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Baur K, Şan Ş, Hölzl-Wenig G, Mandl C, Hellwig A, Ciccolini F. GDF15 controls primary cilia morphology and function thereby affecting progenitor proliferation. Life Sci Alliance 2024; 7:e202302384. [PMID: 38719753 PMCID: PMC11077589 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202302384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
Abstract
We recently reported that growth/differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) and its receptor GDNF family receptor alpha-like (GFRAL) are expressed in the periventricular germinal epithelium thereby regulating apical progenitor proliferation. However, the mechanisms are unknown. We now found GFRAL in primary cilia and altered cilia morphology upon GDF15 ablation. Mutant progenitors also displayed increased histone deacetylase 6 (Hdac6) and ciliary adenylate cyclase 3 (Adcy3) transcript levels. Consistently, microtubule acetylation, endogenous sonic hedgehog (SHH) activation and ciliary ADCY3 were all affected in this group. Application of exogenous GDF15 or pharmacological antagonists of either HDAC6 or ADCY3 similarly normalized ciliary morphology, proliferation and SHH signalling. Notably, Gdf15 ablation affected Hdac6 expression and cilia length only in the mutant periventricular niche, in concomitance with ciliary localization of GFRAL. In contrast, in the hippocampus, where GFRAL was not expressed in the cilium, progenitors displayed altered Adcy3 expression and SHH signalling, but Hdac6 expression, cilia morphology and ciliary ADCY3 levels remained unchanged. Thus, ciliary signalling underlies the effect of GDF15 on primary cilia elongation and proliferation in apical progenitors.
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- Katja Baur
- https://ror.org/038t36y30 Department of Neurobiology, Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences (IZN), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- https://ror.org/038t36y30 Department of Neurobiology, Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences (IZN), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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- https://ror.org/038t36y30 Department of Neurobiology, Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences (IZN), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- https://ror.org/038t36y30 Department of Neurobiology, Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences (IZN), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- https://ror.org/038t36y30 Department of Neurobiology, Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences (IZN), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- https://ror.org/038t36y30 Department of Neurobiology, Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences (IZN), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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Hilgendorf KI, Myers BR, Reiter JF. Emerging mechanistic understanding of cilia function in cellular signalling. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2024; 25:555-573. [PMID: 38366037 PMCID: PMC11199107 DOI: 10.1038/s41580-023-00698-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
Abstract
Primary cilia are solitary, immotile sensory organelles present on most cells in the body that participate broadly in human health, physiology and disease. Cilia generate a unique environment for signal transduction with tight control of protein, lipid and second messenger concentrations within a relatively small compartment, enabling reception, transmission and integration of biological information. In this Review, we discuss how cilia function as signalling hubs in cell-cell communication using three signalling pathways as examples: ciliary G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), the Hedgehog (Hh) pathway and polycystin ion channels. We review how defects in these ciliary signalling pathways lead to a heterogeneous group of conditions known as 'ciliopathies', including metabolic syndromes, birth defects and polycystic kidney disease. Emerging understanding of these pathways' transduction mechanisms reveals common themes between these cilia-based signalling pathways that may apply to other pathways as well. These mechanistic insights reveal how cilia orchestrate normal and pathophysiological signalling outputs broadly throughout human biology.
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- Keren I Hilgendorf
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
- Department of Oncological Sciences, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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Reddy Palicharla V, Mukhopadhyay S. Molecular and structural perspectives on protein trafficking to the primary cilium membrane. Biochem Soc Trans 2024; 52:1473-1487. [PMID: 38864436 DOI: 10.1042/bst20231403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2024] [Revised: 05/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
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The primary cilium is a dynamic subcellular compartment templated from the mother centriole or basal body. Cilia are solitary and tiny, but remarkably consequential in cellular pathways regulating proliferation, differentiation, and maintenance. Multiple transmembrane proteins such as G-protein-coupled receptors, channels, enzymes, and membrane-associated lipidated proteins are enriched in the ciliary membrane. The precise regulation of ciliary membrane content is essential for effective signal transduction and maintenance of tissue homeostasis. Surprisingly, a few conserved molecular factors, intraflagellar transport complex A and the tubby family adapter protein TULP3, mediate the transport of most membrane cargoes into cilia. Recent advances in cryogenic electron microscopy provide fundamental insights into these molecular players. Here, we review the molecular players mediating cargo delivery into the ciliary membrane through the lens of structural biology. These mechanistic insights into ciliary transport provide a framework for understanding of disease variants in ciliopathies, enable precise manipulation of cilia-mediated pathways, and provide a platform for the development of targeted therapeutics.
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- Vivek Reddy Palicharla
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, U.S.A
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, U.S.A
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Fagan RR, Lee DF, Geron M, Scherrer G, von Zastrow M, Ehrlich AT. Selective targeting of mu opioid receptors to primary cilia. Cell Rep 2024; 43:114164. [PMID: 38678559 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024] Open
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Opioid receptors are therapeutically important G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) with diverse neuromodulatory effects. The functional consequences of opioid receptor activation are known to depend on receptor location in the plasma membrane, but mechanisms mediating selective localization of receptors to any particular membrane domain remain elusive. Here, we demonstrate the targeting of the mu opioid receptor (MOR) to the primary cilium, a discrete microdomain of the somatic plasma membrane, both in vivo and in cultured cells. We further show that ciliary targeting is specific to MORs, requires a 17-residue sequence unique to the MOR cytoplasmic tail, and additionally requires the Tubby-like protein 3 (TULP3) ciliary adaptor protein. Our results reveal the potential for opioid receptors to undergo selective localization to the primary cilium. We propose that ciliary targeting is mediated through an elaboration of the recycling pathway, directed by a specific C-terminal recycling sequence in cis and requiring TULP3 in trans.
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- Rita R Fagan
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, UNC Neuroscience Center, Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, UNC Neuroscience Center, Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, UNC Neuroscience Center, Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; New York Stem Cell Foundation, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
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Jurisch-Yaksi N, Wachten D, Gopalakrishnan J. The neuronal cilium - a highly diverse and dynamic organelle involved in sensory detection and neuromodulation. Trends Neurosci 2024; 47:383-394. [PMID: 38580512 DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2024.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/07/2024]
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Cilia are fascinating organelles that act as cellular antennae, sensing the cellular environment. Cilia gained significant attention in the late 1990s after their dysfunction was linked to genetic diseases known as ciliopathies. Since then, several breakthrough discoveries have uncovered the mechanisms underlying cilia biogenesis and function. Like most cells in the animal kingdom, neurons also harbor cilia, which are enriched in neuromodulatory receptors. Yet, how neuronal cilia modulate neuronal physiology and animal behavior remains poorly understood. By comparing ciliary biology between the sensory and central nervous systems (CNS), we provide new perspectives on the functions of cilia in brain physiology.
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- Nathalie Jurisch-Yaksi
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine (IKOM), Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Erling Skalgssons gate 1, 7491 Trondheim, Norway.
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- Department of Biophysical Imaging, Institute of Innate Immunity, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; Institute for Human Genetics, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, 07740 Jena, Germany
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Hernández-Cáceres MP, Pinto-Nuñez D, Rivera P, Burgos P, Díaz-Castro F, Criollo A, Yañez MJ, Morselli E. Role of lipids in the control of autophagy and primary cilium signaling in neurons. Neural Regen Res 2024; 19:264-271. [PMID: 37488876 PMCID: PMC10503597 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.377414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023] Open
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The brain is, after the adipose tissue, the organ with the greatest amount of lipids and diversity in their composition in the human body. In neurons, lipids are involved in signaling pathways controlling autophagy, a lysosome-dependent catabolic process essential for the maintenance of neuronal homeostasis and the function of the primary cilium, a cellular antenna that acts as a communication hub that transfers extracellular signals into intracellular responses required for neurogenesis and brain development. A crosstalk between primary cilia and autophagy has been established; however, its role in the control of neuronal activity and homeostasis is barely known. In this review, we briefly discuss the current knowledge regarding the role of autophagy and the primary cilium in neurons. Then we review the recent literature about specific lipid subclasses in the regulation of autophagy, in the control of primary cilium structure and its dependent cellular signaling in physiological and pathological conditions, specifically focusing on neurons, an area of research that could have major implications in neurodevelopment, energy homeostasis, and neurodegeneration.
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- María Paz Hernández-Cáceres
- Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Odontológicas (ICOD), Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Science, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Science, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Science, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile
- Physiology Department, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Science, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Science, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile
- Physiology Department, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Odontológicas (ICOD), Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas & Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Autophagy Research Center, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Science, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Science, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile
- Autophagy Research Center, Santiago, Chile
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Brewer KK, Brewer KM, Terry TT, Caspary T, Vaisse C, Berbari NF. Postnatal Dynamic Ciliary ARL13B and ADCY3 Localization in the Mouse Brain. Cells 2024; 13:259. [PMID: 38334651 PMCID: PMC10854790 DOI: 10.3390/cells13030259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 01/27/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
Abstract
Primary cilia are hair-like structures found on nearly all mammalian cell types, including cells in the developing and adult brain. A diverse set of receptors and signaling proteins localize within cilia to regulate many physiological and developmental pathways, including the Hedgehog (Hh) pathway. Defects in cilia structure, protein localization, and function lead to genetic disorders called ciliopathies, which present with various clinical features that include several neurodevelopmental phenotypes and hyperphagia-associated obesity. Despite their dysfunction being implicated in several disease states, understanding their roles in central nervous system (CNS) development and signaling has proven challenging. We hypothesize that dynamic changes to ciliary protein composition contribute to this challenge and may reflect unrecognized diversity of CNS cilia. The proteins ARL13B and ADCY3 are established markers of cilia in the brain. ARL13B is a regulatory GTPase important for regulating cilia structure, protein trafficking, and Hh signaling, and ADCY3 is a ciliary adenylyl cyclase. Here, we examine the ciliary localization of ARL13B and ADCY3 in the perinatal and adult mouse brain. We define changes in the proportion of cilia enriched for ARL13B and ADCY3 depending on brain region and age. Furthermore, we identify distinct lengths of cilia within specific brain regions of male and female mice. ARL13B+ cilia become relatively rare with age in many brain regions, including the hypothalamic feeding centers, while ADCY3 becomes a prominent cilia marker in the mature adult brain. It is important to understand the endogenous localization patterns of these proteins throughout development and under different physiological conditions as these common cilia markers may be more dynamic than initially expected. Understanding regional- and developmental-associated cilia protein composition signatures and physiological condition cilia dynamic changes in the CNS may reveal the molecular mechanisms associated with the features commonly observed in ciliopathy models and ciliopathies, like obesity and diabetes.
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- Katlyn K. Brewer
- Department of Biology, Indiana University-Indianapolis, 723 W. Michigan St., Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA; (K.K.B.); (K.M.B.)
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University-Indianapolis, 723 W. Michigan St., Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA; (K.K.B.); (K.M.B.)
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- Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; (T.T.T.); (T.C.)
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- Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; (T.T.T.); (T.C.)
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- Diabetes Center and Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 92697, USA;
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University-Indianapolis, 723 W. Michigan St., Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA; (K.K.B.); (K.M.B.)
- Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University-Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
- Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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Loukil A, Ebright E, Uezu A, Gao Y, Soderling SH, Goetz SC. Identification of new ciliary signaling pathways in the brain and insights into neurological disorders. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.12.20.572700. [PMID: 38187761 PMCID: PMC10769350 DOI: 10.1101/2023.12.20.572700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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Primary cilia are conserved sensory hubs essential for signaling transduction and embryonic development. Ciliary dysfunction causes a variety of developmental syndromes with neurological features and cognitive impairment, whose basis mostly remains unknown. Despite connections to neural function, the primary cilium remains an overlooked organelle in the brain. Most neurons have a primary cilium; however, it is still unclear how this organelle modulates brain architecture and function, given the lack of any systemic dissection of neuronal ciliary signaling. Here, we present the first in vivo glance at the molecular composition of cilia in the mouse brain. We have adapted in vivo BioID (iBioID), targeting the biotin ligase BioID2 to primary cilia in neurons. We identified tissue-specific signaling networks enriched in neuronal cilia, including Eph/Ephrin and GABA receptor signaling pathways. Our iBioID ciliary network presents a wealth of neural ciliary hits that provides new insights into neurological disorders. Our findings are a promising first step in defining the fundamentals of ciliary signaling and their roles in shaping neural circuits and behavior. This work can be extended to pathological conditions of the brain, aiming to identify the molecular pathways disrupted in the brain cilium. Hence, finding novel therapeutic strategies will help uncover and leverage the therapeutic potential of the neuronal cilium.
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- Abdelhalim Loukil
- Pediatrics and Rare Diseases Group, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, USA
- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical School, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical School, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical School, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Ripoll L, von Zastrow M. Spatial organization of adenylyl cyclase and its impact on dopamine signaling in neurons. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.12.06.570478. [PMID: 38106018 PMCID: PMC10723477 DOI: 10.1101/2023.12.06.570478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
Abstract
The cAMP cascade is widely recognized to transduce its physiological effects locally through spatially limited cAMP gradients. However, little is known about how the adenylyl cyclase enzymes, which initiate cAMP gradients, are localized. Here we answer this question in physiologically relevant striatal neurons and delineate how AC localization impacts downstream signaling functions. We show that the major striatal AC isoforms are differentially sorted between ciliary and extraciliary domains of the plasma membrane, and that AC9 is uniquely targeted to endosomes. We identify key sorting determinants in the N-terminal cytoplasmic domain responsible for isoform-specific localization. We also show that AC9-containing endosomes accumulate activated dopamine receptors and form an elaborately intertwined network with juxtanuclear PKA stores bound to Golgi membranes. Finally, we show that endosomal localization is critical for AC9 to selectively elevate PKA activity in the nucleus relative to the cytoplasm. These results reveal a precise spatial landscape of the cAMP cascade in neurons and a key role of AC localization in directing downstream signal transduction to the nucleus.
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Atkins M, Wurmser M, Darmon M, Roche F, Nicol X, Métin C. CXCL12 targets the primary cilium cAMP/cGMP ratio to regulate cell polarity during migration. Nat Commun 2023; 14:8003. [PMID: 38049397 PMCID: PMC10695954 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43645-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/06/2023] Open
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Directed cell migration requires sustained cell polarisation. In migrating cortical interneurons, nuclear movements are directed towards the centrosome that organises the primary cilium signalling hub. Primary cilium-elicited signalling, and how it affects migration, remain however ill characterised. Here, we show that altering cAMP/cGMP levels in the primary cilium by buffering cAMP, cGMP or by locally increasing cAMP, influences the polarity and directionality of migrating interneurons, whereas buffering cAMP or cGMP in the apposed centrosome compartment alters their motility. Remarkably, we identify CXCL12 as a trigger that targets the ciliary cAMP/cGMP ratio to promote sustained polarity and directed migration. We thereby uncover cAMP/cGMP levels in the primary cilium as a major target of extrinsic cues and as the steering wheel of neuronal migration.
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- Melody Atkins
- INSERM UMR-S 1270; Institut du Fer à Moulin, Sorbonne Université, F-75005, Paris, France.
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- Institut de la Vision, Sorbonne Université, INSERM CNRS, F-75012, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR-S 1270; Institut du Fer à Moulin, Sorbonne Université, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Institut de la Vision, Sorbonne Université, INSERM CNRS, F-75012, Paris, France
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- Institut de la Vision, Sorbonne Université, INSERM CNRS, F-75012, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR-S 1270; Institut du Fer à Moulin, Sorbonne Université, F-75005, Paris, France.
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Campagna CM, McMahon H, Nechipurenko I. The G protein alpha chaperone and guanine-nucleotide exchange factor RIC-8 regulates cilia morphogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans sensory neurons. PLoS Genet 2023; 19:e1011015. [PMID: 37910589 PMCID: PMC10642896 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1011015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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Heterotrimeric G (αβγ) proteins are canonical transducers of G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling and play critical roles in communication between cells and their environment. Many GPCRs and heterotrimeric G proteins localize to primary cilia and modulate cilia morphology via mechanisms that are not well understood. Here, we show that RIC-8, a cytosolic guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) and chaperone for Gα protein subunits, shapes cilia membrane morphology in a subset of Caenorhabditis elegans sensory neurons. Consistent with its role in ciliogenesis, C. elegans RIC-8 localizes to cilia in different sensory neuron types. Using domain mutagenesis, we demonstrate that while the GEF function alone is not sufficient, both the GEF and Gα-interacting chaperone motifs of RIC-8 are required for its role in cilia morphogenesis. We identify ODR-3 as the RIC-8 Gα client and demonstrate that RIC-8 functions in the same genetic pathway with another component of the non-canonical G protein signaling AGS-3 to shape cilia morphology. Notably, despite defects in AWC cilia morphology, ags-3 null mutants exhibit normal chemotaxis toward benzaldehyde unlike odr-3 mutant animals. Collectively, our findings describe a novel function for the evolutionarily conserved protein RIC-8 and non-canonical RIC-8-AGS-3-ODR-3 signaling in cilia morphogenesis and uncouple Gα ODR-3 functions in ciliogenesis and olfaction.
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- Christina M. Campagna
- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Yeo S, Jang J, Jung HJ, Lee H, Choe Y. Primary cilia-mediated regulation of microglial secretion in Alzheimer's disease. Front Mol Biosci 2023; 10:1250335. [PMID: 37942288 PMCID: PMC10627801 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1250335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a brain disorder manifested by a gradual decline in cognitive function due to the accumulation of extracellular amyloid plaques, disruptions in neuronal substance transport, and the degeneration of neurons. In affected neurons, incomplete clearance of toxic proteins by neighboring microglia leads to irreversible brain inflammation, for which cellular signaling is poorly understood. Through single-cell transcriptomic analysis, we discovered distinct regional differences in the ability of microglia to clear damaged neurites. Specifically, microglia in the septal region of wild type mice exhibited a transcriptomic signature resembling disease-associated microglia (DAM). These lateral septum (LS)-enriched microglia were associated with dense axonal bundles originating from the hippocampus. Further transcriptomic and proteomic approaches revealed that primary cilia, small hair-like structures found on cells, played a role in the regulation of microglial secretory function. Notably, primary cilia were transiently observed in microglia, and their presence was significantly reduced in microglia from AD mice. We observed significant changes in the secretion and proteomic profiles of the secretome after inhibiting the primary cilia gene intraflagellar transport particle 88 (Ift88) in microglia. Intriguingly, inhibiting primary cilia in the septal microglia of AD mice resulted in the expansion of extracellular amyloid plaques and damage to adjacent neurites. These results indicate that DAM-like microglia are present in the LS, a critical target region for hippocampal nerve bundles, and that the primary ciliary signaling system regulates microglial secretion, affecting extracellular proteostasis. Age-related primary ciliopathy probably contributes to the selective sensitivity of microglia, thereby exacerbating AD. Targeting the primary ciliary signaling system could therefore be a viable strategy for modulating neuroimmune responses in AD treatments.
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- Seungeun Yeo
- Korea Brain Research Institute, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Brain Research Institute, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Brain Research Institute, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Bioengineering, Dong-eui University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Brain Research Institute, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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LaGuardia JS, Shariati K, Bedar M, Ren X, Moghadam S, Huang KX, Chen W, Kang Y, Yamaguchi DT, Lee JC. Convergence of Calcium Channel Regulation and Mechanotransduction in Skeletal Regenerative Biomaterial Design. Adv Healthc Mater 2023; 12:e2301081. [PMID: 37380172 PMCID: PMC10615747 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202301081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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Cells are known to perceive their microenvironment through extracellular and intracellular mechanical signals. Upon sensing mechanical stimuli, cells can initiate various downstream signaling pathways that are vital to regulating proliferation, growth, and homeostasis. One such physiologic activity modulated by mechanical stimuli is osteogenic differentiation. The process of osteogenic mechanotransduction is regulated by numerous calcium ion channels-including channels coupled to cilia, mechanosensitive and voltage-sensitive channels, and channels associated with the endoplasmic reticulum. Evidence suggests these channels are implicated in osteogenic pathways such as the YAP/TAZ and canonical Wnt pathways. This review aims to describe the involvement of calcium channels in regulating osteogenic differentiation in response to mechanical loading and characterize the fashion in which those channels directly or indirectly mediate this process. The mechanotransduction pathway is a promising target for the development of regenerative materials for clinical applications due to its independence from exogenous growth factor supplementation. As such, also described are examples of osteogenic biomaterial strategies that involve the discussed calcium ion channels, calcium-dependent cellular structures, or calcium ion-regulating cellular features. Understanding the distinct ways calcium channels and signaling regulate these processes may uncover potential targets for advancing biomaterials with regenerative osteogenic capabilities.
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- Jonnby S. LaGuardia
- Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- Research Service, Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, 91343, USA
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- Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Research Service, Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, 91343, USA
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- Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- Research Service, Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, 91343, USA
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- UCLA Molecular Biology Institute, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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Campagna CM, McMahon H, Nechipurenko I. The G protein alpha Chaperone and Guanine-Nucleotide Exchange Factor RIC-8 Regulates Cilia Morphogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans Sensory Neurons. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.08.25.554856. [PMID: 37662329 PMCID: PMC10473713 DOI: 10.1101/2023.08.25.554856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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Heterotrimeric G (αβγ) proteins are canonical transducers of G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling and play critical roles in communication between cells and their environment. Many GPCRs and heterotrimeric G proteins localize to primary cilia and modulate cilia morphology via mechanisms that are not well understood. Here, we show that RIC-8, a cytosolic guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) and chaperone for Gα protein subunits, shapes cilia membrane morphology in a subset of Caenorhabditis elegans sensory neurons. Consistent with its role in ciliogenesis, C. elegans RIC-8 localizes to cilia in different sensory neuron types. Using domain mutagenesis, we demonstrate that while the GEF function alone is not sufficient, both the GEF and Gα-interacting chaperone motifs of RIC-8 are required for its role in cilia morphogenesis. We identify ODR-3 as the RIC-8 Gα client and demonstrate that RIC-8 functions in the same genetic pathway with another component of the non-canonical G protein signaling AGS-3 to shape cilia morphology. Notably, despite severe defects in AWC cilia morphology, ags-3 null mutants exhibit normal chemotaxis toward benzaldehyde unlike odr-3 mutant animals. Collectively, our findings describe a novel function for the evolutionarily conserved protein RIC-8 and non-canonical RIC-8-AGS-3-ODR-3 signaling in cilia morphogenesis and uncouple Gα ODR-3 functions in ciliogenesis and olfaction.
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- Christina M. Campagna
- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Fu A, Qiao F, Feng H, Luo Q. Inhibition of TREM-1 Ameliorates Lipopolysaccharide-induced Depressive-like Behaviors by Alleviating Neuroinflammation in the PFC via PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway. Behav Brain Res 2023; 449:114464. [PMID: 37142164 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2023.114464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Neuroinflammation is closely related to depression and is a key pathophysiological process of depression. Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 1 (TREM-1) has been proven to exert proinflammatory effects in various diseases. However, the role of TREM-1 in depression has not been elucidated. Thus, we hypothesized that TREM-1 inhibition might have protective effects in depression. Here, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was used to induce depressive-like behaviors in mice, LP17 was treated to inhibit TREM-1, and LY294002 was administrated to inhibit phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) which is one of the downstream of TREM-1. Physical and neurobehavioral tests, Western blot analysis, and immunofluorescence staining were performed in this study. We found that LPS caused significant depressive-like behaviors in mice, including body weight decline, anodynia (sucrose preference decrease), lack of locomotor activity, and desperation in tail suspension test (TST) and forced swimming test (FST). Next, we revealed that TREM-1 was expressed on microglia, neurons, and astrocytes in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) after LPS administration. TREM-1 inhibition by LP17 suppressed the expression of TREM-1 in the PFC. In addition, LP17 could alleviate neuroinflammation and microglial activation in the PFC. Meanwhile, LP17 could prevent damage of LPS to neuronal primary cilia and neuronal activity. Finally, we revealed that PI3K/Akt might exert crucial role in the protective effects of TREM-1 inhibition to depressive-like behaviors induced by LPS. Taken together, TREM-1 inhibition by LP17 could alleviate depressive-like behaviors induced by LPS by mitigating neuroinflammation in the PFC via PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. Finally, we demonstrated that TREM-1 might be a promising therapeutic target for treatment of depression.
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- Anhui Fu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Nanchong Central Hospital, The Second Clinical Medical College of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Nanchong Central Hospital, The Second Clinical Medical College of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Nanchong Central Hospital, The Second Clinical Medical College of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Chonggang general hospital, Chongqing, China.
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de Las Heras-García L, Zabalegui I, Pampliega O. Methods to study primary cilia and autophagy in the brain. Methods Cell Biol 2023; 176:217-234. [PMID: 37164539 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mcb.2023.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Autophagy is an intracellular catabolic pathway that allows proteins, organelles, and pathogens to be recycled. Thus, it is crucial to maintain cell homeostasis, especially important in post-mitotic cells as neurons that cannot dilute cellular damage through mitosis. In the last decade, autophagy has been connected to the primary cilium (PC), a small organelle that acts as a sensory hub and is present in most cell types, including astrocytes and neurons. In this chapter, we briefly describe the state-of-the-art of the interplay between autophagy, PC, and its implications for the brain, in healthy and pathophysiological conditions. Deregulations in autophagy can be monitored by numerous assays, both in vivo and in vitro, and so do changes in PC length/number. Here, we relate a practical and user-friendly description of immunofluorescence methods to study autophagy and PC changes in brain slices, including the tissue preparation, confocal microscopy, image analysis, and deconvolution process.
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- Laura de Las Heras-García
- Departamento de Neurociencias, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain; Achucarro Basque Center for Neurosciences, Leioa, Spain
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- Departamento de Neurociencias, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain; Achucarro Basque Center for Neurosciences, Leioa, Spain.
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DeMars KM, Ross MR, Starr A, McIntyre JC. Neuronal primary cilia integrate peripheral signals with metabolic drives. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1150232. [PMID: 37064917 PMCID: PMC10090425 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1150232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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Neuronal primary cilia have recently emerged as important contributors to the central regulation of energy homeostasis. As non-motile, microtubule-based organelles, primary cilia serve as signaling antennae for metabolic status. The impairment of ciliary structure or function can produce ciliopathies for which obesity is a hallmark phenotype and global ablation of cilia induces non-syndromic adiposity in mouse models. This organelle is not only a hub for metabolic signaling, but also for catecholamine neuromodulation that shapes neuronal circuitry in response to sensory input. The objective of this review is to highlight current research investigating the mechanisms of primary cilium-regulated metabolic drives for maintaining energy homeostasis.
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- Kelly M. DeMars
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Summer Neuroscience Internship Program, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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Brewer KM, Engle SE, Bansal R, Brewer KK, Jasso KR, McIntyre JC, Vaisse C, Reiter JF, Berbari NF. Physiological Condition-Dependent Changes in Ciliary GPCR Localization in the Brain. eNeuro 2023; 10:ENEURO.0360-22.2023. [PMID: 36849261 PMCID: PMC10012409 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0360-22.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2023] [Indexed: 03/01/2023] Open
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Primary cilia are cellular appendages critical for diverse types of Signaling. They are found on most cell types, including cells throughout the CNS. Cilia preferentially localize certain G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and are critical for mediating the signaling of these receptors. Several of these neuronal GPCRs have recognized roles in feeding behavior and energy homeostasis. Cell and model systems, such as Caenorhabditis elegans and Chlamydomonas, have implicated both dynamic GPCR cilia localization and cilia length and shape changes as key for signaling. It is unclear whether mammalian ciliary GPCRs use similar mechanisms in vivo and under what conditions these processes may occur. Here, we assess two neuronal cilia GPCRs, melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1 (MCHR1) and neuropeptide-Y receptor 2 (NPY2R), as mammalian model ciliary receptors in the mouse brain. We test the hypothesis that dynamic localization to cilia occurs under physiological conditions associated with these GPCR functions. Both receptors are involved in feeding behaviors, and MCHR1 is also associated with sleep and reward. Cilia were analyzed with a computer-assisted approach allowing for unbiased and high-throughput analysis. We measured cilia frequency, length, and receptor occupancy. We observed changes in ciliary length, receptor occupancy, and cilia frequency under different conditions for one receptor but not another and in specific brain regions. These data suggest that dynamic cilia localization of GPCRs depends on properties of individual receptors and cells where they are expressed. A better understanding of subcellular localization dynamics of ciliary GPCRs could reveal unknown molecular mechanisms regulating behaviors like feeding.
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- Kathryn M Brewer
- Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
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- Department of Neuroscience and Center for Smell and Taste, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32603
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- Department of Neuroscience and Center for Smell and Taste, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32603
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- Diabetes Center and Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
- Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
- Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
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Kanie T, Ng R, Abbott KL, Pongs O, Jackson PK. Myristoylated Neuronal Calcium Sensor-1 captures the ciliary vesicle at distal appendages. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.01.06.523037. [PMID: 36712037 PMCID: PMC9881967 DOI: 10.1101/2023.01.06.523037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The primary cilium is a microtubule-based organelle that cycles through assembly and disassembly. In many cell types, formation of the cilium is initiated by recruitment of ciliary vesicles to the distal appendage of the mother centriole. However, the distal appendage mechanism that directly captures ciliary vesicles is yet to be identified. In an accompanying paper, we show that the distal appendage protein, CEP89, is important for thef ciliary vesicle recruitment, but not for other steps of cilium formation (Tomoharu Kanie, Love, Fisher, Gustavsson, & Jackson, 2023). The lack of a membrane binding motif in CEP89 suggests that it may indirectly recruit ciliary vesicles via another binding partner. Here, we identify Neuronal Calcium Sensor-1 (NCS1) as a stoichiometric interactor of CEP89. NCS1 localizes to the position between CEP89 and a ciliary vesicle marker, RAB34, at the distal appendage. This localization was completely abolished in CEP89 knockouts, suggesting that CEP89 recruits NCS1 to the distal appendage. Similarly to CEP89 knockouts, ciliary vesicle recruitment as well as subsequent cilium formation was perturbed in NCS1 knockout cells. The ability of NCS1 to recruit the ciliary vesicle is dependent on its myristoylation motif and NCS1 knockout cells expressing myristoylation defective mutant failed to rescue the vesicle recruitment defect despite localizing proper localization to the centriole. In sum, our analysis reveals the first known mechanism for how the distal appendage recruits the ciliary vesicles.
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- Tomoharu Kanie
- Baxter Laboratory, Department of Microbiology & Immunology and Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma, OK, 73112
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- Baxter Laboratory, Department of Microbiology & Immunology and Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305
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- Baxter Laboratory, Department of Microbiology & Immunology and Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305
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- Institute for Physiology, Center for Integrative Physiology and Molecular Medicine (CIPPM), Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
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- Baxter Laboratory, Department of Microbiology & Immunology and Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305
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Stubbs T, Bingman JI, Besse J, Mykytyn K. Ciliary signaling proteins are mislocalized in the brains of Bardet-Biedl syndrome 1-null mice. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 10:1092161. [PMID: 36699005 PMCID: PMC9868275 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.1092161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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In the brain, primary cilia are found on most, if not all, central neurons. The importance of neuronal cilia is underscored by the fact that human diseases caused by primary cilia dysfunction, which are known as ciliopathies, are associated with neuropathologies, including neuropsychiatric disorders and learning and memory deficits. Neuronal cilia are enriched for certain G protein-coupled receptors and their downstream effectors, suggesting they sense and respond to neuromodulators in the extracellular milieu. GPCR ciliary localization is disrupted in neurons from mouse models of the ciliopathy Bardet-Biedl syndrome, with GPCRs failing to localize to cilia, indicating the Bardet-Biedl syndrome proteins are required for trafficking of G protein-coupled receptors into neuronal cilia. Yet, dopamine receptor 1 accumulates in cilia in the absence of Bardet-Biedl syndrome proteins, suggesting Bardet-Biedl syndrome proteins are required for normal ciliary import and export. To further explore the roles of the Bardet-Biedl syndrome proteins in neuronal cilia, we examined localization of ciliary signaling proteins in a new constitutive Bbs1 knockout mouse model. Interestingly, we find that two additional ciliary G protein-coupled receptors (Gpr161 and Gpr19) abnormally accumulate in cilia on Bardet-Biedl syndrome neurons. In addition, we find that the GPCR signaling protein β-arrestin accumulates in a subset of cilia in the brain, suggesting the presence of additional unidentified ciliary G protein-coupled receptors. These results confirm the importance of the Bardet-Biedl syndrome proteins in establishing ciliary GPCR pathways and indicate that loss of Bbs1 leads to complex changes in the localization of signaling proteins in the brain.
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Brewer KM, Brewer KK, Richardson NC, Berbari NF. Neuronal cilia in energy homeostasis. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:1082141. [PMID: 36568981 PMCID: PMC9773564 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.1082141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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A subset of genetic disorders termed ciliopathies are associated with obesity. The mechanisms behind cilia dysfunction and altered energy homeostasis in these syndromes are complex and likely involve deficits in both development and adult homeostasis. Interestingly, several cilia-associated gene mutations also lead to morbid obesity. While cilia have critical and diverse functions in energy homeostasis, including their roles in centrally mediated food intake and peripheral tissues, many questions remain. Here, we briefly discuss syndromic ciliopathies and monogenic cilia signaling mutations associated with obesity. We then focus on potential ways neuronal cilia regulate energy homeostasis. We discuss the literature around cilia and leptin-melanocortin signaling and changes in ciliary G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling. We also discuss the different brain regions where cilia are implicated in energy homeostasis and the potential for cilia dysfunction in neural development to contribute to obesity. We close with a short discussion on the challenges and opportunities associated with studies looking at neuronal cilia and energy homeostasis. This review highlights how neuronal cilia-mediated signaling is critical for proper energy homeostasis.
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- Kathryn M. Brewer
- Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, United States
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, United States
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, United States
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, United States,Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, United States,Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States,*Correspondence: Nicolas F. Berbari,
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Scamfer SR, Lee MD, Hilgendorf KI. Ciliary control of adipocyte progenitor cell fate regulates energy storage. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:1083372. [PMID: 36561368 PMCID: PMC9763467 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.1083372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The primary cilium is a cellular sensory organelle found in most cells in our body. This includes adipocyte progenitor cells in our adipose tissue, a complex organ involved in energy storage, endocrine signaling, and thermogenesis. Numerous studies have shown that the primary cilium plays a critical role in directing the cell fate of adipocyte progenitor cells in multiple adipose tissue types. Accordingly, diseases with dysfunctional cilia called ciliopathies have a broad range of clinical manifestations, including obesity and diabetes. This review summarizes our current understanding of how the primary cilium regulates adipocyte progenitor cell fate in multiple contexts and illustrates the importance of the primary cilium in regulating energy storage and adipose tissue function.
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Chen J, Ding Q, An L, Wang H. Ca2+-stimulated adenylyl cyclases as therapeutic targets for psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:949384. [PMID: 36188604 PMCID: PMC9523369 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.949384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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As the main secondary messengers, cyclic AMP (cAMP) and Ca2+ trigger intracellular signal transduction cascade and, in turn, regulate many aspects of cellular function in developing and mature neurons. The group I adenylyl cyclase (ADCY, also known as AC) isoforms, including ADCY1, 3, and 8 (also known as AC1, AC3, and AC8), are stimulated by Ca2+ and thus functionally positioned to integrate cAMP and Ca2+ signaling. Emerging lines of evidence have suggested the association of the Ca2+-stimulated ADCYs with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and autism. In this review, we discuss the molecular and cellular features as well as the physiological functions of ADCY1, 3, and 8. We further discuss the recent therapeutic development to target the Ca2+-stimulated ADCYs for potential treatments of psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders.
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Baur K, Abdullah Y, Mandl C, Hölzl‐Wenig G, Shi Y, Edelkraut U, Khatri P, Hagenston AM, Irmler M, Beckers J, Ciccolini F. A novel stem cell type at the basal side of the subventricular zone maintains adult neurogenesis. EMBO Rep 2022; 23:e54078. [PMID: 35861333 PMCID: PMC9442324 DOI: 10.15252/embr.202154078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- Katja Baur
- Department of Neurobiology, Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences Heidelberg University Heidelberg Germany
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- Department of Neurobiology, Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences Heidelberg University Heidelberg Germany
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- Department of Neurobiology, Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences Heidelberg University Heidelberg Germany
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- Department of Neurobiology, Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences Heidelberg University Heidelberg Germany
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- Department of Neurobiology, Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences Heidelberg University Heidelberg Germany
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- Department of Neurobiology, Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences Heidelberg University Heidelberg Germany
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- Department of Neurobiology, Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences Heidelberg University Heidelberg Germany
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- Department of Neurobiology, Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences Heidelberg University Heidelberg Germany
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München GmbH Institute of Experimental Genetics Neuherberg Germany
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München GmbH Institute of Experimental Genetics Neuherberg Germany
- Technische Universität München Chair of Experimental Genetics Weihenstephan Germany
- Deutsches Zentrum für Diabetesforschung e.V. (DZD) Neuherberg Germany
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- Department of Neurobiology, Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences Heidelberg University Heidelberg Germany
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A serotonergic axon-cilium synapse drives nuclear signaling to alter chromatin accessibility. Cell 2022; 185:3390-3407.e18. [PMID: 36055200 PMCID: PMC9789380 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2021] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Chemical synapses between axons and dendrites mediate neuronal intercellular communication. Here, we describe a synapse between axons and primary cilia: the axo-ciliary synapse. Using enhanced focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopy on samples with optimally preserved ultrastructure, we discovered synapses between brainstem serotonergic axons and the primary cilia of hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons. Functionally, these cilia are enriched in a ciliary-restricted serotonin receptor, the 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 6 (5-HTR6). Using a cilia-targeted serotonin sensor, we show that opto- and chemogenetic stimulation of serotonergic axons releases serotonin onto cilia. Ciliary 5-HTR6 stimulation activates a non-canonical Gαq/11-RhoA pathway, which modulates nuclear actin and increases histone acetylation and chromatin accessibility. Ablation of this pathway reduces chromatin accessibility in CA1 pyramidal neurons. As a signaling apparatus with proximity to the nucleus, axo-ciliary synapses short circuit neurotransmission to alter the postsynaptic neuron's epigenetic state.
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Hansen JN, Kaiser F, Leyendecker P, Stüven B, Krause JH, Derakhshandeh F, Irfan J, Sroka TJ, Preval KM, Desai PB, Kraut M, Theis H, Drews AD, De-Domenico E, Händler K, Pazour GJ, Henderson DJP, Mick DU, Wachten D. A cAMP signalosome in primary cilia drives gene expression and kidney cyst formation. EMBO Rep 2022; 23:e54315. [PMID: 35695071 PMCID: PMC9346484 DOI: 10.15252/embr.202154315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The primary cilium constitutes an organelle that orchestrates signal transduction independently from the cell body. Dysregulation of this intricate molecular architecture leads to severe human diseases, commonly referred to as ciliopathies. However, the molecular underpinnings how ciliary signaling orchestrates a specific cellular output remain elusive. By combining spatially resolved optogenetics with RNA sequencing and imaging, we reveal a novel cAMP signalosome that is functionally distinct from the cytoplasm. We identify the genes and pathways targeted by the ciliary cAMP signalosome and shed light on the underlying mechanisms and downstream signaling. We reveal that chronic stimulation of the ciliary cAMP signalosome transforms kidney epithelia from tubules into cysts. Counteracting this chronic cAMP elevation in the cilium by small molecules targeting activation of phosphodiesterase‐4 long isoforms inhibits cyst growth. Thereby, we identify a novel concept of how the primary cilium controls cellular functions and maintains tissue integrity in a specific and spatially distinct manner and reveal novel molecular components that might be involved in the development of one of the most common genetic diseases, polycystic kidney disease.
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- Jan N Hansen
- Institute of Innate Immunity, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Innate Immunity, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Innate Immunity, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Innate Immunity, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Innate Immunity, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Signaling (PZMS), Center of Human and Molecular Biology (ZHMB), Saarland University, School of Medicine, Homburg, Germany
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Biotech II, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Biotech II, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Precise Platform for Single Cell Genomics and Epigenomics, Department of Systems Medicine, German Center for Neurogenerative Diseases, Bonn, Germany
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- Precise Platform for Single Cell Genomics and Epigenomics, Department of Systems Medicine, German Center for Neurogenerative Diseases, Bonn, Germany
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- Precise Platform for Single Cell Genomics and Epigenomics, Department of Systems Medicine, German Center for Neurogenerative Diseases, Bonn, Germany
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- Precise Platform for Single Cell Genomics and Epigenomics, Department of Systems Medicine, German Center for Neurogenerative Diseases, Bonn, Germany
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- Precise Platform for Single Cell Genomics and Epigenomics, Department of Systems Medicine, German Center for Neurogenerative Diseases, Bonn, Germany
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Biotech II, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Center for Molecular Signaling (PZMS), Center of Human and Molecular Biology (ZHMB), Saarland University, School of Medicine, Homburg, Germany
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- Institute of Innate Immunity, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Kowal TJ, Dhande OS, Wang B, Wang Q, Ning K, Liu W, Berbari NF, Hu Y, Sun Y. Distribution of prototypical primary cilia markers in subtypes of retinal ganglion cells. J Comp Neurol 2022; 530:2176-2187. [PMID: 35434813 PMCID: PMC9219574 DOI: 10.1002/cne.25326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) underlies several forms of retinal disease including glaucomatous optic neuropathy, a leading cause of irreversible blindness. Several rare genetic disorders associated with cilia dysfunction have retinal degeneration as a clinical hallmark. Much of the focus of ciliopathy associated blindness is on the connecting cilium of photoreceptors; however, RGCs also possess primary cilia. It is unclear what roles RGC cilia play, what proteins and signaling machinery localize to RGC cilia, or how RGC cilia are differentiated across the subtypes of RGCs. To better understand these questions, we assessed the presence or absence of a prototypical cilia marker Arl13b and a widely distributed neuronal cilia marker AC3 in different subtypes of mouse RGCs. Interestingly, not all RGC subtype cilia are the same and there are significant differences even among these standard cilia markers. Alpha-RGCs positive for osteopontin, calretinin, and SMI32 primarily possess AC3-positive cilia. Directionally selective RGCs that are CART positive or Trhr positive localize either Arl13b or AC3, respectively, in cilia. Intrinsically photosensitive RGCs differentially localize Arl13b and AC3 based on melanopsin expression. Taken together, we characterized the localization of gold standard cilia markers in different subtypes of RGCs and conclude that cilia within RGC subtypes may be differentially organized. Future studies aimed at understanding RGC cilia function will require a fundamental ability to observe the cilia across subtypes as their signaling protein composition is elucidated. A comprehensive understanding of RGC cilia may reveal opportunities to understanding how their dysfunction leads to retinal degeneration.
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- Tia J. Kowal
- Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis IN 46202 USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
- Palo Alto Veterans Administration, Palo Alto, CA 94304
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The role of ciliopathy-associated type 3 adenylyl cyclase in infanticidal behavior in virgin adult male mice. iScience 2022; 25:104534. [PMID: 35754726 PMCID: PMC9218507 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Virgin adult male mice often display killing of alien newborns, defined as infanticide, and this behavior is dependent on olfactory signaling. Olfactory perception is achieved by the main olfactory system (MOS) or vomeronasal system (VNS). Although it has been established that the VNS is crucial for infanticide in male mice, the role of the MOS in infanticide remains unknown. Herein, by producing lesions via ZnSO4 perfusion and N-methyl-D-aspartic acid stereotactic injection, we demonstrated that the main olfactory epithelium (MOE), anterior olfactory nucleus (AON), or ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) is crucial for infanticide in adult males. By using CRISPR-Cas9 coupled with adeno-associated viruses to induce specific knockdown of type 3 adenylyl cyclase (AC3) in these tissues, we further demonstrated that AC3, a ciliopathy-associated protein, in the MOE and the expression of related proteins in the AON or VMH are necessary for infanticidal behavior in virgin adult male mice. MOE lesions and knockdown of AC3 in the MOE result in abnormal infanticidal behavior The infanticidal behavior of male mice is impaired by lesioning of the AON or VMH AC3 knockdown in the AON or VMH affects the infanticidal behavior of male mice
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Tereshko L, Turrigiano GG, Sengupta P. Primary cilia in the postnatal brain: Subcellular compartments for organizing neuromodulatory signaling. Curr Opin Neurobiol 2022; 74:102533. [PMID: 35405626 PMCID: PMC9167775 DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2022.102533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Primary cilia have well characterized roles in early brain development, relaying signals critical for neurogenesis and brain formation during embryonic stages. Less understood are the contributions of cilia-mediated signaling to postnatal brain function. Several cilia-localized receptors that bind neuropeptides and neurotransmitters endogenous to the brain have been identified in adult neurons, but the functional significance of signaling through these cilia-localized receptors is largely unexplored. Ciliopathic disorders in humans often manifest with neurodevelopmental abnormalities and cognitive deficits. Intriguingly, recent research has also linked several neuropsychiatric disorders and neurodegenerative diseases to ciliary dysfunction. This review summarizes recent evidence suggesting that cilia signaling may dynamically regulate postnatal neuronal physiology and connectivity, and highlights possible links among cilia, neuronal circuitry, neuron survival, and neurological disorders.
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- Lauren Tereshko
- Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454,Current address: Biogen, Cambridge, MA 02142
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- Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454,Corresponding authors: ;
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- Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454, USA.
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Goutzelas Y, Kontou P, Mamuris Z, Bagos P, Sarafidou T. Meta-analysis of gene expression data in adipose tissue reveals new obesity associated genes. Gene 2022; 818:146223. [PMID: 35063573 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2022.146223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2021] [Revised: 11/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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High-throughput transcriptomic and proteomic data like microarray data are deposited in public databases such as Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). Omics data integration and processing from different and independent studies is achieved by using efficient and effective computational tools through meta-analysis. Meta-analysis is a statistical powerful tool combining data from numerous studies, minimizes bias and increases statistical power by increasing sample size compared to individual studies. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis of gene expression data in adipose tissue to identify genes that are differentially expressed between obese and non-obese subjects as well as to detect gene expression signatures, pathways and networks associated with obesity. We identified 821 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in adipose tissue of obese subjects compared to non-obese. A protein-protein interactions (PPIs) network was reconstructed consisting of 168 proteins. Functional enrichment analysis in the network revealed proteins involved in RNA and energy metabolism. The KEGG pathway analysis revealed 15 enriched pathway terms. Furthermore, multiple testing correction methods identified five statistically significant obesity associated genes (NDUFA12, SFI1, SSB, FAR2 and LACE1) that require further investigation.
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- Yiannis Goutzelas
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics, University of Thessaly, Lamia, Greece
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics, University of Thessaly, Lamia, Greece
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
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Bigdai EV, Sinegubov AA. Dysregulation of the cAMP System in Olfactory Neurons in a Model of Schizophrenia Induced by Administration of (+)-MK-801 to Rats. Biophysics (Nagoya-shi) 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006350922020026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Devasani K, Yao Y. Expression and functions of adenylyl cyclases in the CNS. Fluids Barriers CNS 2022; 19:23. [PMID: 35307032 PMCID: PMC8935726 DOI: 10.1186/s12987-022-00322-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Adenylyl cyclases (ADCYs), by generating second messenger cAMP, play important roles in various cellular processes. Their expression, regulation and functions in the CNS, however, remain largely unknown. In this review, we first introduce the classification and structure of ADCYs, followed by a discussion of the regulation of mammalian ADCYs (ADCY1-10). Next, the expression and function of each mammalian ADCY isoform are summarized in a region/cell-specific manner. Furthermore, the effects of GPCR-ADCY signaling on blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity are reviewed. Last, current challenges and future directions are discussed. We aim to provide a succinct review on ADCYs to foster new research in the future.
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- Karan Devasani
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC 8, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC 8, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
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Shi P, Tian J, Ulm BS, Mallinger JC, Khoshbouei H, Deleyrolle LP, Sarkisian MR. Tumor Treating Fields Suppression of Ciliogenesis Enhances Temozolomide Toxicity. Front Oncol 2022; 12:837589. [PMID: 35359402 PMCID: PMC8962950 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.837589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) are low-intensity, alternating intermediate-frequency (200 kHz) electrical fields that extend survival of glioblastoma patients receiving maintenance temozolomide (TMZ) chemotherapy. How TTFields exert efficacy on cancer over normal cells or interact with TMZ is unclear. Primary cilia are microtubule-based organelles triggered by extracellular ligands, mechanical and electrical field stimulation and are capable of promoting cancer growth and TMZ chemoresistance. We found in both low- and high-grade patient glioma cell lines that TTFields ablated cilia within 24 h. Halting TTFields treatment led to recovered frequencies of elongated cilia. Cilia on normal primary astrocytes, neurons, and multiciliated/ependymal cells were less affected by TTFields. The TTFields-mediated loss of glioma cilia was partially rescued by chloroquine pretreatment, suggesting the effect is in part due to autophagy activation. We also observed death of ciliated cells during TTFields by live imaging. Notably, TMZ and TTFields have opposing effects on glioma ciliogenesis. TMZ-induced stimulation of ciliogenesis in both adherent cells and gliomaspheres was blocked by TTFields. Surprisingly, the inhibitory effects of TTFields and TMZ on tumor cell recurrence are linked to the relative timing of TMZ exposure to TTFields and ARL13B+ cilia. Finally, TTFields disrupted cilia in patient tumors treated ex vivo. Our findings suggest that the efficacy of TTFields may depend on the degree of tumor ciliogenesis and relative timing of TMZ treatment.
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- Ping Shi
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Preston A. Wells Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Preston A. Wells Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, United States
- *Correspondence: Matthew R. Sarkisian,
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Di Nardo A, Rühmkorf A, Award P, Brennecke A, Fagiolini M, Sahin M. Phenotypic characterization of Cdkl5-knockdown neurons establishes elongated cilia as a functional assay for CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder. Neurosci Res 2022; 176:73-78. [PMID: 34624412 PMCID: PMC8960319 DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2021.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder (CDD) is a severe encephalopathy characterized by intractable epilepsy, infantile spasms, and cognitive disabilities. The detrimental CNS manifestations and lack of therapeutic interventions represent unmet needs, necessitating identification of CDD-dependent phenotypes for in vitro disease modeling and therapeutic testing. Here, we optimized a high-content assay to quantify cilia in CDKL5-deficient neurons. Our work shows that Cdkl5-knockdown neurons have elongated cilia and uncovers cilium lengthening in hippocampi of Cdkl5 knockout mice. Collectively, our findings identify cilia length alterations under CDKL5 activity loss in vitro and in vivo and reveal elongated cilia as a robust functional phenotype for CDD.
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- Alessia Di Nardo
- F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Rosamund Stone Zander Translational Neuroscience Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Genetic and Developmental Disorders Research Unit, Biogen 115 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA(1)
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- F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Rosamund Stone Zander Translational Neuroscience Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Genetic and Developmental Disorders Research Unit, Biogen 115 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA(1)
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- F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Hock E. Tan and K. Lisa Yang Center for Autism Research at Harvard University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Rosamund Stone Zander Translational Neuroscience Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Rocha C, Prinos P. Post-transcriptional and Post-translational Modifications of Primary Cilia: How to Fine Tune Your Neuronal Antenna. Front Cell Neurosci 2022; 16:809917. [PMID: 35295905 PMCID: PMC8918543 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2022.809917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Primary cilia direct cellular signaling events during brain development and neuronal differentiation. The primary cilium is a dynamic organelle formed in a multistep process termed ciliogenesis that is tightly coordinated with the cell cycle. Genetic alterations, such as ciliary gene mutations, and epigenetic alterations, such as post-translational modifications and RNA processing of cilia related factors, give rise to human neuronal disorders and brain tumors such as glioblastoma and medulloblastoma. This review discusses the important role of genetics/epigenetics, as well as RNA processing and post-translational modifications in primary cilia function during brain development and cancer formation. We summarize mouse and human studies of ciliogenesis and primary cilia activity in the brain, and detail how cilia maintain neuronal progenitor populations and coordinate neuronal differentiation during development, as well as how cilia control different signaling pathways such as WNT, Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) and PDGF that are critical for neurogenesis. Moreover, we describe how post-translational modifications alter cilia formation and activity during development and carcinogenesis, and the impact of missplicing of ciliary genes leading to ciliopathies and cell cycle alterations. Finally, cilia genetic and epigenetic studies bring to light cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie neurodevelopmental disorders and brain tumors.
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- Cecilia Rocha
- Early Drug Discovery Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- *Correspondence: Cecilia Rocha,
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Panagiotis Prinos,
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Yang D, Wu X, Wang W, Zhou Y, Wang Z. Ciliary Type III Adenylyl Cyclase in the VMH Is Crucial for High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity Mediated by Autophagy. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2102568. [PMID: 34783461 PMCID: PMC8787410 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202102568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Neuronal primary cilia are crucial for body weight maintenance. Type III adenylyl cyclase (AC3) is abundantly enriched in neuronal cilia, and mice with global AC3 ablation are obese. However, whether AC3 regulates body weight through its ciliary expression and the mechanism underlying this potential regulation are not clear. In this study, humanized AC3 knock-in mice that are resistant to high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity are generated, and increases in the number and length of cilia in the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) are shown. It is demonstrated that mice with specifically knocked down ciliary AC3 expression in the VMH show pronounced HFD-induced obesity. In addition, in vitro and in vivo analyses of the VMH show that ciliary AC3 regulates autophagy by binding an autophagy-related gene, gamma-aminobutyric acid A receptor-associated protein (GABARAP). Mice with GABARAP knockdown in the VMH exhibit exacerbated HFD-induced obesity. Overall, the findings may reveal a potential mechanism by which ciliary AC3 expression regulates body weight in the mouse VMH.
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- Dong Yang
- College of Life ScienceInstitute of Life Science and Green DevelopmentHebei UniversityBaodingHebei071002China
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- College of Life ScienceInstitute of Life Science and Green DevelopmentHebei UniversityBaodingHebei071002China
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- College of Life ScienceInstitute of Life Science and Green DevelopmentHebei UniversityBaodingHebei071002China
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- College of Life ScienceInstitute of Life Science and Green DevelopmentHebei UniversityBaodingHebei071002China
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- College of Life ScienceInstitute of Life Science and Green DevelopmentHebei UniversityBaodingHebei071002China
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Bashford AL, Subramanian V. OUP accepted manuscript. Hum Mol Genet 2022; 31:3245-3265. [PMID: 35470378 PMCID: PMC9523558 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddac095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Revised: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Andrew L Bashford
- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +44 1225386315; Fax: +44 1225386779;
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Zhang WW, Cao H, Li Y, Fu XJ, Zhang YQ. Peripheral ablation of type Ⅲ adenylyl cyclase induces hyperalgesia and eliminates KOR-mediated analgesia in mice. JCI Insight 2021; 7:153191. [PMID: 34914639 PMCID: PMC8855833 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.153191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Ca2+/calmodulin-stimulated group Ⅰ adenylyl cyclase (AC) isoforms AC1 and AC8 have been involved in nociceptive processing and morphine responses. However, whether AC3, another member of group I ACs, is involved in nociceptive transmission and regulates opioid receptor signaling remain elusive. Here we report that conditional knockout of AC3 (AC3CKO) in L3 and L4 DRGs robustly facilitates the mouse nociceptive responses, decreases voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channel currents and increases neuronal excitability. Also, AC3CKO eliminates the analgesic effect of κ opioid receptor (KOR) agonist and its inhibition on Kv channel by classical Gαi/o signaling or nonclassical direct interaction of KOR and AC3 proteins. Interestingly, significantly upregulated AC1 level and cAMP concentration are detected in AC3 deficient DRGs. Inhibition of AC1 completely reversed cAMP upregulation, neuronal excitability enhancement and nociceptive behavioral hypersensitivity in AC3CKO mice. Our findings suggest a crucial role of peripheral AC3 in nociceptive modulation and KOR opioid analgesia.
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- Wen-Wen Zhang
- Department of Translational Neurosciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Translational Neurosciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- College of Intelligence and Information Engineering, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Qingdao Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Translational Neurosciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Ostrom KF, LaVigne JE, Brust TF, Seifert R, Dessauer CW, Watts VJ, Ostrom RS. Physiological Roles of Mammalian Transmembrane Adenylyl Cyclase Isoforms. Physiol Rev 2021; 102:815-857. [PMID: 34698552 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00013.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Adenylyl cyclases (ACs) catalyze the conversion of ATP to the ubiquitous second messenger cAMP. Mammals possess nine isoforms of transmembrane ACs, dubbed AC1-9, that serve as major effector enzymes of G protein-coupled receptors. The transmembrane ACs display varying expression patterns across tissues, giving potential for them having a wide array of physiologic roles. Cells express multiple AC isoforms, implying that ACs have redundant functions. Furthermore, all transmembrane ACs are activated by Gαs so it was long assumed that all ACs are activated by Gαs-coupled GPCRs. AC isoforms partition to different microdomains of the plasma membrane and form prearranged signaling complexes with specific GPCRs that contribute to cAMP signaling compartments. This compartmentation allows for a diversity of cellular and physiological responses by enabling unique signaling events to be triggered by different pools of cAMP. Isoform specific pharmacological activators or inhibitors are lacking for most ACs, making knockdown and overexpression the primary tools for examining the physiological roles of a given isoform. Much progress has been made in understanding the physiological effects mediated through individual transmembrane ACs. GPCR-AC-cAMP signaling pathways play significant roles in regulating functions of every cell and tissue, so understanding each AC isoform's role holds potential for uncovering new approaches for treating a vast array of pathophysiological conditions.
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- Katrina F Ostrom
- W. M. Keck Science Department, Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, FL, United States
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States.,Purdue Institute for Drug Discovery, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States.,Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chapman University School of Pharmacy, Irvine, CA, United States
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Ki SM, Jeong HS, Lee JE. Primary Cilia in Glial Cells: An Oasis in the Journey to Overcoming Neurodegenerative Diseases. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:736888. [PMID: 34658775 PMCID: PMC8514955 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.736888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Many neurodegenerative diseases have been associated with defects in primary cilia, which are cellular organelles involved in diverse cellular processes and homeostasis. Several types of glial cells in both the central and peripheral nervous systems not only support the development and function of neurons but also play significant roles in the mechanisms of neurological disease. Nevertheless, most studies have focused on investigating the role of primary cilia in neurons. Accordingly, the interest of recent studies has expanded to elucidate the role of primary cilia in glial cells. Correspondingly, several reports have added to the growing evidence that most glial cells have primary cilia and that impairment of cilia leads to neurodegenerative diseases. In this review, we aimed to understand the regulatory mechanisms of cilia formation and the disease-related functions of cilia, which are common or specific to each glial cell. Moreover, we have paid close attention to the signal transduction and pathological mechanisms mediated by glia cilia in representative neurodegenerative diseases. Finally, we expect that this field of research will clarify the mechanisms involved in the formation and function of glial cilia to provide novel insights and ideas for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases in the future.
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- Soo Mi Ki
- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea.,Samsung Medical Center, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul, South Korea
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Alhassen W, Kobayashi Y, Su J, Robbins B, Nguyen H, Myint T, Yu M, Nauli SM, Saito Y, Alachkar A. Regulation of Brain Primary Cilia Length by MCH Signaling: Evidence from Pharmacological, Genetic, Optogenetic, and Chemogenic Manipulations. Mol Neurobiol 2021; 59:245-265. [PMID: 34665407 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-021-02511-w] [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] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) system is involved in numerous functions, including energy homeostasis, food intake, sleep, stress, mood, aggression, reward, maternal behavior, social behavior, and cognition. In rodents, MCH acts on MCHR1, a G protein-coupled receptor, which is widely expressed in the brain and abundantly localized to neuronal primary cilia. Cilia act as cells' antennas and play crucial roles in cell signaling to detect and transduce external stimuli to regulate cell differentiation and migration. Cilia are highly dynamic in terms of their length and morphology; however, it is not known if cilia length is causally regulated by MCH system activation in vivo. In the current work, we examined the effects of activation and inactivation of MCH system on cilia lengths by using different experimental models and methodologies, including organotypic brain slice cultures from rat prefrontal cortex (PFC) and caudate-putamen (CPu), in vivo pharmacological (MCHR1 agonist and antagonist GW803430), germline and conditional genetic deletion of MCHR1 and MCH, optogenetic, and chemogenetic (designer receptors exclusively activated by designer drugs (DREADD)) approaches. We found that stimulation of MCH system either directly through MCHR1 activation or indirectly through optogenetic and chemogenetic-mediated excitation of MCH-neuron, caused cilia shortening, detected by the quantification of the presence of ADCY3 protein, a known primary cilia marker. In contrast, inactivation of MCH signaling through pharmacological MCHR1 blockade or through genetic manipulations - germline deletion of MCHR1 and conditional ablation of MCH neurons - induced cilia lengthening. Our study is the first to uncover the causal effects of the MCH system in the regulation of the length of brain neuronal primary cilia. These findings place MCH system at a unique position in the ciliary signaling in physiological and pathological conditions and implicate MCHR1 present at primary cilia as a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of pathological conditions characterized by impaired primary cilia function associated with the modification of its length.
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- Wedad Alhassen
- Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-7-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8521, Japan
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- Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Chapman University, Health Science Campus, Chapman University, Irvine, CA, 92618, USA
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- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-7-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8521, Japan
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- Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA. .,Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics, School of Information and Computer Sciences, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
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Astrocyte-Derived Extracellular Vesicle-Mediated Activation of Primary Ciliary Signaling Contributes to the Development of Morphine Tolerance. Biol Psychiatry 2021; 90:575-585. [PMID: 34417054 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Morphine is used extensively in the clinical setting owing to its beneficial effects, such as pain relief; its therapeutic utility is limited because the prolonged use of morphine often results in tolerance and addiction. Astrocytes in the brain are a direct target of morphine action and play an essential role in the development of morphine tolerance. Primary cilia and the cilia-mediated sonic hedgehog (SHH) signaling pathways have been shown to play a role in drug resistance and morphine tolerance, respectively. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) play important roles as cargo-carrying vesicles mediating communication among cells and tissues. METHODS C57BL/6N mice were administered morphine for 8 days to develop tolerance, which was determined using the tail-flick and hot plate assays. EVs were separated from astrocyte-conditioned media using either size exclusion chromatography or ultracentrifugation approaches, followed by characterization of EVs using nanoparticle tracking analysis for EV size distribution and number, Western blotting for EV markers, and electron microscopy for EV morphology. Astrocytes were treated with EVs for 24 hours, followed by assessing primary cilia by fluorescent immunostaining for primary cilia markers (ARL13B and acetylated tubulin). RESULTS Morphine-tolerant mice exhibited an increase in primary cilia length and percentage of ciliated astrocytes. The levels of SHH protein were upregulated in morphine-stimulated astrocyte-derived EVs. SHH on morphine-stimulated astrocyte-derived EVs activated SHH signaling in astrocytes through primary cilia. Our in vivo study demonstrated that inhibition of either EV release or primary cilia prevents morphine tolerance in mice. CONCLUSIONS EV-mediated primary ciliogenesis contributes to the development of morphine tolerance.
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Mustafa R, Rawas C, Mannal N, Kreiner G, Spittau B, Kamińska K, Yilmaz R, Pötschke C, Kirsch J, Liss B, Tucker KL, Parlato R. Targeted Ablation of Primary Cilia in Differentiated Dopaminergic Neurons Reduces Striatal Dopamine and Responsiveness to Metabolic Stress. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10:antiox10081284. [PMID: 34439532 PMCID: PMC8389284 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10081284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Revised: 08/01/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Primary cilia (PC) are microtubule-based protrusions of the cell membrane transducing molecular signals during brain development. Here, we report that PC are required for maintenance of Substantia nigra (SN) dopaminergic (DA) neurons highly vulnerable in Parkinson's disease (PD). Targeted blockage of ciliogenesis in differentiated DA neurons impaired striato-nigral integrity in adult mice. The relative number of SN DA neurons displaying a typical auto-inhibition of spontaneous activity in response to dopamine was elevated under control metabolic conditions, but not under metabolic stress. Strikingly, in the absence of PC, the remaining SN DA neurons were less vulnerable to the PD neurotoxin 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridin (MPTP). Our data indicate conserved PC-dependent neuroadaptive responses to DA lesions in the striatum. Moreover, PC control the integrity and dopamine response of a subtype of SN DA neurons. These results reinforce the critical role of PC as sensors of metabolic stress in PD and other disorders of the dopamine system.
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- Rasem Mustafa
- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Heidelberg Medical Faculty, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (R.M.); (J.K.); (K.L.T.)
- Institute of Applied Physiology, Ulm Medical Faculty, University of Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany; (C.R.); (N.M.); (C.P.); (B.L.)
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- Institute of Applied Physiology, Ulm Medical Faculty, University of Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany; (C.R.); (N.M.); (C.P.); (B.L.)
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- Institute of Applied Physiology, Ulm Medical Faculty, University of Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany; (C.R.); (N.M.); (C.P.); (B.L.)
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- Department of Brain Biochemistry, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Smetna 12, 31-343 Kraków, Poland;
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Molecular Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany;
- Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical School OWL, Bielefeld University, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Smetna 12, 31-343 Kraków, Poland;
- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Bobrzynskiego 14, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
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- Mannheim Center for Translational Neuroscience, Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders, Department of Neurology, Mannheim Medical Faculty, University of Heidelberg, 68167 Mannheim, Germany;
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- Institute of Applied Physiology, Ulm Medical Faculty, University of Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany; (C.R.); (N.M.); (C.P.); (B.L.)
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Heidelberg Medical Faculty, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (R.M.); (J.K.); (K.L.T.)
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- Institute of Applied Physiology, Ulm Medical Faculty, University of Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany; (C.R.); (N.M.); (C.P.); (B.L.)
- Linacre College and New College, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 2JD, UK
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Heidelberg Medical Faculty, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (R.M.); (J.K.); (K.L.T.)
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford, ME 04005, USA
- Center for Excellence in the Neurosciences, University of New England, Biddeford, ME 04005, USA
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Heidelberg Medical Faculty, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (R.M.); (J.K.); (K.L.T.)
- Institute of Applied Physiology, Ulm Medical Faculty, University of Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany; (C.R.); (N.M.); (C.P.); (B.L.)
- Mannheim Center for Translational Neuroscience, Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders, Department of Neurology, Mannheim Medical Faculty, University of Heidelberg, 68167 Mannheim, Germany;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-621-3835-611
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Chemokine CCL5 promotes robust optic nerve regeneration and mediates many of the effects of CNTF gene therapy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2017282118. [PMID: 33627402 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2017282118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) is a leading therapeutic candidate for several ocular diseases and induces optic nerve regeneration in animal models. Paradoxically, however, although CNTF gene therapy promotes extensive regeneration, recombinant CNTF (rCNTF) has little effect. Because intraocular viral vectors induce inflammation, and because CNTF is an immune modulator, we investigated whether CNTF gene therapy acts indirectly through other immune mediators. The beneficial effects of CNTF gene therapy remained unchanged after deleting CNTF receptor alpha (CNTFRα) in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), the projection neurons of the retina, but were diminished by depleting neutrophils or by genetically suppressing monocyte infiltration. CNTF gene therapy increased expression of C-C motif chemokine ligand 5 (CCL5) in immune cells and retinal glia, and recombinant CCL5 induced extensive axon regeneration. Conversely, CRISPR-mediated knockdown of the cognate receptor (CCR5) in RGCs or treating wild-type mice with a CCR5 antagonist repressed the effects of CNTF gene therapy. Thus, CCL5 is a previously unrecognized, potent activator of optic nerve regeneration and mediates many of the effects of CNTF gene therapy.
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Hypothalamic primary cilium: A hub for metabolic homeostasis. Exp Mol Med 2021; 53:1109-1115. [PMID: 34211092 PMCID: PMC8333261 DOI: 10.1038/s12276-021-00644-5] [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: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Obesity is a global health problem that is associated with adverse consequences such as the development of metabolic disorders, including cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disorders, and type 2 diabetes. A major cause of obesity is metabolic imbalance, which results from insufficient physical activity and excess energy intake. Understanding the pathogenesis of obesity, as well as other metabolic disorders, is important in the development of methods for prevention and therapy. The coordination of energy balance takes place in the hypothalamus, a major brain region that maintains body homeostasis. The primary cilium is an organelle that has recently received attention because of its role in controlling energy balance in the hypothalamus. Defects in proteins required for ciliary function and formation, both in humans and in mice, have been shown to cause various metabolic disorders. In this review, we provide an overview of the critical functions of primary cilia, particularly in hypothalamic areas, and briefly summarize the studies on the primary roles of cilia in specific neurons relating to metabolic homeostasis.
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Li X, Yang S, Deepk V, Chinipardaz Z, Yang S. Identification of Cilia in Different Mouse Tissues. Cells 2021; 10:cells10071623. [PMID: 34209603 PMCID: PMC8307782 DOI: 10.3390/cells10071623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Revised: 06/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Cilia are microtubule-based hair-like organelles that extend from the cell surface. However, the existence and distribution of cilia in each organ and tissue at the postnatal stage in vivo remain largely unknown. In this study, we defined cilia distribution and arrangement and measured the ciliary lengths and the percentage of ciliated cells in different organs and tissues in vivo by using cilium dual reporter-expressing transgenic mice. Cilia were identified by the presence of ARL13B with an mCherry+ signal, and the cilium basal body was identified by the presence of Centrin2 with a GFP+ signal. Here, we provide in vivo evidence that chondrocytes and cells throughout bones have cilia. Most importantly, we reveal that: 1. primary cilia are present in hepatocytes; 2. no cilia but many centrioles are distributed on the apical cell surface in the gallbladder, intestine, and thyroid epithelia; 3. cilia on the cerebral cortex are well oriented, pointing to the center of the brain; 4. ARL13B+ inclusion is evident in the thyroid and islets of Langerhans; and 5. approximately 2% of cilia show irregular movement in nucleus pulposus extracellular fluid. This study reveals the existence and distribution of cilia and centrioles in different tissues and organs, and provides new insights for further comprehensive study of ciliary function in these organs and tissues.
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- Xinhua Li
- Department of Basic and Translational Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; (X.L.); (S.Y.); (V.D.); (Z.C.)
- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China
- Department of Spinal Surgery, East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200120, China
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- Department of Basic and Translational Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; (X.L.); (S.Y.); (V.D.); (Z.C.)
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- Department of Basic and Translational Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; (X.L.); (S.Y.); (V.D.); (Z.C.)
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- Department of Basic and Translational Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; (X.L.); (S.Y.); (V.D.); (Z.C.)
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- Department of Basic and Translational Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; (X.L.); (S.Y.); (V.D.); (Z.C.)
- The Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-215-898-2685; Fax: +1-215-573-2324
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Di Nardo A, Lenoël I, Winden KD, Rühmkorf A, Modi ME, Barrett L, Ercan-Herbst E, Venugopal P, Behne R, Lopes CAM, Kleiman RJ, Bettencourt-Dias M, Sahin M. Phenotypic Screen with TSC-Deficient Neurons Reveals Heat-Shock Machinery as a Druggable Pathway for mTORC1 and Reduced Cilia. Cell Rep 2021; 31:107780. [PMID: 32579942 PMCID: PMC7381997 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.107780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2019] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a neurogenetic disorder that leads to elevated mechanistic targeting of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) activity. Cilia can be affected by mTORC1 signaling, and ciliary deficits are associated with neurodevelopmental disorders. Here, we examine whether neuronal cilia are affected in TSC. We show that cortical tubers from TSC patients and mutant mouse brains have fewer cilia. Using high-content image-based assays, we demonstrate that mTORC1 activity inversely correlates with ciliation in TSC1/2-deficientneurons.To investigate the mechanistic relationship between mTORC1 and cilia, we perform a phenotypic screen for mTORC1 inhibitors with TSC1/2-deficient neurons. We identify inhibitors ofthe heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) that suppress mTORC1 through regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt signaling. Pharmacological inhibition of Hsp90 rescues ciliation through downregulation of Hsp27. Our study uncovers the heat-shock machinery as a druggable signaling node to restore mTORC1 activity and cilia due to loss of TSC1/2, and it provides broadly applicable platforms for studying TSC-related neuronal dysfunction. Di Nardo et al. find that cortical tubers from TSC patients and mutant mouse brains have fewer cilia. An image-based screening of mTORC1 activity in TSC1/2-deficient neurons leads to the identification of the heat-shock machinery as a druggable signaling node to restore mTORC1 activity and cilia.
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- Alessia Di Nardo
- F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Translational Neuroscience Center, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Translational Neuroscience Center, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Translational Neuroscience Center, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Translational Neuroscience Center, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Translational Neuroscience Center, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Translational Neuroscience Center, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Translational Neuroscience Center, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Translational Neuroscience Center, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Translational Neuroscience Center, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Rua da Quinta Grande 6, Oeiras 2780-156, Portugal
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- F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Translational Neuroscience Center, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Translational Neuroscience Center, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Bénardais K, Delfino G, Samama B, Devys D, Antal MC, Ghandour MS, Boehm N. BBS4 protein has basal body/ciliary localization in sensory organs but extra-ciliary localization in oligodendrocytes during human development. Cell Tissue Res 2021; 385:37-48. [PMID: 33860840 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-021-03440-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Bardet-Biedl syndrome protein 4 (BBS4) localization has been studied in human embryos/fetuses from Carnegie stage 15 to 37 gestational weeks in neurosensory organs and brain, underlying the major clinical signs of BBS. We observed a correlation between the differentiation of the neurosensory cells (hair cells, photoreceptors, olfactory neurons) and the presence of a punctate BBS4 immunostaining in their apical cytoplasm. In the brain, BBS4 was localized in oligodendrocytes and myelinated tracts. In individual myelinated fibers, BBS4 immunolabelling was discontinuous, predominantly at the periphery of the myelin sheath. BBS4 immunolabelling was confirmed in postnatal developing white matter tracts in mouse as well as in mouse oligodendrocytes cultures. In neuroblasts/neurons, BBS4 was only present in reelin-expressing Cajal-Retzius cells. Our results show that BBS4, a protein of the BBSome, has both basal body/ciliary localization in neurosensory organs but extra-ciliary localization in oligodendrocytes. The presence of BBS4 in developing oligodendrocytes and myelin described in the present paper might attribute a new role to this protein, requiring further investigation in the field of myelin formation.
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- K Bénardais
- ICube Laboratory, UMR 7357, Team IMIS, Strasbourg, France. .,Institut d'Histologie, Service Central de Microscopie Electronique, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France. .,Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg FMTS, Strasbourg, France. .,Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
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- ICube Laboratory, UMR 7357, Team IMIS, Strasbourg, France.,Institut d'Histologie, Service Central de Microscopie Electronique, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- ICube Laboratory, UMR 7357, Team IMIS, Strasbourg, France.,Institut d'Histologie, Service Central de Microscopie Electronique, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.,Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg FMTS, Strasbourg, France.,Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg FMTS, Strasbourg, France.,Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.,Institut de Génétique Et de Biologie Moléculaire Et Cellulaire IGBMC, UMR7104, Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique (CNRS, Illkirch, France
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- ICube Laboratory, UMR 7357, Team IMIS, Strasbourg, France.,Institut d'Histologie, Service Central de Microscopie Electronique, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.,Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg FMTS, Strasbourg, France.,Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- ICube Laboratory, UMR 7357, Team IMIS, Strasbourg, France.,Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg FMTS, Strasbourg, France
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- ICube Laboratory, UMR 7357, Team IMIS, Strasbourg, France.,Institut d'Histologie, Service Central de Microscopie Electronique, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.,Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg FMTS, Strasbourg, France.,Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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Blaess S, Wachten D. The BBSome: a nexus controlling energy metabolism in the brain. J Clin Invest 2021; 131:148903. [PMID: 33855975 DOI: 10.1172/jci148903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a syndromic ciliopathy that has obesity as a cardinal feature. BBS is caused by mutations in BBS genes. BBS proteins control primary cilia function, and BBS mutations therefore lead to dysfunctional primary cilia. Obesity in patients with BBS is mainly caused by hyperphagia due to dysregulated neuronal function in the brain, in particular in the hypothalamus. However, the mechanism by which mutations in BBS genes result in dysfunction in hypothalamic neurons is not well understood. In this issue of the JCI, Wang et al. used BBS and non-BBS patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells to generate neurons and hypothalamic neurons. Using this human model system, the authors demonstrated that mutations in BBS genes affected primary cilia function, neuronal morphology, and signaling pathways regulating the function of hypothalamic neurons, which control energy homeostasis. This study provides important insights into the mechanisms of BBS-induced obesity.
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- Sandra Blaess
- Neurodevelopmental Genetics, Institute of Reconstructive Neurobiology and
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- Institute of Innate Immunity, Department of Biophysical Imaging, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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A complex of distal appendage-associated kinases linked to human disease regulates ciliary trafficking and stability. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2018740118. [PMID: 33846249 PMCID: PMC8072220 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2018740118] [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] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Primary cilia (PC) are sensory organelles essential for the development and maintenance of adult tissues. Accordingly, dysfunction of PC causes human disorders called ciliopathies. Hence, a thorough understanding of the molecular regulation of PC is critical. Our findings highlight CSNK2A1 as a modulator of cilia trafficking and stability, tightly related to TTBK2 function. Enriched at the centrosome, CSNK2A1 prevents abnormal accumulation of key ciliary proteins, instability at the tip, and aberrant activation of the Sonic Hedgehog pathway. Furthermore, we establish that Csnk2a1 mutations associated with Okur-Chung neurodevelopmental disorder (OCNDS) alter cilia morphology. Thus, we report a potential linkage between CSNK2A1 ciliary function and OCNDS. Cilia biogenesis is a complex, multistep process involving the coordination of multiple cellular trafficking pathways. Despite the importance of ciliogenesis in mediating the cellular response to cues from the microenvironment, we have only a limited understanding of the regulation of cilium assembly. We previously identified Tau tubulin kinase 2 (TTBK2) as a key regulator of ciliogenesis. Here, using CRISPR kinome and biotin identification screening, we identify the CK2 catalytic subunit CSNK2A1 as an important modulator of TTBK2 function in cilia trafficking. Superresolution microscopy reveals that CSNK2A1 is a centrosomal protein concentrated at the mother centriole and associated with the distal appendages. Csnk2a1 mutant cilia are longer than those of control cells, showing instability at the tip associated with ciliary actin cytoskeleton changes. These cilia also abnormally accumulate key cilia assembly and SHH-related proteins. De novo mutations of Csnk2a1 were recently linked to the human genetic disorder Okur-Chung neurodevelopmental syndrome (OCNDS). Consistent with the role of CSNK2A1 in cilium stability, we find that expression of OCNDS-associated Csnk2a1 variants in wild-type cells causes ciliary structural defects. Our findings provide insights into mechanisms involved in ciliary length regulation, trafficking, and stability that in turn shed light on the significance of cilia instability in human disease.
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