamics. Neurobiol Dis 2021; 152:105279. [PMID: 33516873 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2021.105279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Sialidosis is a neuropathic lysosomal storage disease caused by a deficiency in the NEU1 gene-encoding lysosomal neuraminidase and characterized by abnormal accumulation of undigested sialyl-oligoconjugates in systemic organs including brain. Although patients exhibit neurological symptoms, the underlying neuropathological mechanism remains unclear. Here, we generated induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from skin fibroblasts with sialidosis and induced the differentiation into neural progenitor cells (NPCs) and neurons. Sialidosis NPCs and neurons mimicked the disease-like phenotypes including reduced neuraminidase activity, accumulation of sialyl-oligoconjugates and lysosomal expansions. Functional analysis also revealed that sialidosis neurons displayed two distinct abnormalities, defective exocytotic glutamate release and augmented α-amino-3-hydroxyl-5-methyl-4-isoxazole-propionate receptor (AMPAR)-mediated Ca2+ influx. These abnormalities were restored by overexpression of the wild-type NEU1 gene, demonstrating causative role of neuraminidase deficiency in functional impairments of disease neurons. Comprehensive proteomics analysis revealed the significant reduction of SNARE proteins and glycolytic enzymes in synaptosomal fraction, with downregulation of ATP production. Bypassing the glycolysis by treatment of pyruvate, which is final metabolite of glycolysis pathway, improved both the synaptsomal ATP production and the exocytotic function. We also found that upregulation of AMPAR and L-type voltage dependent Ca2+ channel (VDCC) subunits in disease neurons, with the restoration of AMPAR-mediated Ca2+ over-load by treatment of antagonists for the AMPAR and L-type VDCC. Our present study provides new insights into both the neuronal pathophysiology and potential therapeutic strategy for sialidosis.
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Klöckner C, Sticht H, Zacher P, Popp B, Babcock HE, Bakker DP, Barwick K, Bonfert MV, Bönnemann CG, Brilstra EH, Chung WK, Clarke AJ, Devine P, Donkervoort S, Fraser JL, Friedman J, Gates A, Ghoumid J, Hobson E, Horvath G, Keller-Ramey J, Keren B, Kurian MA, Lee V, Leppig KA, Lundgren J, McDonald MT, McLaughlin HM, McTague A, Mefford HC, Mignot C, Mikati MA, Nava C, Raymond FL, Sampson JR, Sanchis-Juan A, Shashi V, Shieh JTC, Shinawi M, Slavotinek A, Stödberg T, Stong N, Sullivan JA, Taylor AC, Toler TL, van den Boogaard MJ, van der Crabben SN, van Gassen KLI, van Jaarsveld RH, Van Ziffle J, Wadley AF, Wagner M, Wigby K, Wortmann SB, Zarate YA, Møller RS, Lemke JR, Platzer K. De novo variants in SNAP25 cause an early-onset developmental and epileptic encephalopathy. Genet Med 2020; 23:653-660. [PMID: 33299146 DOI: 10.1038/s41436-020-01020-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Revised: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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PURPOSE This study aims to provide a comprehensive description of the phenotypic and genotypic spectrum of SNAP25 developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (SNAP25-DEE) by reviewing newly identified and previously reported individuals. METHODS Individuals harboring heterozygous missense or loss-of-function variants in SNAP25 were assembled through collaboration with international colleagues, matchmaking platforms, and literature review. For each individual, detailed phenotyping, classification, and structural modeling of the identified variant were performed. RESULTS The cohort comprises 23 individuals with pathogenic or likely pathogenic de novo variants in SNAP25. Intellectual disability and early-onset epilepsy were identified as the core symptoms of SNAP25-DEE, with recurrent findings of movement disorders, cerebral visual impairment, and brain atrophy. Structural modeling for all variants predicted possible functional defects concerning SNAP25 or impaired interaction with other components of the SNARE complex. CONCLUSION We provide a comprehensive description of SNAP25-DEE with intellectual disability and early-onset epilepsy mostly occurring before the age of two years. These core symptoms and additional recurrent phenotypes show an overlap to genes encoding other components or associated proteins of the SNARE complex such as STX1B, STXBP1, or VAMP2. Thus, these findings advance the concept of a group of neurodevelopmental disorders that may be termed "SNAREopathies."
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- Chiara Klöckner
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- The Saxon Epilepsy Center Kleinwachau, Radeberg, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Rare Disease Institute, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Child Neurology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Child Health, University Collge London, London, UK
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Medicine and LMU Center for Children with Medical Complexity, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, LMU - University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Neuromuscular and Neurogenetic Disorders of Childhood Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Cancer & Genetics, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Wales, UK
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- Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Neuromuscular and Neurogenetic Disorders of Childhood Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Rare Disease Institute, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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- Departments of Neurosciences and Pediatrics, University of California San Diego and Division of Neurology, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA.,Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Genetic Services, Kaiser Permanente Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Service de Génétique Clinique, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, CHU Lille, Lille, France
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- Yorkshire Clinical Genetics Service, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Biochemical Diseases, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- APHP, Département de Génétique, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Institute of Child Health, University Collge London, London, UK
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- Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Genetic Services, Kaiser Permanente Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Institute of Clinical Sciences, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Institute of Child Health, University Collge London, London, UK
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- Division of Genetic Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Département de Génétique, Centre de Référence Déficiences Intellectuelles de Causes Rares, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié Salpêtrière et Hôpital Trousseau, APHP, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Sorbonne University, Paris Brain Institute, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, AP-HP, Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Department of Genetics, Paris, France
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- NIHR BioResource, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK.,Department of Medical Genetics, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Division of Cancer & Genetics, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Wales, UK
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- NIHR BioResource, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK.,Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, NHS Blood and Transplant Centre, Cambridge, UK
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Institute for Human Genetics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute for Genomic Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Section of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Institute of Neurogenomics, Helmholtz Zentrum Munich, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics, University of California, San Diego and Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Amalia Children's Hospital, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,University Childrens Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Section of Genetics and Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Institute for Regional Health Services, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Personalized Medicine, Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany.
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Alten B, Zhou Q, Shin OH, Esquivies L, Lin PY, White KI, Sun R, Chung WK, Monteggia LM, Brunger AT, Kavalali ET. Role of Aberrant Spontaneous Neurotransmission in SNAP25-Associated Encephalopathies. Neuron 2020; 109:59-72.e5. [PMID: 33147442 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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SNARE (soluble N-ethylmaleimide sensitive factor attachment protein receptor) complex, composed of synaptobrevin, syntaxin, and SNAP25, forms the essential fusion machinery for neurotransmitter release. Recent studies have reported several mutations in the gene encoding SNAP25 as a causative factor for developmental and epileptic encephalopathies of infancy and childhood with diverse clinical manifestations. However, it remains unclear how SNAP25 mutations give rise to these disorders. Here, we show that although structurally clustered mutations in SNAP25 give rise to related synaptic transmission phenotypes, specific alterations in spontaneous neurotransmitter release are a key factor to account for disease heterogeneity. Importantly, we identified a single mutation that augments spontaneous release without altering evoked release, suggesting that aberrant spontaneous release is sufficient to cause disease in humans.
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- Baris Alten
- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240-7933, USA; Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240-7933, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240-7933, USA; Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240-7933, USA; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240-7933, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240-7933, USA; Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240-7933, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240-7933, USA; Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240-7933, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240-7933, USA; Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240-7933, USA; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240-7933, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics (in Medicine), Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240-7933, USA; Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240-7933, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240-7933, USA; Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240-7933, USA.
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Simmons RL, Li H, Alten B, Santos MS, Jiang R, Paul B, Lalani SJ, Cortesi A, Parks K, Khandelwal N, Smith-Packard B, Phoong MA, Chez M, Fisher H, Scheuerle AE, Shinawi M, Hussain SA, Kavalali ET, Sherr EH, Voglmaier SM. Overcoming presynaptic effects of VAMP2 mutations with 4-aminopyridine treatment. Hum Mutat 2020; 41:1999-2011. [PMID: 32906212 PMCID: PMC10898792 DOI: 10.1002/humu.24109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Revised: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Clinical and genetic features of five unrelated patients with de novo pathogenic variants in the synaptic vesicle-associated membrane protein 2 (VAMP2) reveal common features of global developmental delay, autistic tendencies, behavioral disturbances, and a higher propensity to develop epilepsy. For one patient, a cognitively impaired adolescent with a de novo stop-gain VAMP2 mutation, we tested a potential treatment strategy, enhancing neurotransmission by prolonging action potentials with the aminopyridine family of potassium channel blockers, 4-aminopyridine and 3,4-diaminopyridine, in vitro and in vivo. Synaptic vesicle recycling and neurotransmission were assayed in neurons expressing three VAMP2 variants by live-cell imaging and electrophysiology. In cellular models, two variants decrease both the rate of exocytosis and the number of synaptic vesicles released from the recycling pool, compared with wild-type. Aminopyridine treatment increases the rate and extent of exocytosis and total synaptic charge transfer and desynchronizes GABA release. The clinical response of the patient to 2 years of off-label aminopyridine treatment includes improved emotional and behavioral regulation by parental report, and objective improvement in standardized cognitive measures. Aminopyridine treatment may extend to patients with pathogenic variants in VAMP2 and other genes influencing presynaptic function or GABAergic tone, and tested in vitro before treatment.
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- Roxanne L. Simmons
- Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for Neurosciences and Institute of Human Genetics. University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Weill Institute for Neurosciences and Kavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
- Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Weill Institute for Neurosciences and Kavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for Neurosciences and Institute of Human Genetics. University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for Neurosciences and Institute of Human Genetics. University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for Neurosciences and Institute of Human Genetics. University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for Neurosciences and Institute of Human Genetics. University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for Neurosciences and Institute of Human Genetics. University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Pediatric Neuropsychology, Sutter Medical Foundation, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Neuroscience Medical Group, Sutter Medical Foundation, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Children’s Medical Center of Texas, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Genetics and Genomic Medicine, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital and Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
- Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for Neurosciences and Institute of Human Genetics. University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Weill Institute for Neurosciences and Kavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Baldassari S, Musante I, Iacomino M, Zara F, Salpietro V, Scudieri P. Brain Organoids as Model Systems for Genetic Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:590119. [PMID: 33154971 PMCID: PMC7586734 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.590119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) are a group of disorders in which the development of the central nervous system (CNS) is disturbed, resulting in different neurological and neuropsychiatric features, such as impaired motor function, learning, language or non-verbal communication. Frequent comorbidities include epilepsy and movement disorders. Advances in DNA sequencing technologies revealed identifiable genetic causes in an increasingly large proportion of NDDs, highlighting the need of experimental approaches to investigate the defective genes and the molecular pathways implicated in abnormal brain development. However, targeted approaches to investigate specific molecular defects and their implications in human brain dysfunction are prevented by limited access to patient-derived brain tissues. In this context, advances of both stem cell technologies and genome editing strategies during the last decade led to the generation of three-dimensional (3D) in vitro-models of cerebral organoids, holding the potential to recapitulate precise stages of human brain development with the aim of personalized diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. Recent progresses allowed to generate 3D-structures of both neuronal and non-neuronal cell types and develop either whole-brain or region-specific cerebral organoids in order to investigate in vitro key brain developmental processes, such as neuronal cell morphogenesis, migration and connectivity. In this review, we summarized emerging methodological approaches in the field of brain organoid technologies and their application to dissect disease mechanisms underlying an array of pediatric brain developmental disorders, with a particular focus on autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and epileptic encephalopathies.
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- Simona Baldassari
- Medical Genetics Unit, IRCSS Giannina Gaslini Institute, Genoa, Italy
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- Medical Genetics Unit, IRCSS Giannina Gaslini Institute, Genoa, Italy.,Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DiNOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Medical Genetics Unit, IRCSS Giannina Gaslini Institute, Genoa, Italy
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- Medical Genetics Unit, IRCSS Giannina Gaslini Institute, Genoa, Italy.,Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DiNOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DiNOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.,Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases Unit, IRCSS Giannina Gaslini Institute, Genoa, Italy.,Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
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- Medical Genetics Unit, IRCSS Giannina Gaslini Institute, Genoa, Italy.,Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DiNOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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Melland H, Carr EM, Gordon SL. Disorders of synaptic vesicle fusion machinery. J Neurochem 2020; 157:130-164. [PMID: 32916768 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.15181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
The revolution in genetic technology has ushered in a new age for our understanding of the underlying causes of neurodevelopmental, neuromuscular and neurodegenerative disorders, revealing that the presynaptic machinery governing synaptic vesicle fusion is compromised in many of these neurological disorders. This builds upon decades of research showing that disturbance to neurotransmitter release via toxins can cause acute neurological dysfunction. In this review, we focus on disorders of synaptic vesicle fusion caused either by toxic insult to the presynapse or alterations to genes encoding the key proteins that control and regulate fusion: the SNARE proteins (synaptobrevin, syntaxin-1 and SNAP-25), Munc18, Munc13, synaptotagmin, complexin, CSPα, α-synuclein, PRRT2 and tomosyn. We discuss the roles of these proteins and the cellular and molecular mechanisms underpinning neurological deficits in these disorders.
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- Holly Melland
- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Melbourne Dementia Research Centre, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
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- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Melbourne Dementia Research Centre, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
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- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Melbourne Dementia Research Centre, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
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Banne E, Falik-Zaccai T, Brielle E, Kalfon L, Ladany H, Klinger D, Schneidman-Duhovny D, Linial M. De novo STXBP1 mutation in a child with developmental delay and spasticity reveals a major structural alteration in the interface with syntaxin 1A. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2020; 183:412-422. [PMID: 32815282 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2019] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
STXBP1, also known as Munc-18, is a master regulator of neurotransmitter release and synaptic function in the human brain through its direct interaction with syntaxin 1A. STXBP1 binds syntaxin 1A is an inactive conformational state. STXBP1 decreases its binding affinity to syntaxin upon phosphorylation, enabling syntaxin 1A to engage in the SNARE complex, leading to neurotransmitter release. STXBP1-related disorders are well characterized by encephalopathy with epilepsy, and a diverse range of neurological and neurodevelopmental conditions. Through exome sequencing of a child with developmental delay, hypotonia, and spasticity, we found a novel de novo insertion mutation of three nucleotides in the STXBP1 coding region, resulting in an additional arginine after position 39 (R39dup). Inconclusive results from state-of-the-art variant prediction tools mandated a structure-based approach using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of the STXBP1-syntaxin 1A complex. Comparison of the interaction interfaces of the wild-type and the R39dup complexes revealed a reduced interaction surface area in the mutant, leading to destabilization of the protein complex. Moreover, the decrease in affinity toward syntaxin 1A is similar for the phosphorylated STXBP1 and the R39dup. We applied the same MD methodology to seven additional previously reported STXBP1 mutations and reveal that the stability of the STXBP1-syntaxin 1A interface correlates with the reported clinical phenotypes. This study provides a direct link between the outcome of a novel variant in STXBP1 and protein structure and dynamics. The structural change upon mutation drives an alteration in synaptic function.
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- Ehud Banne
- The Genetics Institute, Kaplan Medical Center - Rehovot, Hebrew University and Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Galilee Medical Center, Naharia, Israel.,Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar Ilan University, Safed, Israel
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.,The Alexander Grass Center for Bioengineering, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Galilee Medical Center, Naharia, Israel
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Galilee Medical Center, Naharia, Israel
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.,The Rachel and Selim Benin School of Computer Science and Engineering, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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Tang BL. SNAREs and developmental disorders. J Cell Physiol 2020; 236:2482-2504. [PMID: 32959907 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.30067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Revised: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Members of the soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) family mediate membrane fusion processes associated with vesicular trafficking and autophagy. SNAREs mediate core membrane fusion processes essential for all cells, but some SNAREs serve cell/tissue type-specific exocytic/endocytic functions, and are therefore critical for various aspects of embryonic development. Mutations or variants of their encoding genes could give rise to developmental disorders, such as those affecting the nervous system and immune system in humans. Mutations to components in the canonical synaptic vesicle fusion SNARE complex (VAMP2, STX1A/B, and SNAP25) and a key regulator of SNARE complex formation MUNC18-1, produce variant phenotypes of autism, intellectual disability, movement disorders, and epilepsy. STX11 and MUNC18-2 mutations underlie 2 subtypes of familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. STX3 mutations contribute to variant microvillus inclusion disease. Chromosomal microdeletions involving STX16 play a role in pseudohypoparathyroidism type IB associated with abnormal imprinting of the GNAS complex locus. In this short review, I discuss these and other SNARE gene mutations and variants that are known to be associated with a variety developmental disorders, with a focus on their underlying cellular and molecular pathological basis deciphered through disease modeling. Possible pathogenic potentials of other SNAREs whose variants could be disease predisposing are also speculated upon.
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- Bor L Tang
- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Xi XJ, Tang JH, Zhang BB, Xiao X, Hu XY, Wan Y, Zhou C, Lin H. Dlg4 and Vamp2 are involved in comorbid epilepsy and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: A microarray data study. Epilepsy Behav 2020; 110:107192. [PMID: 32580088 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Children with epilepsy exhibit a significantly higher risk for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which is often associated with lower quality of life. In this study, we aimed to identify molecular mechanisms associated with both epilepsy and ADHD. MATERIALS AND METHODS Gene expression profiles of GSE12457 and GSE47752 were downloaded from the gene expression omnibus (GEO) database. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were separately screened in epilepsy and ADHD samples and compared with controls. Weighted gene coexpression network analysis (WGCNA) was used to identify candidate modules associated with the two disorders. Functional annotation and analysis of hub genes and molecular complex detection (MCODE) was also performed. RESULTS Three modules closely related to epilepsy and ADHD were screened using WGCNA; DEGs in this module were involved in the synaptic vesicle cycle, axon and neuron regeneration, and neurotransmission. The Dlg4 and Vamp2 genes were selected as common candidate factors in epilepsy and ADHD pathogenesis. CONCLUSION Dlg4 and Vamp2 could play essential roles in comorbidity between epilepsy and ADHD.
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- Xiao-Jun Xi
- Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215025, Jiangsu Province, China; Department of Pediatrics, The Affiliated Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou 213000, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215025, Jiangsu Province, China.
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- Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215025, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215025, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215025, Jiangsu Province, China; Department of Neurology, Wuxi Children's Hospital, Wuxi 214000, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Affiliated Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou 213000, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Affiliated Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou 213000, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Affiliated Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou 213000, Jiangsu Province, China
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Baizabal-Carvallo JF, Cardoso F. Chorea in children: etiology, diagnostic approach and management. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2020; 127:1323-1342. [DOI: 10.1007/s00702-020-02238-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Banks GT, Guillaumin MCC, Heise I, Lau P, Yin M, Bourbia N, Aguilar C, Bowl MR, Esapa C, Brown LA, Hasan S, Tagliatti E, Nicholson E, Bains RS, Wells S, Vyazovskiy VV, Volynski K, Peirson SN, Nolan PM. Forward genetics identifies a novel sleep mutant with sleep state inertia and REM sleep deficits. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2020; 6:eabb3567. [PMID: 32851175 PMCID: PMC7423362 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abb3567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Switches between global sleep and wakefulness states are believed to be dictated by top-down influences arising from subcortical nuclei. Using forward genetics and in vivo electrophysiology, we identified a recessive mouse mutant line characterized by a substantially reduced propensity to transition between wake and sleep states with an especially pronounced deficit in initiating rapid eye movement (REM) sleep episodes. The causative mutation, an Ile102Asn substitution in the synaptic vesicular protein, VAMP2, was associated with morphological synaptic changes and specific behavioral deficits, while in vitro electrophysiological investigations with fluorescence imaging revealed a markedly diminished probability of vesicular release in mutants. Our data show that global shifts in the synaptic efficiency across brain-wide networks leads to an altered probability of vigilance state transitions, possibly as a result of an altered excitability balance within local circuits controlling sleep-wake architecture.
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- Gareth T. Banks
- Mammalian Genetics Unit, MRC Harwell Institute, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire, UK
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- Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute (SCNi), Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Mammalian Genetics Unit, MRC Harwell Institute, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire, UK
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- Mammalian Genetics Unit, MRC Harwell Institute, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire, UK
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- Mammalian Genetics Unit, MRC Harwell Institute, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire, UK
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- Mammalian Genetics Unit, MRC Harwell Institute, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire, UK
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- Mammalian Genetics Unit, MRC Harwell Institute, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire, UK
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- Mammalian Genetics Unit, MRC Harwell Institute, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire, UK
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- Mammalian Genetics Unit, MRC Harwell Institute, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire, UK
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- Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute (SCNi), Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute (SCNi), Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Mary Lyon Centre, MRC Harwell Institute, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire, UK
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- Mary Lyon Centre, MRC Harwell Institute, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire, UK
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- Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute (SCNi), Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute (SCNi), Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Mammalian Genetics Unit, MRC Harwell Institute, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire, UK
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Sunaga Y, Muramatsu K, Kosaki K, Sugai K, Mizuno T, Kouno M, Tashiro M. Variant in the neuronal vesicular SNARE VAMP2 (synaptobrevin-2): First report in Japan. Brain Dev 2020; 42:529-533. [PMID: 32336483 DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2020.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Revised: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/04/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND A report presenting five heterozygous de novo variants in VAMP2 in unrelated individuals with a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by axial hypotonia, intellectual disability, and autistic features was first published in April 4, 2019. CASE REPORT We report the case of a male child with VAMP2 variant who was delivered at 38 weeks and 4 days without neonatal asphyxia. At 4 months of age he showed hypotonia and no visual pursuit and fixation. He presented with infantile spasms at 6 months, and electroencephalography (EEG) showed hypsarrhythmia. His infantile spasms completely disappeared by adrenocorticotropic hormone therapy, but his EEG findings continued to show high voltage slow-waves with multi-focal spikes. At 2 years of age he was non-verbal, had an absence of purposeful hand movements, and no visual fixation. He had somnolence tendency in the daytime. Biochemical and extensive genetic examinations were unrevealed. Magnetic resonance imaging showed slight brain atrophy. At 2 years and 7 months of age, he suffered from myoclonic seizures of the eyelid and tongue, which propagated to unilateral fingers, and sometimes to the bilateral legs. At 8 years of age hyperkinetic movement occurred. At age 13, whole-exome sequence identified a heterozygous missense variant, NM_014232.2:c.199G>C,[p.(Ala67Pro)] in exon 3 of VAMP2 which was a de novo non-synonymous variant. CONCLUSION This is the first case report of VAMP2 variant in Japan. Hypotonia at early infancy, poor visual fixation, and absence of purposeful hand movements may be indicative of the diagnosis for VAMP2 variant.
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- Yasuo Sunaga
- Department of Pediatrics, JCHO Gunma Central Hospital, Gunma, Japan.
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Child Neurology, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Japan; Clinical Department, Soleil Kawasaki Medical Center for the Handicapped, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, JCHO Gunma Central Hospital, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, JCHO Gunma Central Hospital, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, JCHO Gunma Central Hospital, Gunma, Japan
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Bonnycastle K, Davenport EC, Cousin MA. Presynaptic dysfunction in neurodevelopmental disorders: Insights from the synaptic vesicle life cycle. J Neurochem 2020; 157:179-207. [PMID: 32378740 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.15035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Revised: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The activity-dependent fusion, retrieval and recycling of synaptic vesicles is essential for the maintenance of neurotransmission. Until relatively recently it was believed that most mutations in genes that were essential for this process would be incompatible with life, because of this fundamental role. However, an ever-expanding number of mutations in this very cohort of genes are being identified in individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism, intellectual disability and epilepsy. This article will summarize the current state of knowledge linking mutations in presynaptic genes to neurodevelopmental disorders by sequentially covering the various stages of the synaptic vesicle life cycle. It will also discuss how perturbations of specific stages within this recycling process could translate into human disease. Finally, it will also provide perspectives on the potential for future therapy that are targeted to presynaptic function.
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- Katherine Bonnycastle
- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Verhage M, Sørensen JB. SNAREopathies: Diversity in Mechanisms and Symptoms. Neuron 2020; 107:22-37. [PMID: 32559416 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.05.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Revised: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Neuronal SNAREs and their key regulators together drive synaptic vesicle exocytosis and synaptic transmission as a single integrated membrane fusion machine. Human pathogenic mutations have now been reported for all eight core components, but patients are diagnosed with very different neurodevelopmental syndromes. We propose to unify these syndromes, based on etiology and mechanism, as "SNAREopathies." Here, we review the strikingly diverse clinical phenomenology and disease severity and the also remarkably diverse genetic mechanisms. We argue that disease severity generally scales with functional redundancy and, conversely, that the large effect of mutations in some SNARE genes is the price paid for extensive integration and exceptional specialization. Finally, we discuss how subtle differences in components being rate limiting in different types of neurons helps to explain the main symptoms.
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- Matthijs Verhage
- Department of Functional Genomics, Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, Amsterdam 1081 HV, the Netherlands; Department of Clinical Genetics, UMC Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, Amsterdam 1081 HV, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark.
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Beijer D, Sisto A, Van Lent J, Baets J, Timmerman V. Defects in Axonal Transport in Inherited Neuropathies. J Neuromuscul Dis 2020; 6:401-419. [PMID: 31561383 PMCID: PMC6918914 DOI: 10.3233/jnd-190427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Axonal transport is a highly complex process essential for sustaining proper neuronal functioning. Disturbances can result in an altered neuronal homeostasis, aggregation of cargoes, and ultimately a dying-back degeneration of neurons. The impact of dysfunction in axonal transport is shown by genetic defects in key proteins causing a broad spectrum of neurodegenerative diseases, including inherited peripheral neuropathies. In this review, we provide an overview of the cytoskeletal components, molecular motors and adaptor proteins involved in axonal transport mechanisms and their implication in neuronal functioning. In addition, we discuss the involvement of axonal transport dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases with a particular focus on inherited peripheral neuropathies. Lastly, we address some recent scientific advances most notably in therapeutic strategies employed in the area of axonal transport, patient-derived iPSC models, in vivo animal models, antisense-oligonucleotide treatments, and novel chemical compounds.
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- Danique Beijer
- Neurogenetics Research Group, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium.,Neurogenetics Laboratory, Institute Born Bunge, Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Peripheral Neuropathy Research Group, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium.,Neurogenetics Laboratory, Institute Born Bunge, Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Peripheral Neuropathy Research Group, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium.,Neurogenetics Laboratory, Institute Born Bunge, Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Neurogenetics Research Group, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium.,Neurogenetics Laboratory, Institute Born Bunge, Antwerpen, Belgium.,Neurology Department, University Hospital Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Peripheral Neuropathy Research Group, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium.,Neurogenetics Laboratory, Institute Born Bunge, Antwerpen, Belgium
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Chen W, Cai ZL, Chao ES, Chen H, Longley CM, Hao S, Chao HT, Kim JH, Messier JE, Zoghbi HY, Tang J, Swann JW, Xue M. Stxbp1/Munc18-1 haploinsufficiency impairs inhibition and mediates key neurological features of STXBP1 encephalopathy. eLife 2020; 9:e48705. [PMID: 32073399 PMCID: PMC7056272 DOI: 10.7554/elife.48705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 02/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Mutations in genes encoding synaptic proteins cause many neurodevelopmental disorders, with the majority affecting postsynaptic apparatuses and much fewer in presynaptic proteins. Syntaxin-binding protein 1 (STXBP1, also known as MUNC18-1) is an essential component of the presynaptic neurotransmitter release machinery. De novo heterozygous pathogenic variants in STXBP1 are among the most frequent causes of neurodevelopmental disorders including intellectual disabilities and epilepsies. These disorders, collectively referred to as STXBP1 encephalopathy, encompass a broad spectrum of neurologic and psychiatric features, but the pathogenesis remains elusive. Here we modeled STXBP1 encephalopathy in mice and found that Stxbp1 haploinsufficiency caused cognitive, psychiatric, and motor dysfunctions, as well as cortical hyperexcitability and seizures. Furthermore, Stxbp1 haploinsufficiency reduced cortical inhibitory neurotransmission via distinct mechanisms from parvalbumin-expressing and somatostatin-expressing interneurons. These results demonstrate that Stxbp1 haploinsufficient mice recapitulate cardinal features of STXBP1 encephalopathy and indicate that GABAergic synaptic dysfunction is likely a crucial contributor to disease pathogenesis.
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- Wu Chen
- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of MedicineHoustonUnited States
- The Cain Foundation Laboratories, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s HospitalHoustonUnited States
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- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of MedicineHoustonUnited States
- The Cain Foundation Laboratories, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s HospitalHoustonUnited States
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- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of MedicineHoustonUnited States
- The Cain Foundation Laboratories, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s HospitalHoustonUnited States
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- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of MedicineHoustonUnited States
- The Cain Foundation Laboratories, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s HospitalHoustonUnited States
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- The Cain Foundation Laboratories, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s HospitalHoustonUnited States
- Program in Developmental Biology, Baylor College of MedicineHoustonUnited States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology and Developmental Neuroscience, Baylor College of MedicineHoustonUnited States
- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s HospitalHoustonUnited States
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- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of MedicineHoustonUnited States
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology and Developmental Neuroscience, Baylor College of MedicineHoustonUnited States
- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s HospitalHoustonUnited States
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of MedicineHoustonUnited States
- McNair Medical Institute, The Robert and Janice McNair FoundationHoustonUnited States
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- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of MedicineHoustonUnited States
- The Cain Foundation Laboratories, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s HospitalHoustonUnited States
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- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of MedicineHoustonUnited States
- The Cain Foundation Laboratories, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s HospitalHoustonUnited States
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- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of MedicineHoustonUnited States
- Program in Developmental Biology, Baylor College of MedicineHoustonUnited States
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology and Developmental Neuroscience, Baylor College of MedicineHoustonUnited States
- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s HospitalHoustonUnited States
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of MedicineHoustonUnited States
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baylor College of MedicineHoustonUnited States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology and Developmental Neuroscience, Baylor College of MedicineHoustonUnited States
- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s HospitalHoustonUnited States
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- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of MedicineHoustonUnited States
- The Cain Foundation Laboratories, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s HospitalHoustonUnited States
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology and Developmental Neuroscience, Baylor College of MedicineHoustonUnited States
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- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of MedicineHoustonUnited States
- The Cain Foundation Laboratories, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s HospitalHoustonUnited States
- Program in Developmental Biology, Baylor College of MedicineHoustonUnited States
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of MedicineHoustonUnited States
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Salpietro V, Houlden H. Genetic epilepsies and the K v super-family. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2020; 24:5-6. [PMID: 31983570 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2020.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Vincenzo Salpietro
- Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases Unit, IRCCS "G. Gaslini" Institute, Genova, Italy; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, Genova, Italy; Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College of London, London, UK
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- Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College of London, London, UK.
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Human Hyperekplexic Mutations in Glycine Receptors Disinhibit the Brainstem by Hijacking GABA A Receptors. iScience 2019; 19:634-646. [PMID: 31450193 PMCID: PMC6715904 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2019.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Revised: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Hyperekplexia disease is usually caused by naturally occurring point mutations in glycine receptors (GlyRs). However, the γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptor (GABAAR) seems to be also involved regarding the therapeutic basis for hyperekplexia using benzodiazepines, which target GABAARs but not GlyRs. Here, we show that the function of GABAARs was significantly impaired in the hypoglossal nucleus of hyperekplexic transgenic mice. Such impairment appeared to be mediated by interaction between GABAAR and mutant GlyR. The GABAAR dysfunction was caused only by mutant GlyR consisting of homomeric α1 subunits, which locate primarily at pre- and extra-synaptic sites. In addition, the rescue effects of diazepam were attenuated by Xli-093, which specifically blocked diazepam-induced potentiation on α5-containing GABAAR, a major form of pre- and extra-synaptic GABAAR in the brainstem. Thus, our results suggest that the pre- and extra-synaptic GABAARs could be a potential therapeutic target for hyperekplexia disease caused by GlyR mutations. Hyperekplexic mutant GlyRs interact with GABAARs and disrupt the GABAAR function Pre- and extra-synaptic GABAARs are deficient in the hyperekplexia disease α5-Containing GABAAR is a potential therapeutic target for the hyperekplexia disease
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Wang X, Zhang J, Zhou L, Xu B, Ren X, He K, Nie L, Li X, Liu J, Yang X, Yuan J. Long-term iron exposure causes widespread molecular alterations associated with memory impairment in mice. Food Chem Toxicol 2019; 130:242-252. [PMID: 31136779 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2019.05.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Revised: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Limited literature available indicates the neurotoxic effects of excessive iron, however, a deep understanding of iron neurotoxicity needs to be developed. In this study, we evaluated the toxic effects of excessive iron on learning and cognitive function in long-term iron exposure (oral, 10 mg/L, 6 months) of mice by behavioral tests including novel object recognition test, step-down passive avoidance test and Morris water maze test, and further analyzed differential expression of hippocampal proteins. The behavioral tests consistently showed that iron treatment caused cognitive defects of the mice. Proteomic analysis revealed 66 differentially expressed hippocampal proteins (30 increased and 36 decreased) in iron-treated mice as compared with the control ones. Bioinformatics analysis showed that the dysregulated proteins mainly included: synapse-associated proteins (i.e. synaptosomal-associated protein 25 (SNAP25), complexin-1 (CPLX1), vesicle-associated membrane protein 2 (VAMP2), neurochondrin (NCDN)); mitochondria-related proteins (i.e. ADP/ATP translocase 1 (SLC25A4), 14-3-3 protein zeta/delta (YWHAZ)); cytoskeleton proteins (i.e. neurofilament light polypeptide (NEFL), tubulin beta-2B chain (TUBB2B), tubulin alpha-4A chain (TUBA4A)). The findings suggest that the dysregulations of synaptic, mitochondrial, and cytoskeletal proteins may be involved in iron-triggered memory impairment. This study provides new insights into the molecular mechanisms of iron neurotoxicity.
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- Xian Wang
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hangkong Road 13, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, PR China; Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Shenzhen, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hangkong Road 13, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, PR China; Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Shenzhen, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Shenzhen, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Shenzhen, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Shenzhen, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Shenzhen, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Shenzhen, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Shenzhen, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Shenzhen, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Shenzhen, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, PR China.
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hangkong Road 13, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, PR China.
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