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Garcia-Ruiz B, Jiménez E, Aranda S, Verdolini N, Gutiérrez-Zotes A, Sáez C, Losantos E, Alonso-Lana S, Fatjó-Vilas M, Sarró S, Torres L, Panicalli F, Bonnin CDM, Pomarol-Clotet E, Vieta E, Vilella E. Associations of altered leukocyte DDR1 promoter methylation and childhood trauma with bipolar disorder and suicidal behavior in euthymic patients. Mol Psychiatry 2024:10.1038/s41380-024-02522-8. [PMID: 38503928 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02522-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
Abstract
Altered DNA methylation (DNAm) patterns of discoidin domain receptor 1 (DDR1) have been found in the blood and brain of patients with schizophrenia (SCZ) and the brain of patients with bipolar disorder (BD). Childhood trauma (CT) is associated with changes in DNAm that in turn are related to suicidal behavior (SB) in patients with several psychiatric disorders. Here, using MassARRAY® technology, we studied 128 patients diagnosed with BD in remission and 141 healthy controls (HCs) to compare leukocyte DDR1 promoter DNAm patterns between patients and HCs and between patients with and without SB. Additionally, we investigated whether CT was associated with DDR1 DNAm and mediated SB. We found hypermethylation at DDR1 cg19215110 and cg23953820 sites and hypomethylation at cg14279856 and cg03270204 sites in patients with BD compared to HCs. Logistic regression models showed that hypermethylation of DDR1 cg23953820 but not cg19215110 and CT were risk factors for BD, while cg14279856 and cg03270204 hypomethylation were protective factors. In patients, CT was a risk factor for SB, but DDR1 DNAm, although associated with CT, did not mediate the association of CT with SB. This is the first study demonstrating altered leukocyte DDR1 promoter DNAm in euthymic patients with BD. We conclude that altered DDR1 DNAm may be related to immune and inflammatory mechanisms and could be a potential blood biomarker for the diagnosis and stratification of psychiatric patients.
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- Beatriz Garcia-Ruiz
- Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, Reus, Spain
- Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV)-CERCA, Tarragona, Spain
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Reus, Spain
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- Centro de investigación biomédica en red en salud mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Bipolar and Depressive Disorders Unit, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Departament de Medicina, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
- Institute of Neurosciences (UBNeuro), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelon, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, Reus, Spain
- Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV)-CERCA, Tarragona, Spain
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Reus, Spain
- Centro de investigación biomédica en red en salud mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de investigación biomédica en red en salud mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Bipolar and Depressive Disorders Unit, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Departament de Medicina, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
- Institute of Neurosciences (UBNeuro), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelon, Spain
- FIDMAG Research Foundation, Germanes Hospitalàries, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, Reus, Spain
- Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV)-CERCA, Tarragona, Spain
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Reus, Spain
- Centro de investigación biomédica en red en salud mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, Reus, Spain
- Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV)-CERCA, Tarragona, Spain
- Centro de investigación biomédica en red en salud mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de investigación biomédica en red en salud mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- FIDMAG Research Foundation, Germanes Hospitalàries, Barcelona, Spain
- Research Center and Memory Clinic Fundació ACE, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de investigación biomédica en red en salud mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- FIDMAG Research Foundation, Germanes Hospitalàries, Barcelona, Spain
- Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de investigación biomédica en red en salud mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- FIDMAG Research Foundation, Germanes Hospitalàries, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Mare de Déu de la Mercè, Unitat Polivalent, Germanes Hospitalàries, Barcelona, Spain
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- Benito Menni Complex Assistencial en Salut Mental, Germanes Hospitalàries, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de investigación biomédica en red en salud mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Bipolar and Depressive Disorders Unit, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Departament de Medicina, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
- Institute of Neurosciences (UBNeuro), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelon, Spain
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- Centro de investigación biomédica en red en salud mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- FIDMAG Research Foundation, Germanes Hospitalàries, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de investigación biomédica en red en salud mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Bipolar and Depressive Disorders Unit, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Departament de Medicina, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
- Institute of Neurosciences (UBNeuro), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelon, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, Reus, Spain.
- Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV)-CERCA, Tarragona, Spain.
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Reus, Spain.
- Centro de investigación biomédica en red en salud mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
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Aranda S, Muntané G, Vilella E. Coexpression network analysis of the adult brain sheds light on the pathogenic mechanism of DDR1 in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Transl Psychiatry 2024; 14:112. [PMID: 38395959 PMCID: PMC10891045 DOI: 10.1038/s41398-024-02823-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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DDR1 has been linked to schizophrenia (SCZ) and bipolar disorder (BD) in association studies. DDR1 encodes 58 distinct transcripts, which can be translated into five isoforms (DDR1a-e) and are expressed in the brain. However, the transcripts expressed in each brain cell type, their functions and their involvement in SCZ and BD remain unknown. Here, to infer the processes in which DDR1 transcripts are involved, we used transcriptomic data from the human brain dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of healthy controls (N = 936) and performed weighted gene coexpression network analysis followed by enrichment analyses. Then, to explore the involvement of DDR1 transcripts in SCZ (N = 563) and BD (N = 222), we studied the association of coexpression modules with disease and performed differential expression and transcript significance analyses. Some DDR1 transcripts were distributed across five coexpression modules identified in healthy controls (MHC). MHC1 and MHC2 were enriched in the cell cycle and proliferation of astrocytes and OPCs; MHC3 and MHC4 were enriched in oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination; and MHC5 was enriched in neurons and synaptic transmission. Most of the DDR1 transcripts associated with SCZ and BD pertained to MHC1 and MHC2. Altogether, our results suggest that DDR1 expression might be altered in SCZ and BD via the proliferation of astrocytes and OPCs, suggesting that these processes are relevant in psychiatric disorders.
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- Selena Aranda
- Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili-CERCA, Reus, Spain
- Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, Reus, Spain
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili-CERCA, Reus, Spain
- Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, Reus, Spain
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (UPF-CSIC), Departament de Medicina i Ciències de la Vida (MELIS), Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili-CERCA, Reus, Spain.
- Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, Reus, Spain.
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain.
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
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Aranda S, Jiménez E, Canales-Rodríguez EJ, Verdolini N, Alonso S, Sepúlveda E, Julià A, Marsal S, Bobes J, Sáiz PA, García-Portilla P, Menchón JM, Crespo JM, González-Pinto A, Pérez V, Arango C, Sierra P, Sanjuán J, Pomarol-Clotet E, Vieta E, Vilella E. Processing speed mediates the relationship between DDR1 and psychosocial functioning in euthymic patients with bipolar disorder presenting psychotic symptoms. Mol Psychiatry 2024:10.1038/s41380-024-02480-1. [PMID: 38374360 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02480-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
Abstract
The DDR1 locus is associated with the diagnosis of schizophrenia and with processing speed in patients with schizophrenia and first-episode psychosis. Here, we investigated whether DDR1 variants are associated with bipolar disorder (BD) features. First, we performed a case‒control association study comparing DDR1 variants between patients with BD and healthy controls. Second, we performed linear regression analyses to assess the associations of DDR1 variants with neurocognitive domains and psychosocial functioning. Third, we conducted a mediation analysis to explore whether neurocognitive impairment mediated the association between DDR1 variants and psychosocial functioning in patients with BD. Finally, we studied the association between DDR1 variants and white matter microstructure. We did not find any statistically significant associations in the case‒control association study; however, we found that the combined genotypes rs1264323AA-rs2267641AC/CC were associated with worse neurocognitive performance in patients with BD with psychotic symptoms. In addition, the combined genotypes rs1264323AA-rs2267641AC/CC were associated with worse psychosocial functioning through processing speed. We did not find correlations between white matter microstructure abnormalities and the neurocognitive domains associated with the combined genotypes rs1264323AA-rs2267641AC/CC. Overall, the results suggest that DDR1 may be a marker of worse neurocognitive performance and psychosocial functioning in patients with BD, specifically those with psychotic symptoms.
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- Selena Aranda
- Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili-CERCA, Reus, Spain
- Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, Reus, Spain
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Bipolar and Depressive Disorders Unit, Hospital Clinic, Institute of Neurosciences, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Psychiatry, University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- FIDMAG Germanes Hospitalàries Research Foundation, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- Signal Processing Laboratory (LTS5), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Bipolar and Depressive Disorders Unit, Hospital Clinic, Institute of Neurosciences, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
- FIDMAG Germanes Hospitalàries Research Foundation, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Bipolar and Depressive Disorders Unit, Hospital Clinic, Institute of Neurosciences, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili-CERCA, Reus, Spain
- Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, Reus, Spain
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Rheumatology Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Rheumatology Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Psychiatry, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
- nstituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain
- Instituto Universitario de Neurociencias del Principado de Asturias (INEUROPA), Oviedo, Spain
- Servicio de Salud del Principado de Asturias (SESPA) Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Psychiatry, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
- nstituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain
- Instituto Universitario de Neurociencias del Principado de Asturias (INEUROPA), Oviedo, Spain
- Servicio de Salud del Principado de Asturias (SESPA) Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Psychiatry, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
- nstituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain
- Instituto Universitario de Neurociencias del Principado de Asturias (INEUROPA), Oviedo, Spain
- Servicio de Salud del Principado de Asturias (SESPA) Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute-IDIBELL, Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute-IDIBELL, Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Psychiatry, University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
- Araba University Hospital, Bioaraba Research Institute, UPV/EHU, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Hospital de Mar. Mental Health Institute, Barcelona, Spain
- Neurosciences Research Unit, Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Institute of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Madrid, Spain
- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital, Valencia, Spain
- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- FIDMAG Germanes Hospitalàries Research Foundation, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Bipolar and Depressive Disorders Unit, Hospital Clinic, Institute of Neurosciences, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili-CERCA, Reus, Spain.
- Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, Reus, Spain.
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain.
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
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Mei R, Qiu W, Yang Y, Xu S, Rao Y, Li Q, Luo Y, Huang H, Yang A, Tao H, Qiu M, Zhao X. Evidence That DDR1 Promotes Oligodendrocyte Differentiation during Development and Myelin Repair after Injury. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:10318. [PMID: 37373466 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241210318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Revised: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Oligodendrocytes generate myelin sheaths vital for the formation, health, and function of the central nervous system. Mounting evidence suggests that receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) are crucial for oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination in the CNS. It was recently reported that discoidin domain receptor 1 (Ddr1), a collagen-activated RTK, is expressed in oligodendrocyte lineage. However, its specific expression stage and functional role in oligodendrocyte development in the CNS remain to be determined. In this study, we report that Ddr1 is selectively upregulated in newly differentiated oligodendrocytes in the early postnatal CNS and regulates oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination. Ddr1 knock-out mice of both sexes displayed compromised axonal myelination and apparent motor dysfunction. Ddr1 deficiency alerted the ERK pathway, but not the AKT pathway in the CNS. In addition, Ddr1 function is important for myelin repair after lysolecithin-induced demyelination. Taken together, the current study described, for the first time, the role of Ddr1 in myelin development and repair in the CNS, providing a novel molecule target for the treatment of demyelinating diseases.
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- Ruyi Mei
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
- Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310022, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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Gas C, Ayesa-Arriola R, Vázquez-Bourgon J, Crespo-Facorro B, García-Gavilán J, Labad J, Martorell L, Muntané G, Sanchez-Gistau V, Vilella E. Cross-sectional and longitudinal assessment of the association between DDR1 variants and processing speed in patients with early psychosis and healthy controls. J Psychiatr Res 2023; 158:49-55. [PMID: 36571911 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Recent evidence indicates that DDR1 participates in myelination and that variants of DDR1 are associated with decreased cognitive processing speed (PS) in schizophrenia (SZ). Here, we explored whether DDR1 variants were associated with PS in subjects diagnosed with an early psychosis (EP), a condition often preceding SZ. Data from two Spanish independent samples (from Reus and Santander) including patients with EP (n = 75 and n = 312, respectively) and healthy controls (HCs; n = 57 and n = 160) were analyzed. The Trail Making Test part A was used to evaluate PS. Participants underwent genotyping to identify DDR1 variants rs1264323 and rs2267641. Cross-sectional data were analyzed with general linear models and longitudinal data were analyzed using mixed models. We examined the combined rs1264323AA-rs2267641AC/CC genotypes (an SZ-risk combination) on PS. The SZ-risk combined genotypes were associated with increased PS in EP patients but not in HCs in the cross-sectional analysis. In the longitudinal analysis, the SZ-risk combined genotypes were significantly associated with increased PS in both HCs and EP patients throughout the 10-year follow-up but no genotype × time interaction was observed. These results provide further evidence that DDR1 is involved in cognition and should be replicated with other samples.
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- Cinta Gas
- Fundació Pere Mata Terres de l'Ebre, Tortosa, Spain; Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital. IDIVAL. Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain; Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Reus, Spain.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital. IDIVAL. Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain; Centro Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital. IDIVAL. Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain; Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Department of Psychiatry, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain; Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria de Sevilla, IBiS, Spain; Centro Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain.
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- Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain; Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Reus, Spain; Hospital Universitari San Joan de Reus, Reus, Spain; Centro Investigación Biomédica en Red en Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERObn), Madrid, Spain.
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- Consorci Sanitari del Maresme, Hospital de Mataró. Barcelona, Spain; Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí (I3PT). Barcelona, Spain; Centro Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain.
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- Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain; Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, Reus, Spain; Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Reus, Spain; Centro Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain.
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- Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain; Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, Reus, Spain; Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Reus, Spain; Centro Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain.
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- Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain; Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, Reus, Spain; Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Reus, Spain; Centro Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain.
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- Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain; Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, Reus, Spain; Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Reus, Spain; Centro Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain.
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Silva ME, Hernández-Andrade M, Abasolo N, Espinoza-Cruells C, Mansilla JB, Reyes CR, Aranda S, Esteban Y, Rodriguez-Calvo R, Martorell L, Muntané G, Rivera FJ, Vilella E. DDR1 and Its Ligand, Collagen IV, Are Involved in In Vitro Oligodendrocyte Maturation. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24021742. [PMID: 36675255 PMCID: PMC9866737 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24021742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Discoidin domain receptor 1 (DDR1) is a tyrosine kinase receptor expressed in epithelial cells from different tissues in which collagen binding activates pleiotropic functions. In the brain, DDR1 is mainly expressed in oligodendrocytes (OLs), the function of which is unclear. Whether collagen can activate DDR1 in OLs has not been studied. Here, we assessed the expression of DDR1 during in vitro OL differentiation, including collagen IV incubation, and the capability of collagen IV to induce DDR1 phosphorylation. Experiments were performed using two in vitro models of OL differentiation: OLs derived from adult rat neural stem cells (NSCs) and the HOG16 human oligodendroglial cell line. Immunocytofluorescence, western blotting, and ELISA were performed to analyze these questions. The differentiation of OLs from NSCs was addressed using oligodendrocyte transcription factor 2 (Olig2) and myelin basic protein (MBP). In HOG16 OLs, collagen IV induced DDR1 phosphorylation through slow and sustained kinetics. In NSC-derived OLs, DDR1 was found in a high proportion of differentiating cells (MBP+/Olig2+), but its protein expression was decreased in later stages. The addition of collagen IV did not change the number of DDR1+/MBP+ cells but did accelerate OL branching. Here, we provide the first demonstration that collagen IV mediates the phosphorylation of DDR1 in HOG16 cells and that the in vitro co-expression of DDR1 and MBP is associated with accelerated branching during the differentiation of primary OLs.
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- Maria Elena Silva
- Laboratory of Stem Cells and Neuroregeneration, Institute of Anatomy, Histology and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia 5090000, Chile
- Center for Interdisciplinary Studies on the Nervous System (CISNe), Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia 5090000, Chile
- Institute of Pharmacy, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia 5090000, Chile
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- Laboratory of Stem Cells and Neuroregeneration, Institute of Anatomy, Histology and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia 5090000, Chile
- Center for Interdisciplinary Studies on the Nervous System (CISNe), Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia 5090000, Chile
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- Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili-CERCA, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43206 Reus, Spain
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- Laboratory of Stem Cells and Neuroregeneration, Institute of Anatomy, Histology and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia 5090000, Chile
- Center for Interdisciplinary Studies on the Nervous System (CISNe), Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia 5090000, Chile
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- Laboratory of Stem Cells and Neuroregeneration, Institute of Anatomy, Histology and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia 5090000, Chile
- Center for Interdisciplinary Studies on the Nervous System (CISNe), Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia 5090000, Chile
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- Laboratory of Stem Cells and Neuroregeneration, Institute of Anatomy, Histology and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia 5090000, Chile
- Center for Interdisciplinary Studies on the Nervous System (CISNe), Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia 5090000, Chile
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- Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili-CERCA, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43206 Reus, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental, CIBERSAM-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Vascular Medicine and Metabolism Unit, Research Unit on Lipids and Atherosclerosis, “Sant Joan” University Hospital, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili-CERCA, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43204 Reus, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas (CIBERDEM), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Vascular Medicine and Metabolism Unit, Research Unit on Lipids and Atherosclerosis, “Sant Joan” University Hospital, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili-CERCA, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43204 Reus, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas (CIBERDEM), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili-CERCA, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43206 Reus, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental, CIBERSAM-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili-CERCA, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43206 Reus, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental, CIBERSAM-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Stem Cells and Neuroregeneration, Institute of Anatomy, Histology and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia 5090000, Chile
- Center for Interdisciplinary Studies on the Nervous System (CISNe), Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia 5090000, Chile
- Translational Regenerative Neurobiology Group, Molecular and Integrative Biosciences Research Program (MIBS), Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
- Correspondence: or (F.J.R.); (E.V.); Tel.: +358-50-598-8142 or +56-63-229-3011 (F.J.R.); +34-658-513-138 (E.V.)
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- Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili-CERCA, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43206 Reus, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental, CIBERSAM-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Correspondence: or (F.J.R.); (E.V.); Tel.: +358-50-598-8142 or +56-63-229-3011 (F.J.R.); +34-658-513-138 (E.V.)
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Corty MM, Hulegaard AL, Hill JQ, Sheehan AE, Aicher SA, Freeman MR. Discoidin domain receptor regulates ensheathment, survival and caliber of peripheral axons. Development 2022; 149:281293. [PMID: 36355066 PMCID: PMC10112903 DOI: 10.1242/dev.200636] [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: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Most invertebrate axons and small-caliber axons in mammalian peripheral nerves are unmyelinated but still ensheathed by glia. Here, we use Drosophila wrapping glia to study the development and function of non-myelinating axon ensheathment, which is poorly understood. Selective ablation of these glia from peripheral nerves severely impaired larval locomotor behavior. In an in vivo RNA interference screen to identify glial genes required for axon ensheathment, we identified the conserved receptor tyrosine kinase Discoidin domain receptor (Ddr). In larval peripheral nerves, loss of Ddr resulted in severely reduced ensheathment of axons and reduced axon caliber, and we found a strong dominant genetic interaction between Ddr and the type XV/XVIII collagen Multiplexin (Mp), suggesting that Ddr functions as a collagen receptor to drive axon wrapping. In adult nerves, loss of Ddr decreased long-term survival of sensory neurons and significantly reduced axon caliber without overtly affecting ensheathment. Our data establish essential roles for non-myelinating glia in nerve development, maintenance and function, and identify Ddr as a key regulator of axon-glia interactions during ensheathment and establishment of axon caliber.
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- Megan M Corty
- Vollum Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Chemical Physiology & Biochemistry, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Vollum Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Chemical Physiology & Biochemistry, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Vollum Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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Almandil NB, AlSulaiman A, Aldakeel SA, Alkuroud DN, Aljofi HE, Alzahrani S, Al-mana A, Alfuraih AA, Alabdali M, Alkhamis FA, AbdulAzeez S, Borgio JF. Integration of Transcriptome and Exome Genotyping Identifies Significant Variants with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2022; 15:ph15020158. [PMID: 35215271 PMCID: PMC8880056 DOI: 10.3390/ph15020158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Revised: 01/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Autism is a complex disease with genetic predisposition factors. Real factors for treatment and early diagnosis are yet to be defined. This study integrated transcriptome and exome genotyping for identifying functional variants associated with autism spectrum disorder and their impact on gene expression to find significant variations. More than 1800 patients were screened, and 70 (47 male/23 female) with an average age of 7.56 ± 3.68 years fulfilled the DSM-5 criteria for autism. Analysis revealed 682 SNPs of 589 genes significantly (p < 0.001) associated with autism among the putative functional exonic variants (n = 243,345) studied. Olfactory receptor genes on chromosome 6 were significant after Bonferroni correction (α = 0.05/243345 = 2.05 × 10−7) with a high degree of linkage disequilibrium on 6p22.1 (p = 6.71 × 10−9). The differentially expressed gene analysis of autistic patients compared to controls in whole RNA sequencing identified significantly upregulated (foldchange ≥ 0.8 and p-value ≤ 0.05; n = 125) and downregulated (foldchange ≤ −0.8 and p-value ≤ 0.05; n = 117) genes. The integration of significantly up- and downregulated genes and genes of significant SNPs identified regulatory variants (rs6657480, rs3130780, and rs1940475) associated with the up- (ITGB3BP) and downregulation (DDR1 and MMP8) of genes in autism spectrum disorder in people of Arab ancestries. The significant variants could be a biomarker of interest for identifying early autism among Arabs and helping to characterize the genes involved in the susceptibility mechanisms for autistic subjects.
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- Noor B. Almandil
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia; (A.A.); (M.A.); (F.A.A.)
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- Department of Genetic Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia; (S.A.A.); (D.N.A.); (A.A.A.); (S.A.)
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- Department of Genetic Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia; (S.A.A.); (D.N.A.); (A.A.A.); (S.A.)
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- Environmental Health Research Area, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Mental Health, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia; (S.A.); (A.A.-m.)
- King Fahad Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Mental Health, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia; (S.A.); (A.A.-m.)
- King Fahad Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genetic Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia; (S.A.A.); (D.N.A.); (A.A.A.); (S.A.)
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- Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia; (A.A.); (M.A.); (F.A.A.)
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- Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia; (A.A.); (M.A.); (F.A.A.)
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- Department of Genetic Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia; (S.A.A.); (D.N.A.); (A.A.A.); (S.A.)
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- Department of Genetic Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia; (S.A.A.); (D.N.A.); (A.A.A.); (S.A.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +966-13-3330864
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Mei R, Huang L, Wu M, Jiang C, Yang A, Tao H, Zheng K, Yang J, Shen W, Chen X, Zhao X, Qiu M. Evidence That ITPR2-Mediated Intracellular Calcium Release in Oligodendrocytes Regulates the Development of Carbonic Anhydrase II + Type I/II Oligodendrocytes and the Sizes of Myelin Fibers. Front Cell Neurosci 2021; 15:751439. [PMID: 34630045 PMCID: PMC8492996 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2021.751439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Myelination of neuronal axons in the central nervous system (CNS) by oligodendrocytes (OLs) enables rapid saltatory conductance and axonal integrity, which are crucial for normal brain functioning. Previous studies suggested that different subtypes of oligodendrocytes in the CNS form different types of myelin determined by the diameter of axons in the unit. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the developmental association of different types of oligodendrocytes with different fiber sizes remain elusive. In the present study, we present the evidence that the intracellular Ca2+ release channel associated receptor (Itpr2) contributes to this developmental process. During early development, Itpr2 is selectively up-regulated in oligodendrocytes coinciding with the initiation of myelination. Functional analyses in both conventional and conditional Itpr2 mutant mice revealed that Itpr2 deficiency causes a developmental delay of OL differentiation, resulting in an increased percentage of CAII+ type I/II OLs which prefer to myelinate small-diameter axons in the CNS. The increased percentage of small caliber myelinated axons leads to an abnormal compound action potentials (CAP) in the optic nerves. Together, these findings revealed a previously unrecognized role for Itpr2-mediated calcium signaling in regulating the development of different types of oligodendrocytes.
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- Ruyi Mei
- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Physiology, Research Center of Neuroscience, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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Muntané G, Chillida M, Aranda S, Navarro A, Vilella E. Coexpression of the discoidin domain receptor 1 gene with oligodendrocyte-related and schizophrenia risk genes in the developing and adult human brain. Brain Behav 2021; 11:e2309. [PMID: 34323026 PMCID: PMC8413716 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.2309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Discoidin domain receptor tyrosine kinase 1 (DDR1) is present in multiple types of epithelial cells and is highly expressed in the nervous system. Previous studies have revealed that DDR1 is involved in schizophrenia (SCZ). Although the expression of DDR1 in oligodendrocytes has been described, its role in brain myelination is not well understood. In this study, we aimed to explore the coexpression network of DDR1 in the human brain and to compare the list of DDR1 coexpressing genes with the list of genes containing single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that are associated with SCZ. MATERIALS AND METHODS We used a weighted gene coexpression network analysis (WGCNA) of a dataset from four brain areas (the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, primary motor cortex, hippocampus, and striatum) and from four different intervals (I) of life (I-1 = 10-38 weeks postconception, I-2 ≥0 to < 6 years, I-3 ≥ 6 to < 40 years, and I-4 ≥ 40 years of age). We compared the list of genes that are associated with SCZ in the GWAS Catalog with the list of genes coexpressing with DDR1 in each interval. RESULTS Our study revealed that DDR1 was coexpressed with oligodendrocyte-related genes mainly in I-2 (adjP = 5.66e-24) and I-3 (adjP = 2.8e-114), which coincided with the coexpression of DDR1 with myelination-related genes (adjP = 9.04e-03 and 2.51e-08, respectively). DDR1 was also coexpressed with astrocyte-related genes in I-1 (adjP = 1.11e-71), I-2 (adjP = 2.12e-20) and I-4 (adjP = 9.93e-52) and with type 2 microglia-related genes in I-1 (adjP = 2.84e-08), I-2 (adjP = 5.68e-16) and I-4 (adjP = 3.66e-10). Moreover, we observed significant enrichment of SCZ susceptibility genes within the coexpression modules containing DDR1 in I-1 and I-4 (P = 1e-04 and 0.0037, respectively), during which the DDR1 module showed the highest association with the astrocytes. CONCLUSIONS Our study confirmed that DDR1 is coexpressed with oligodendrocyte- and myelin-related genes in the human brain but suggests that DDR1 may contribute mainly to SCZ risk through its role in other glial cell types, such as astrocytes.
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- Gerard Muntané
- Department of Research, Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, Reus, Spain.,Genetics and Environment in Psychiatry Research Group, Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Reus, Spain.,Department of Medicine and Surgery, Universitat Rovirai Virgili (URV), Reus, Spain.,Centro de investigación biomédica en red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain.,Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Research, Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, Reus, Spain.,Department of Medicine and Surgery, Universitat Rovirai Virgili (URV), Reus, Spain
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- Department of Research, Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, Reus, Spain.,Genetics and Environment in Psychiatry Research Group, Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Reus, Spain.,Department of Medicine and Surgery, Universitat Rovirai Virgili (URV), Reus, Spain
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- Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE), Barcelona, Spain.,Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Research, Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, Reus, Spain.,Genetics and Environment in Psychiatry Research Group, Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Reus, Spain.,Department of Medicine and Surgery, Universitat Rovirai Virgili (URV), Reus, Spain.,Centro de investigación biomédica en red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain
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SOX10-regulated promoter use defines isoform-specific gene expression in Schwann cells. BMC Genomics 2020; 21:549. [PMID: 32770939 PMCID: PMC7430845 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-020-06963-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Background Multicellular organisms adopt various strategies to tailor gene expression to cellular contexts including the employment of multiple promoters (and the associated transcription start sites (TSSs)) at a single locus that encodes distinct gene isoforms. Schwann cells—the myelinating cells of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)—exhibit a specialized gene expression profile directed by the transcription factor SOX10, which is essential for PNS myelination. SOX10 regulates promoter elements associated with unique TSSs and gene isoforms at several target loci, implicating SOX10-mediated, isoform-specific gene expression in Schwann cell function. Here, we report on genome-wide efforts to identify SOX10-regulated promoters and TSSs in Schwann cells to prioritize genes and isoforms for further study. Results We performed global TSS analyses and mined previously reported ChIP-seq datasets to assess the activity of SOX10-bound promoters in three models: (i) an adult mammalian nerve; (ii) differentiating primary Schwann cells, and (iii) cultured Schwann cells with ablated SOX10 function. We explored specific characteristics of SOX10-dependent TSSs, which provides confidence in defining them as SOX10 targets. Finally, we performed functional studies to validate our findings at four previously unreported SOX10 target loci: ARPC1A, CHN2, DDR1, and GAS7. These findings suggest roles for the associated SOX10-regulated gene products in PNS myelination. Conclusions In sum, we provide comprehensive computational and functional assessments of SOX10-regulated TSS use in Schwann cells. The data presented in this study will stimulate functional studies on the specific mRNA and protein isoforms that SOX10 regulates, which will improve our understanding of myelination in the peripheral nerve.
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Dose-dependent effect of cannabinoid WIN-55,212-2 on myelin repair following a demyelinating insult. Sci Rep 2020; 10:590. [PMID: 31953431 PMCID: PMC6969154 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-57290-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Dysfunctions in the endocannabinoid system have been associated with experimental animal models and multiple sclerosis patients. Interestingly, the endocannabinoid system has been reported to confer neuroprotection against demyelination. The present study aims to assess the effects of the cannabinoid agonist WIN-55,212-2 in cuprizone fed animals on myelin repair capacity. Animals exposed to cuprizone were simultaneously treated withWIN-55,212-2, behaviorally tested and finally the corpus callosum was exhaustively studied by Western blotting, qRT-PCR and a myelin staining procedure. We report that the long-term administration of WIN-55,212-2 reduced the global amount of CB1 protein. Histological analysis revealed clear demyelination after being fed cuprizone for three weeks. However, cuprizone-fed mice subjected to 0.5 mg/Kg of WIN-55,212-2 displayed no differences when compared to controls during demyelination, although there was a robust increase in the myelinated axons during the remyelination phase. These animals displayed better performance on contextual fear conditioning which was in turn non-attributable to an antinociceptive effect. In contrast, a 1 mg/Kg dosage caused a remarkable demyelination accompanied by limited potential for myelin repair. Upon drug administration while mice ongoing demyeliniation, the expression of Aif1 (microglia) and Gfap (astrocytes) followed a dose-dependent manner whereas the expression of both markers was apparently attenuated during remyelination. Treatment with vehicle or 0.5 mg/Kg of the drug during demyelination increased the expression of Pdgfra (oligodendrocyte precursor cells) but this did not occur when 1 mg/Kg was administered. In conclusion, the drug at 0.5 mg/Kg did not alter myelin architecture while 1 mg/Kg had a deleterious effect in this model.
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Vilella E, Gas C, Garcia-Ruiz B, Rivera FJ. Expression of DDR1 in the CNS and in myelinating oligodendrocytes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2019; 1866:118483. [PMID: 31108116 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2019.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Revised: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Discoidin domain receptor 1 (DDR1) is a tyrosine kinase receptor that is activated by fibrillar collagens. Here, we review the expression and role of DDR1 in the central nervous system (CNS). In a murine model, DDR1 is expressed in oligodendrocytes in the developing brain and during remyelination. In human adult brain tissue, DDR1 is detected in a similar pattern as other classical myelin proteins such as myelin basic protein (MBP). Up to 50 transcripts of DDR1 have been detected in human tissues, of which 5 isoforms have been identified. In the human brain, all 5 isoforms are detectable, but DDR1b is the most highly expressed, and DDR1c is coexpressed with myelin genes. DDR1 sequence variants have been associated with psychiatric disorders, and upregulation of this gene occurs in gliomas. Moreover, mutations in DDR1 have been found in tumors of Schwann cells, which are the myelinating cells of the peripheral nervous system. All these data suggest that DDR1 plays a role in myelination and is relevant to neuropsychiatric diseases.
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- Elisabet Vilella
- Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, Ctra de l'Institut Pere Mata, s/n, 43206 Reus, Spain; Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Avda. Josep Laporte, 1, 43204 Reus, Spain; Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C/ Sant Llorenç, 21, 43201 Reus, Spain; Centro de investigaciòn biomedical en red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Spain.
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- Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Avda. Josep Laporte, 1, 43204 Reus, Spain; Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C/ Sant Llorenç, 21, 43201 Reus, Spain.
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- Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, Ctra de l'Institut Pere Mata, s/n, 43206 Reus, Spain; Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C/ Sant Llorenç, 21, 43201 Reus, Spain.
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- Laboratory of Stem Cells and Neuroregeneration, Institute of Anatomy, Histology and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Austral de Chile, 5090000 Valdivia, Chile; Center for Interdisciplinary Studies on the Nervous System (CISNe), Universidad Austral de Chile, 5090000 Valdivia, Chile; Institute of Molecular Regenerative Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria; Spinal Cord Injury and Tissue Regeneration Center Salzburg (SCI-TReCS), Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
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Tomas-Roig J, Havemann-Reinecke U. Gene expression signature in brain regions exposed to long-term psychosocial stress following acute challenge with cannabinoid drugs. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2019; 102:1-8. [PMID: 30476795 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2018] [Revised: 11/15/2018] [Accepted: 11/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Repeated exposure to life stressors can overwhelm the body's capacity to restore homeostasis and result in severe negative consequences. Cannabinoid CB1 receptors are highly expressed in the Central Nervous System (CNS) and regulate both glucocorticoid signalling and neurotransmitter release. In rodents, WIN55212.2 is a full agonist at the cannabinoid receptor type-1, while Rimonabant is a potent and selective cannabinoid inverse agonist at this receptor. This study aims to investigate the effect of long-term psychosocial stress following acute challenge with cannabinoid drugs on gene expression in distinct brain regions; this is done by employing digital multiplexed gene expression analysis. We found that repeated stress increased cortical mRNA levels of dopamine receptor D2, while the expression of neuregulin-1 decreased in both the prefrontal cortex and cerebellum. Further, we found that the acute injection of the agonist WIN55212.2 reduced striatal levels of dopamine receptor D2, while the use of inverse agonist Rimonabant acted in the opposite direction. The analysis of the interaction between the drugs and repeated stress revealed that defeat mice treated with WIN55212.2 showed lower expression of a set of myelin-related genes, as did the expression of SRY-box 10 and dopamine receptors-D1 and -D2 in the prefrontal cortex when compared to vehicle. In addition, in the hippocampus of stressed mice treated with WIN55212.2, we found an elevated expression of oligodendrocyte transcription factor-1, -2 and zinc finger protein 488 when compared to vehicle. In comparison to vehicle, an increase in 2',3'-Cyclic nucleotide 3'-phosphodiesterase and oligodendrocyte transcription factor-1 occurred in the cerebellum of stressed animals treated with the agonist. Moreover, treatment with Rimonabant under the influence of stress induced an overexpression of a set of myelin-related genes in the prefrontal cortex when compared to WIN-treated animals. In conclusion, repeated stress interfered with the dopaminergic system in the prefrontal cortex. We demonstrated that the expression of dopamine receptor D2 in the striatum was mediated by the CB1 receptor. Stressed mice exposed to either WIN55212.2 or Rimonabant displayed pronounced deficits in CNS myelination. In addition, the pharmacological blockage of CB1 receptor in stressed mice deregulated the expression of dopamine receptors and might lead to dysfunctions in dopamine metabolism.
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- J Tomas-Roig
- Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Göttingen, Germany; Center Nanoscale Microscopy and Molecular Physiology of the Brain (CNMPB), Göttingen, Germany; Girona Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Unit (UNIEMTG), Dr. Josep Trueta University Hospital and Neurodegeneration and Neuroinflammation Research Group, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI), Spain.
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- Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Göttingen, Germany; Center Nanoscale Microscopy and Molecular Physiology of the Brain (CNMPB), Göttingen, Germany
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Discoidin domain receptor 1 gene variants are associated with decreased white matter fractional anisotropy and decreased processing speed in schizophrenia. J Psychiatr Res 2019; 110:74-82. [PMID: 30597424 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Revised: 12/04/2018] [Accepted: 12/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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DDR1 has been linked to schizophrenia (SZ) and myelination. Here, we tested whether DDR1 variants in people at risk for SZ influence white matter (WM) structural variations and cognitive processing speed (PS). First, following a case-control design (Study 1), SZ patients (N = 1193) and controls (N = 1839) were genotyped for rs1264323 and rs2267641 at DDR1, and the frequencies were compared. We replicated the association between DDR1 and SZ (rs1264323, adjusted P = 0.015). Carriers of the rs1264323AA combined with the rs2267641AC or CC genotype are at risk to develop SZ compared to the other genotype combinations. Second, SZ patients (Study 2, N = 194) underwent an evaluation of PS using the Trail Making Test (TMT) and DDR1 genotyping. To compare PS between DDR1 genotype groups, we conducted an analysis of covariance (including rs1264323 as a covariate) and found that SZ patients with the rs2267641CC genotype had decreased PS compared to patients with the AA and AC genotypes. Third, 54 patients (Study 3) from Study 2 were selected based on rs1264323 genotype to undergo reevaluation, including a DTI-MRI brain scan. To test for associations between PS, WM microstructure and DDR1 genotype, we first localized those WM regions where fractional anisotropy (FA) was correlated with PS and tested whether FA showed differences between the rs1264323 genotypes. SZ patients with the rs1264323AA genotype showed decreased FA in WM regions associated with decreased PS. We conclude that DDR1 variants may confer a risk of SZ through WM microstructural alterations leading to cognitive dysfunction.
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Meta-analysis of genome-wide SNP- and pathway-based associations for facets of neuroticism. J Hum Genet 2017; 62:903-909. [PMID: 28615674 PMCID: PMC5622119 DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2017.61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2017] [Revised: 05/08/2017] [Accepted: 05/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Neuroticism is a heritable personality trait that is comprised of distinct sub-factors, or facets. Sub-factors of neuroticism are linked to different emotional states or psychiatric symptoms and studying the genetic variants associated with these facets may help reveal the biological mechanisms underlying psychiatric disorders. In the present study, a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for six facets of neuroticism was performed in 5584 participants from three cohorts. Additionally, a Gene Set Enrichment Analysis was conducted to find biological pathways associated with each facet. Six neuroticism facets (N1: anxiety, N2: angry hostility, N3: depression, N4: self-consciousness, N5: impulsivity and N6: vulnerability) were assessed using the Korean version of the Revised NEO Personality Inventory. In the single-nucleotide polymorphism-based analysis, results showed genome-wide significance for N2 within the MIR548H3 gene (rs1360001, P=4.14 × 10-9). Notable genes with suggestive associations (P<1.0 × 10-6) were ITPR1 for N1, WNT7A for N2, FGF10 and FHIT for N3, DDR1 for N4, VGLL4 for N5 and PTPRD for N6. In the pathway-based analysis, the axon guidance pathway was identified to be associated with multiple facets of neuroticism (N2, N4 and N6). The focal adhesion and extracellular matrix receptor interaction pathways were significantly associated with N2 and N3. Our findings revealed genetic influences and biological pathways that are associated with facets of neuroticism.
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Tomas-Roig J, Wirths O, Salinas-Riester G, Havemann-Reinecke U. The Cannabinoid CB1/CB2 Agonist WIN55212.2 Promotes Oligodendrocyte Differentiation In Vitro and Neuroprotection During the Cuprizone-Induced Central Nervous System Demyelination. CNS Neurosci Ther 2016; 22:387-95. [PMID: 26842941 PMCID: PMC5067581 DOI: 10.1111/cns.12506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2015] [Revised: 12/07/2015] [Accepted: 12/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Aim and methods Different types of insults to the CNS lead to axon demyelination. Remyelination occurs when the CNS attempts to recover from myelin loss and requires the activation of oligodendrocyte precursor cells. With the rationale that CB1 receptor is expressed in oligodendrocytes and marijuana consumption alters CNS myelination, we study the effects of the cannabinoid agonist WIN55212.2 in (1) an in vitro model of oligodendrocyte differentiation and (2) the cuprizone model for demyelination. Results The synthetic cannabinoid agonist WIN55212.2 at 1 μM increased the myelin basic protein mRNA and protein expression in vitro. During cuprizone‐induced acute demyelination, the administration of 0.5 mg/kg WIN55212.2 confers more myelinated axons, increased the expression of retinoid X receptor alpha, and declined nogo receptor expression. Controversially, 1 mg/kg of the drug increased the number of demyelinated axons and reduced the expression of nerve growth factor inducible, calreticulin and myelin‐related genes coupling specifically with a decrease in 2′,3′‐cyclic nucleotide 3′ phosphodiesterase expression. Conclusion The cannabinoid agonist WIN55212.2 promotes oligodendrocyte differentiation in vitro. Moreover, 0.5 mg/kg of the drug confers neuroprotection during cuprizone‐induced demyelination, while 1 mg/kg aggravates the demyelination process.
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- Jordi Tomas-Roig
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.,Center Nanoscale Microscopy and Molecular Physiology of the Brain (CNMPB), Göttingen, Germany
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- Division of Molecular Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Developmental Biochemistry, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.,Center Nanoscale Microscopy and Molecular Physiology of the Brain (CNMPB), Göttingen, Germany
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Zhu M, Xing D, Lu Z, Fan Y, Hou W, Dong H, Xiong L, Dong H. DDR1 may play a key role in destruction of the blood-brain barrier after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion. Neurosci Res 2015; 96:14-9. [PMID: 25630038 DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2015.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2014] [Revised: 09/27/2014] [Accepted: 01/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Discoidin domain receptor 1 (DDR1) has been shown to mediate matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) secretions and degrade all extracellular matrix compounds in mammalian tumor cells. We hypothesized that DDR1 expression will be elevated and the blood-brain barrier (BBB) will be damaged after focal cerebral ischemia in rats. Inhibiting DDR1 expression can alleviate BBB disruption and cerebral ischemic damage via down-regulation of MMP-9 expression and activity. To test our hypothesis, we injected specific DDR1 siRNA into ipsilateral ischemic lateral ventricles in a focal ischemic model. Our results showed that phospho-DDR1 expression increased after ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury (p < 0.01). Inactivation of DDR1 by specific siRNA caused a decrease in phospho-DDR1 and MMP-9 expression in the ischemic cortex, reduced stroke-induced infarct volume, and alleviated BBB disruption in rat brain following I/R injury (p < 0.01). Our results suggested that DDR1-siRNA attenuates phospho-DDR1 and MMP-9 upregulation, which was followed by a reduction in infarction and BBB disruption in the ischemic brain after I/R injury. DDR1 may represent a molecular target for the prevention of BBB disruption after cerebral I/R injury.
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- Mingxia Zhu
- Department of Anesthesiology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China.
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Kim KH, Hong SK, Hwang KY, Kim EE. Structure of mouse muskelin discoidin domain and biochemical characterization of its self-association. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 70:2863-74. [PMID: 25372678 DOI: 10.1107/s139900471401894x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2014] [Accepted: 08/21/2014] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Muskelin is an intracellular kelch-repeat protein comprised of discoidin, LisH, CTLH and kelch-repeat domains. It is involved in cell adhesion and the regulation of cytoskeleton dynamics as well as being a component of a putative E3 ligase complex. Here, the first crystal structure of mouse muskelin discoidin domain (MK-DD) is reported at 1.55 Å resolution, which reveals a distorted eight-stranded β-barrel with two short α-helices at one end of the barrel. Interestingly, the N- and C-termini are not linked by the disulfide bonds found in other eukaryotic discoidin structures. A highly conserved MIND motif appears to be the determinant for MK-DD specific interaction together with the spike loops. Analysis of interdomain interaction shows that MK-DD binds the kelch-repeat domain directly and that this interaction depends on the presence of the LisH domain.
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- Kook Han Kim
- Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Hwarang-ro 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-791, Republic of Korea
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- Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Hwarang-ro 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-791, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seoul 136-701, Republic of Korea
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- Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Hwarang-ro 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-791, Republic of Korea
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Unsoeld T, Park JO, Hutter H. Discoidin domain receptors guide axons along longitudinal tracts in C. elegans. Dev Biol 2012; 374:142-52. [PMID: 23147028 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2012.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2012] [Revised: 11/01/2012] [Accepted: 11/03/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Discoidin domain receptors are a family of receptor tyrosine kinases activated by collagens. Here we characterize the role of the two discoidin domain receptors, ddr-1 and ddr-2, of the nematode C. elegans during nervous system development. ddr-2 mutant animals exhibit axon guidance defects in major longitudinal tracts most prominently in the ventral nerve cord. ddr-1 mutants show no significant phenotype on their own but significantly enhance guidance defects of ddr-2 in double mutants. ddr-1 and ddr-2 GFP-reporter constructs are expressed in neurons with axons in all affected nerve tracts. DDR-1 and DDR-2 GFP fusion proteins localize to axons. DDR-2 is required cell-autonomously in the PVPR neuron for the guidance of the PVPR pioneer axon, which establishes the left ventral nerve cord tract and serves as substrate for later outgrowing follower axons. Our results provide the first insight on discoidin domain receptor function in invertebrates and establish a novel role for discoidin domain receptors in axon navigation and axon tract formation.
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- Thomas Unsoeld
- Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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Roig B, Moyano S, Martorell L, Costas J, Vilella E. The discoidin domain receptor 1 gene has a functional A2RE sequence. J Neurochem 2011; 120:408-18. [PMID: 22077590 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2011.07580.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Discoidin domain receptor 1 (DDR1) is expressed in myelin oligodendrocytes and co-localizes with myelin basic protein (MBP). Alternative splicing of DDR1 generates five isoforms designated DDR1a-e. The MBP mRNA contains an hnRNP A2 response element (A2RE) sequence that is recognized by heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) A2/B1, which is responsible for transport of the MBP mRNA to oligodendrocyte processes. We hypothesized that DDR1 could have a functional A2RE sequence. By in silico analysis, we identified an A2RE-like sequence in the human DDR1 mRNA. We observed nuclear and dendrite cytoplasmic immunofluorescence, indicating that DDR1 and hnRNP A2/B1 co-localize in human oligodendrocytes and in differentiated HOG16 cells. The A2RE-like sequence of DDR1 contains the single nucleotide polymorphism rs2267641, and we found that in the human brain, the minor allele is associated with lower and higher levels DDR1b and DDR1c mRNA expression, respectively. Moreover, a positive correlation between DDR1c and the myelin genes myelin-associated glycoprotein and oligodendrocyte lineage transcription factor 2 was found. Differentiated HOG16 cells transfected with an hnRNP A2/B1 siRNA simultaneously show a decrease and an increase in the DDR1c and DDR1b mRNA expression levels, respectively, which was accompanied by a decrease in DDR1 protein levels at the cytoplasmic edges. These results suggest that the DDR1 A2RE sequence is functionally involved in the hnRNP A2/B1-mediated splicing and transport of the DDR1c mRNA.
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- Barbara Roig
- Hospital Universitari Psiquiàtric Institut Pere Mata, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain.
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Roig B, Franco-Pons N, Martorell L, Tomàs J, Vogel WF, Vilella E. Expression of the tyrosine kinase discoidin domain receptor 1 (DDR1) in human central nervous system myelin. Brain Res 2010; 1336:22-9. [PMID: 20380825 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.03.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2010] [Revised: 03/26/2010] [Accepted: 03/29/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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During development of the mouse brain, the protein kinase discoidin domain receptor 1 (DDR1) is present prenatally in neurons of the proliferative areas, and postnatally, DDR1 expression is no longer detected in neurons, but a spatial-temporal expression pattern in oligodendrocytes that overlaps with the dynamics of the myelination process is detected. Notably, oligodendrocytic DDR1 expression is upregulated in mice during experimentally induced remyelination. Recently, we demonstrated that DDR1 expression is high in human brain and that there is an association between the gene and schizophrenia in a case-control study. However, data regarding expression of DDR1 in the human brain are scarce. Here, we describe the expression pattern of DDR1 in the human adult cerebral cortex. Using several immunohistological techniques and in situ hybridization, we identified DDR1 in the following: a) myelin, b) capillary endothelial cells in the gray as well as white matter, and c) in the soma of some oligodendrocytes and astrocytes in the white matter. The most important overall finding in this study was that DDR1 is present in myelin and is expressed by oligodendrocyte cells. We detected the presence of DDR1 mRNA and protein in myelin and observed that DDR1 co-localized with the classical myelin basic protein (MBP). Moreover, we found a strong positive correlation between expression levels of DDR1 and two myelin-associated genes, myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG) and oligodendrocyte transcription factor 2 (OLIG2). These observations suggest that DDR1 could be an important constituent of myelin. Because defects in myelination are linked to several mental disorders such as schizophrenia, the function of DDR1 in the process of myelination warrants further investigation.
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- Bàrbara Roig
- Hospital Psiquiàtric Universitari Institut Pere Mata, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
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Franco-Pons N, Tomàs J, Roig B, Auladell C, Martorell L, Vilella E. Discoidin domain receptor 1, a tyrosine kinase receptor, is upregulated in an experimental model of remyelination and during oligodendrocyte differentiation in vitro. J Mol Neurosci 2008; 38:2-11. [PMID: 18836851 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-008-9151-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2008] [Accepted: 09/16/2008] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The discoidin domain receptor (DDR1) is highly expressed in oligodendrocytes during the neurodevelopmental myelination process and is genetically associated to schizophrenia. In this study, we aimed to further assess the involvement of DDR1 in both remyelination and oligodendrocyte differentiation. In the mouse model of demyelination-remyelination induced by oral administration of cuprizone, in situ hybridization showed an upregulation of the DDR1 gene in three different white matter areas (corpus callosum, dorsal fornix, and external capsule) during the remyelination period. Moreover, real time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction showed that the increase in DDR1 messenger RNA (mRNA) was strongly correlated with the number of DDR1-positive cells in the corpus callosum (Spearman coefficient = 0.987, P = 0.013). Cells positive for DDR1 mRNA were also positive for oligodendrocyte markers (OLIG2, carnosine, and APC) but not for markers of oligodendrocyte precursors (NG2), myelin markers (CNPase), microglia (CD11b), or reactive glia (GFAP). Differentiation of a human oligodendroglial cell line, HOG16, was associated with an increase in mRNA expression of DDR1 and several myelin proteins (MBP and MOBP) but not other proteins (APC and CNPase). Here, we demonstrate that DDR1 is upregulated in vitro and in vivo when oligodendrocyte myelinating machinery is activated. Further studies are needed to identify the specific molecular pathway.
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- Neus Franco-Pons
- Unitat de Psiquiatria i Psicologia Mèdica, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C/Sant Llorenç 21, 43201, Reus, Spain
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Abdulhussein R, Koo DHH, Vogel WF. Identification of disulfide-linked dimers of the receptor tyrosine kinase DDR1. J Biol Chem 2007; 283:12026-33. [PMID: 18065762 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m704592200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Discoidin domain receptor 1 (DDR1) is a transmembrane receptor tyrosine kinase activated by triple-helical collagen. So far six different isoforms of DDR1 have been described. Aberrant expression and signaling of DDR1 have been implicated in several human diseases linked to accelerated matrix degradation and remodeling, including tumor invasion, atherosclerosis, and lung fibrosis. Here we show that DDR1 exists as a disulfide-linked dimer in transfected as well as endogenously expressing cells. This dimer formation occurred irrespective of its kinase domain, as dimers were also found for the truncated DDR1d isoform. A deletion analysis of the extracellular domain showed that DDR1 mutants lacking the stalk region failed to form dimers, whereas deletion of the discoidin domain did not prevent dimerization. Point mutagenesis within the stalk region suggested that cysteines 303 and 348 are necessary for dimerization, collagen binding, and activation of kinase function. The identification of DDR1 dimers provides new insights into the molecular structure of receptor tyrosine kinases and suggests distinct signaling mechanisms of each receptor subfamily.
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- Rahim Abdulhussein
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada.
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Roig B, Virgos C, Franco N, Martorell L, Valero J, Costas J, Carracedo A, Labad A, Vilella E. The discoidin domain receptor 1 as a novel susceptibility gene for schizophrenia. Mol Psychiatry 2007; 12:833-41. [PMID: 17440435 DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4001995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Evidence suggests that myelin alterations could predispose to schizophrenia. Reduced expression of several myelin genes has been observed in schizophrenia patients. Recently, we identified the discoidin domain receptor 1 (DDR1; located at human chromosome 6p21.3) as a myelin gene in the mouse model and in a human oligodendroglial cell line. In the present study we screened for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the DNA from 100 schizophrenia patients. We identified a novel mutation within exon 10 that produces the amino-acid substitution N502S in the a-d isoforms, and M475V in the e isoform. However the frequency of the mutation (2%) was similar in schizophrenia patients and in control subjects. In a case-control assessment with 389 schizophrenic patients and 615 controls, we identified one SNP (SNP9, rs1049623) associated with schizophrenia (odds ratio=1.44, 95% confidence interval: 1.15-1.79, adjusted P=0.0016). This association was confirmed in haplotype analysis; the SNPs 9-10-11 (rs1049623, rs2267641 and rs2239518) haplotype remaining significant even after adjustment for multiple testing (adjusted P=0.0136). Of note was a strong gender dependence in the association, that is, statistical significance restricted to men (adjusted P-value=0.0002). Regression analysis of DDR1 mRNA expression in peripheral blood lymphocytes from schizophrenia patients showed that the presence of the G allele significantly decreased the relative number of mRNA copies in a dose-dependent manner (P=0.003). These data suggest that the risk haplotype tags a cis-acting variant involved in the transcription regulation system of the gene. In conclusion, we propose the DDR1 as a new susceptibility gene for schizophrenia.
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- B Roig
- Ctra. de l'Institut Pere Mata s/n, University Psychiatric Hospital, Pere Mata Institute, Reus, Tarragona, Spain
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Kiedzierska A, Smietana K, Czepczynska H, Otlewski J. Structural similarities and functional diversity of eukaryotic discoidin-like domains. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2007; 1774:1069-78. [PMID: 17702679 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2007.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2007] [Revised: 07/02/2007] [Accepted: 07/17/2007] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The discoidin domain is a approximately 150 amino acid motif common in both eukaryotic and prokaryotic proteins. It is found in a variety of extracellular, intracellular and transmembrane multidomain proteins characterized by a considerable functional diversity, mostly involved in developmental processes. The biological role of the domain depends on its interactions with different molecules, including growth factors, phospholipids and lipids, galactose or its derivatives, and collagen. The conservation of the motif, as well as the serious physiological consequences of discoidin domain disorders underscore the importance of the fold, while the ability to accommodate such an extraordinarily broad range of ligand molecules makes it a fascinating research target. In present review we characterize the distinctive features of discoidin domains and briefly outline the biological role of this module in various eukaryotic proteins.
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- A Kiedzierska
- Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, Str. Tamka2, 50-137 Wroclaw, Poland
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Franco-Pons N, Torrente M, Colomina MT, Vilella E. Behavioral deficits in the cuprizone-induced murine model of demyelination/remyelination. Toxicol Lett 2007; 169:205-13. [PMID: 17317045 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2007.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2006] [Revised: 01/17/2007] [Accepted: 01/18/2007] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Abstract
The neurotoxicant cuprizone has been used extensively to create a mouse model of demyelination. However, the effects on behavior of cuprizone treatment have not been previously reported. We have analyzed the behavioral changes of mice given a diet containing 0.2% cuprizone for 6 weeks followed by 6 weeks of recovery. Behavior was assessed using a range of tests: the functional observation battery, the open-field test and the rota-rod test. Concurrent with the start of demyelination, at 3 and 4 weeks of 0.2% cuprizone treatment, the animals exhibited an increase in central nervous system activity and an inhibited anxiogenic response to the novelty challenge test. At 5 weeks of treatment (the period of maximal demyelination) equilibrium was altered and sensorimotor reactivity was also affected. Further, rota-rod analysis demonstrated that the treated group had poorer motor co-ordination than control animals. This effect was not reversed 6 weeks after cuprizone withdrawal. The animals in the recovery period also exhibited difficulties in the rota-rod progressive learning task. Our results indicate that behavioral deficits follow the course of demyelination-remyelination induced by administration of 0.2% cuprizone, and that some of the changes persist even after 6 weeks on normal diet.
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Affiliation(s)
- Neus Franco-Pons
- Unitat de Psiquiatria i Psicologia Mèdica, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C/Sant Llorenç 21, 43201 Reus, Spain
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