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Wu H, Yang Y, Yi W, Qiu Y, Ma S, Xu J, Fan Y, Chen Y, Chen Y. Coronin 2B deficiency induces nucleolar stress and neuronal apoptosis. Cell Death Dis 2024; 15:457. [PMID: 38937439 PMCID: PMC11211331 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-024-06852-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 06/18/2024] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
Abstract
In eukaryotes, the nucleolus is the critical non-membranous organelle within nuclei that is responsible for ribosomal DNA (rDNA) transcription and ribosome biogenesis. The transcription of rDNA, a rate-limiting step for ribosome biogenesis, is tightly regulated to meet the demand for global protein synthesis in response to cell physiology, especially in neurons, which undergo rapid changes in morphology and protein composition during development and synaptic plasticity. However, it is unknown how the pre-initiation complex for rDNA transcription is efficiently assembled within the nucleolus in neurons. Here, we report that the nucleolar protein, coronin 2B, regulates rDNA transcription and maintains nucleolar function through direct interaction with upstream binding factor (UBF), an activator of RNA polymerase I transcriptional machinery. We show that coronin 2B knockdown impairs the formation of the transcription initiation complex, inhibits rDNA transcription, destroys nucleolar integrity, and ultimately induces nucleolar stress. In turn, coronin 2B-mediated nucleolar stress leads to p53 stabilization and activation, eventually resulting in neuronal apoptosis. Thus, we identified that coronin 2B coordinates with UBF to regulate rDNA transcription and maintain proper nucleolar function in neurons.
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- Hongjiao Wu
- Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Brain Connectome and Manipulation, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Brain Diseases, The Brain Cognition and Brain Disease Institute, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, ; Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science-Shenzhen Fundamental Research Institutions, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
- SIAT-HKUST Joint Laboratory for Brain Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Brain Connectome and Manipulation, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Brain Diseases, The Brain Cognition and Brain Disease Institute, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, ; Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science-Shenzhen Fundamental Research Institutions, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
- SIAT-HKUST Joint Laboratory for Brain Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Brain Science, Disease and Drug Development, HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Brain Science, Disease and Drug Development, HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Brain Science, Disease and Drug Development, HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Brain Connectome and Manipulation, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Brain Diseases, The Brain Cognition and Brain Disease Institute, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, ; Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science-Shenzhen Fundamental Research Institutions, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
- SIAT-HKUST Joint Laboratory for Brain Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Brain Connectome and Manipulation, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Brain Diseases, The Brain Cognition and Brain Disease Institute, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, ; Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science-Shenzhen Fundamental Research Institutions, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
- SIAT-HKUST Joint Laboratory for Brain Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Brain Connectome and Manipulation, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Brain Diseases, The Brain Cognition and Brain Disease Institute, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, ; Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science-Shenzhen Fundamental Research Institutions, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China.
- SIAT-HKUST Joint Laboratory for Brain Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China.
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Brain Science, Disease and Drug Development, HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China.
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Brain Connectome and Manipulation, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Brain Diseases, The Brain Cognition and Brain Disease Institute, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, ; Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science-Shenzhen Fundamental Research Institutions, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China.
- SIAT-HKUST Joint Laboratory for Brain Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China.
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Brain Science, Disease and Drug Development, HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China.
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Li D, Zhang J, Li X, Chen Y, Yu F, Liu Q. Insights into lncRNAs in Alzheimer's disease mechanisms. RNA Biol 2021; 18:1037-1047. [PMID: 32605500 PMCID: PMC8216181 DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2020.1788848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2020] [Revised: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and the most common dementia among the elderly. The pathophysiology of AD is characterized by two hallmarks: amyloid plaques, produced by amyloid β (Aβ) aggregation, and neurofibrillary tangle (NFT), produced by accumulation of phosphorylated tau. The regulatory roles of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), particularly long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), have been widely recognized in gene expression at the transcriptional and posttranscriptional levels. Mounting evidence shows that lncRNAs are aberrantly expressed in AD progression. Here, we review the lncRNAs that implicated in the regulation of Aβ peptide, tau, inflammation, cell death, and other aspects which are the main mechanisms of AD pathology. We also discuss the possible clinical or therapeutic utility of lncRNA detection or targeting to help diagnose or possibly combat AD.
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- Dingfeng Li
- Institute on Aging and Brain Disorders, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Institute on Aging and Brain Disorders, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Institute on Aging and Brain Disorders, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Institute on Aging and Brain Disorders, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
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Pfister AS. Emerging Role of the Nucleolar Stress Response in Autophagy. Front Cell Neurosci 2019; 13:156. [PMID: 31114481 PMCID: PMC6503120 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2019.00156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Autophagy represents a conserved self-digestion program, which allows regulated degradation of cellular material. Autophagy is activated by cellular stress, serum starvation and nutrient deprivation. Several autophagic pathways have been uncovered, which either non-selectively or selectively target the cellular cargo for lysosomal degradation. Autophagy engages the coordinated action of various key regulators involved in the steps of autophagosome formation, cargo targeting and lysosomal fusion. While non-selective (macro)autophagy is required for removal of bulk material or recycling of nutrients, selective autophagy mediates specific targeting of damaged organelles or protein aggregates. By proper action of the autophagic machinery, cellular homeostasis is maintained. In contrast, failure of this fundamental process is accompanied by severe pathophysiological conditions. Hallmarks of neuropathological disorders are for instance accumulated, mis-folded protein aggregates and damaged mitochondria. The nucleolus has been recognized as central hub in the cellular stress response. It represents a sub-nuclear organelle essential for ribosome biogenesis and also functions as stress sensor by mediating cell cycle arrest or apoptosis. Thus, proper nucleolar function is mandatory for cell growth and survival. Here, I highlight the emerging role of nucleolar factors in the regulation of autophagy. Moreover, I discuss the nucleolar stress response as a novel signaling pathway in the context of autophagy, health and disease.
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- Astrid S Pfister
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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Nyhus C, Pihl M, Hyttel P, Hall VJ. Evidence for nucleolar dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease. Rev Neurosci 2019; 30:685-700. [PMID: 30849050 DOI: 10.1515/revneuro-2018-0104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
The nucleolus is a dynamically changing organelle that is central to a number of important cellular functions. Not only is it important for ribosome biogenesis, but it also reacts to stress by instigating a nucleolar stress response and is further involved in regulating the cell cycle. Several studies report nucleolar dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Studies have reported a decrease in both total nucleolar volume and transcriptional activity of the nucleolar organizing regions. Ribosomes appear to be targeted by oxidation and reduced protein translation has been reported. In addition, several nucleolar proteins are dysregulated and some of these appear to be implicated in classical AD pathology. Some studies also suggest that the nucleolar stress response may be activated in AD, albeit this latter research is rather limited and requires further investigation. The purpose of this review is to draw the connections of all these studies together and signify that there are clear changes in the nucleolus and the ribosomes in AD. The nucleolus is therefore an organelle that requires more attention than previously given in relation to understanding the biological mechanisms underlying the disease.
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- Caitlin Nyhus
- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Grønnegårdsvej 7, Frederiksberg C DK-1870, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Grønnegårdsvej 7, Frederiksberg C DK-1870, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Grønnegårdsvej 7, Frederiksberg C DK-1870, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Grønnegårdsvej 7, Frederiksberg C DK-1870, Denmark
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Maina MB, Bailey LJ, Doherty AJ, Serpell LC. The Involvement of Aβ42 and Tau in Nucleolar and Protein Synthesis Machinery Dysfunction. Front Cell Neurosci 2018; 12:220. [PMID: 30123109 PMCID: PMC6086011 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2018.00220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia and is distinguished from other dementias by observation of extracellular Amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques and intracellular neurofibrillary tangles, comprised of fibrils of Aβ and tau protein, respectively. At early stages, AD is characterized by minimal neurodegeneration, oxidative stress, nucleolar stress, and altered protein synthesis machinery. It is generally believed that Aβ oligomers are the neurotoxic species and their levels in the AD brain correlate with the severity of dementia suggesting that they play a critical role in the pathogenesis of the disease. Here, we show that the incubation of differentiated human neuroblastoma cells (SHSY5Y) with freshly prepared Aβ42 oligomers initially resulted in oxidative stress and subtle nucleolar stress in the absence of DNA damage or cell death. The presence of exogenous Aβ oligomers resulted in altered nuclear tau levels as well as phosphorylation state, leading to altered distribution of nucleolar tau associated with nucleolar stress. These markers of cellular dysfunction worsen over time alongside a reduction in ribosomal RNA synthesis and processing, a decrease in global level of newly synthesized RNA and reduced protein synthesis. The interplay between Aβ and tau in AD remains intriguing and Aβ toxicity has been linked to tau phosphorylation and changes in localization. These findings provide evidence for the involvement of Aβ42 effects on nucleolar tau and protein synthesis machinery dysfunction in cultured cells. Protein synthesis dysfunction is observed in mild cognitive impairment and early AD in the absence of significant neuronal death.
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- Mahmoud B Maina
- School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom.,Department of Human Anatomy, College of Medical Sciences, Gombe State University, Gombe, Nigeria
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- Genome Damage and Stability Centre, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Genome Damage and Stability Centre, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom
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Kolesnikova IS, Dolskiy AA, Lemskaya NA, Maksimova YV, Shorina AR, Graphodatsky AS, Galanina EM, Yudkin DV. Alteration of rRNA gene copy number and expression in patients with intellectual disability and heteromorphic acrocentric chromosomes. EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL HUMAN GENETICS 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmhg.2017.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Bukar Maina M, Al-Hilaly YK, Serpell LC. Nuclear Tau and Its Potential Role in Alzheimer's Disease. Biomolecules 2016; 6:9. [PMID: 26751496 PMCID: PMC4808803 DOI: 10.3390/biom6010009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2015] [Revised: 12/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Tau protein, found in both neuronal and non-neuronal cells, forms aggregates in neurons that constitutes one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). For nearly four decades, research efforts have focused more on tau’s role in physiology and pathology in the context of the microtubules, even though, for over three decades, tau has been localised in the nucleus and the nucleolus. Its nuclear and nucleolar localisation had stimulated many questions regarding its role in these compartments. Data from cell culture, mouse brain, and the human brain suggests that nuclear tau could be essential for genome defense against cellular distress. However, its nature of translocation to the nucleus, its nuclear conformation and interaction with the DNA and other nuclear proteins highly suggest it could play multiple roles in the nucleus. To find efficient tau-based therapies, there is a need to understand more about the functional relevance of the varied cellular distribution of tau, identify whether specific tau transcripts or isoforms could predict tau’s localisation and function and how they are altered in diseases like AD. Here, we explore the cellular distribution of tau, its nuclear localisation and function and its possible involvement in neurodegeneration.
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- Mahmoud Bukar Maina
- School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QG, East Sussex, UK.
- Department of Human Anatomy, College of Medical Science, Gombe State University, Gombe 760, Nigeria.
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QG, East Sussex, UK.
- Chemistry Department, College of Sciences, Al-Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq.
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QG, East Sussex, UK.
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Hernández-Ortega K, Garcia-Esparcia P, Gil L, Lucas JJ, Ferrer I. Altered Machinery of Protein Synthesis in Alzheimer's: From the Nucleolus to the Ribosome. Brain Pathol 2015; 26:593-605. [PMID: 26512942 DOI: 10.1111/bpa.12335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2015] [Accepted: 10/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Ribosomes and protein synthesis have been reported to be altered in the cerebral cortex at advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Modifications in the hippocampus with disease progression have not been assessed. Sixty-seven cases including middle-aged (MA) and AD stages I-VI were analyzed. Nucleolar chaperones nucleolin, nucleophosmin and nucleoplasmin 3, and upstream binding transcription factor RNA polymerase I gene (UBTF) mRNAs are abnormally regulated and their protein levels reduced in AD. Histone modifications dimethylated histone H3K9 (H3K9me2) and acetylated histone H3K12 (H3K12ac) are decreased in CA1. Nuclear tau declines in CA1 and dentate gyrus (DG), and practically disappears in neurons with neurofibrillary tangles. Subunit 28 ribosomal RNA (28S rRNA) expression is altered in CA1 and DG in AD. Several genes encoding ribosomal proteins are abnormally regulated and protein levels of translation initiation factors eIF2α, eIF3η and eIF5, and elongation factor eEF2, are altered in the CA1 region in AD. These findings show alterations in the protein synthesis machinery in AD involving the nucleolus, nucleus and ribosomes in the hippocampus in AD some of them starting at first stages (I-II) preceding neuron loss. These changes may lie behind reduced numbers of dendritic branches and reduced synapses of CA1 and DG neurons which cause hippocampal atrophy.
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- Karina Hernández-Ortega
- Institute of Neuropathology, Service of Pathologic Anatomy, IDIBELL-Bellvitge University Hospital, University of Barcelona, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.,Neuropathology, CIBERNED (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas), Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Neuropathology, Service of Pathologic Anatomy, IDIBELL-Bellvitge University Hospital, University of Barcelona, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.,Neuropathology, CIBERNED (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Medical School, Alfonso X el Sabio University (UAX), Villanueva de la Cañada; Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas (CIB), CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Neuropathology, CIBERNED (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas), Madrid, Spain.,Department of Molecular Biology, Center for Molecular Biology "Severo Ochoa" (CBMSO) CSIC/UAM, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Institute of Neuropathology, Service of Pathologic Anatomy, IDIBELL-Bellvitge University Hospital, University of Barcelona, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.,Neuropathology, CIBERNED (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas), Madrid, Spain
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Hall VJ, Lindblad MM, Jakobsen JE, Gunnarsson A, Schmidt M, Rasmussen MA, Volke D, Zuchner T, Hyttel P. Impaired APP activity and altered Tau splicing in embryonic stem cell-derived astrocytes obtained from an APPsw transgenic minipig. Dis Model Mech 2015; 8:1265-78. [PMID: 26398935 PMCID: PMC4610230 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.019489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2014] [Accepted: 07/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Animal models of familial juvenile onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD) often fail to produce diverse pathological features of the disease by modification of single gene mutations that are responsible for the disease. They can hence be poor models for testing and development of novel drugs. Here, we analyze in vitro-produced stem cells and their derivatives from a large mammalian model of the disease created by overexpression of a single mutant human gene (APPsw). We produced hemizygous and homozygous radial glial-like cells following culture and differentiation of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) isolated from embryos obtained from mated hemizygous minipigs. These cells were confirmed to co-express varying neural markers, including NES, GFAP and BLBP, typical of type one radial glial cells (RGs) from the subgranular zone. These cells had altered expression of CCND1 and NOTCH1 and decreased expression of several ribosomal RNA genes. We found that these cells were able to differentiate into astrocytes upon directed differentiation. The astrocytes produced had decreased α- and β-secretase activity, increased γ-secretase activity and altered splicing of tau. This indicates novel aspects of early onset mechanisms related to cell renewal and function in familial AD astrocytes. These outcomes also highlight that radial glia could be a potentially useful population of cells for drug discovery, and that altered APP expression and altered tau phosphorylation can be detected in an in vitro model of the disease. Finally, it might be possible to use large mammal models to model familial AD by insertion of only a single mutation. Summary: Insight into astrocyte and radial glia pathology in an in vitro culture system derived from the APPsw pig.
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- Vanessa J Hall
- Department of Veterinary Clinical and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-1870 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-1870 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Faculty of Health, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Faculty of Health, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Large Animal Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-1870 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Center for Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Institute of Bioanalytical Chemistry, University of Leipzig, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Octapharma Biopharmaceuticals GmbH, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-1870 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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Luo H, Han G, Wang J, Zeng F, Li Y, Shao S, Song F, Bai Z, Peng X, Wang YJ, Shi X, Lei H. Common Aging Signature in the Peripheral Blood of Vascular Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease. Mol Neurobiol 2015; 53:3596-3605. [PMID: 26099307 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-015-9288-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2015] [Accepted: 06/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD) are the two most dominant forms of dementia in elderly people. Due to the large overlap between AD and VaD in clinical observations, great controversies exist regarding the distinction and connection between these two types of senile dementia. Here for the first time, we resort to the gene expression pattern of the peripheral blood to compare AD and VaD objectively. In our previous work, we have demonstrated that the dysregulation of gene expression in AD is unique among the examined diseases including neurological diseases, cancer, and metabolic diseases. In this study, we found that the dysregulation of gene expression in AD and VaD is quite similar to each other at both functional and gene levels. Interestingly, the dysregulation started at the early stages of the diseases, namely mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and vascular cognitive impairment (VCI). We have also shown that this signature is distinctive from that of peripheral vascular diseases. Comparison with aging studies revealed that the most profound change in AD and VaD, namely ribosome, is consistent with the accelerated aging scenario. This study may have implications to the common mechanism between AD and VaD.
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- Hongbo Luo
- Department of Neurology, Lanzhou General Hospital, Lanzhou military Area Command, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730050, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Genome Sciences and Information, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Genome Sciences and Information, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Department of Neurology and Center for Clinical Neuroscience, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 100053, China
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- Department of Neurology, Lanzhou General Hospital, Lanzhou military Area Command, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730050, China
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- Department of Neurology, Lanzhou General Hospital, Lanzhou military Area Command, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730050, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Genome Sciences and Information, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Genome Sciences and Information, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Genome Sciences and Information, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Department of Neurology and Center for Clinical Neuroscience, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 100053, China
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- Department of Neurology, Lanzhou General Hospital, Lanzhou military Area Command, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730050, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Genome Sciences and Information, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
- Center of Alzheimer's Disease, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, 100053, China.
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Parlato R, Bierhoff H. Role of nucleolar dysfunction in neurodegenerative disorders: a game of genes? AIMS MOLECULAR SCIENCE 2015. [DOI: 10.3934/molsci.2015.3.211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Parlato R, Liss B. How Parkinson's disease meets nucleolar stress. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2014; 1842:791-7. [PMID: 24412806 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2013.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2013] [Revised: 12/13/2013] [Accepted: 12/31/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder. Although the causes of PD are still not understood, aging is a predisposing factor and metabolic stress seems to be a common trigger. Interestingly, the response to stress conditions and quality control mechanisms is impaired in PD, as well as in other neurodegenerative disorders. Downregulation of rRNA transcription is one major strategy to maintain cellular homeostasis under stress conditions, as it limits energy consumption in disadvantageous circumstances. Altered rRNA transcription and disruption of nucleolar integrity are associated with neurodegenerative disorders, and with aging. Nucleolar stress can be triggered by genetic and epigenetic factors, and by specific signaling mechanisms, that are altered in neurodegenerative disorders. The consequences of neuronal nucleolar stress seem to depend on p53 function, the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) activity and deregulation of protein translation. In this review, we will summarize findings identifying an emerging role of nucleolar stress for the onset and progression of in particular PD. Emphasis is given to similarities in molecular causes and consequences of nucleolar stress in other neurodegenerative disorders. The mechanisms by which nucleolar stress participates in PD could help identify novel risk factors, and develop new therapeutic strategies to slow down the progressive loss of neurons in neurodegenerative diseases. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Role of the Nucleolus in Human Disease.
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- Rosanna Parlato
- Institute of Applied Physiology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany; Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Medical Biology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Dept. of Molecular Biology of the Cell I, DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Institute of Applied Physiology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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Alarcón MA, Medina MA, Hu Q, Avila ME, Bustos BI, Pérez-Palma E, Peralta A, Salazar P, Ugarte GD, Reyes AE, Martin GM, Opazo C, Moon RT, De Ferrari GV. A novel functional low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6 gene alternative splice variant is associated with Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiol Aging 2013; 34:1709.e9-18. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2012.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2012] [Revised: 11/01/2012] [Accepted: 11/12/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Organismal aging and longevity are influenced by many complex interacting factors. Epigenetics has recently emerged as another possible determinant of aging. Here, we review some of the epigenetic pathways that contribute to cellular senescence and age-associated phenotypes. Strategies aimed to reverse age-linked epigenetic alterations may lead to the development of new therapeutic interventions to delay or alleviate some of the most debilitating age-associated diseases.
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- Ursula Muñoz-Najar
- Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA.
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Sperança MA, Batista LM, da Silva Lourenço R, Tavares WM, Bertolucci PHF, de Oliveira Santos Rigolin V, Payão SLM, de Arruda Cardoso Smith M. Can the rDNA methylation pattern be used as a marker for Alzheimer's disease? Alzheimers Dement 2008; 4:438-42. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2008.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2007] [Revised: 11/06/2007] [Accepted: 03/20/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Disciplina de Biologia Molecular; Marília Medical School; Marília SP Brazil
- Disciplina de Neurologia; Universidade Federal de São Paulo; Escola Paulista de Medicina; São Paulo SP Brazil
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de la Monte SM, Tong M, Cohen AC, Sheedy D, Harper C, Wands JR. Insulin and insulin-like growth factor resistance in alcoholic neurodegeneration. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2008; 32:1630-44. [PMID: 18616667 DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2008.00731.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Chronic alcohol feeding of adult Long Evans rats causes major central nervous system abnormalities that link neuronal loss and impaired acetylcholine homeostasis to ethanol inhibition of insulin and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signaling and increased oxidative stress. OBJECTIVES We now characterize the integrity of insulin and IGF signaling mechanisms and assess molecular indices of neurodegeneration in the cerebellar vermis and anterior cingulate gyrus of human alcoholics. RESULTS Alcoholic cerebella had increased neuronal loss, gliosis, lipid peroxidation, and DNA damage relative to control. Quantitative RT-PCR studies demonstrated reduced expression of insulin, insulin receptor and IGF-II receptor in the anterior cingulate, and reduced expression of insulin, IGF-I, and their corresponding receptors in the vermis. Competitive equilibrium binding assays revealed significantly reduced specific binding to the insulin, IGF-I, and IGF-II receptors in both the anterior cingulate and vermis of alcoholic brains. These effects of chronic alcohol abuse were associated with significantly reduced expression of choline acetyltransferase, which is needed for acetylcholine biosynthesis. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that alcoholic neurodegeneration in humans is associated with insulin and IGF resistance with attendant impairment of neuronal survival mechanisms and acetylcholine homeostasis.
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- Suzanne M de la Monte
- Department of Medicine and Pathology, Rhode Island Hospital and Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA.
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The Genetics of Alzheimer’s Disease in Brazil: 10 Years of Analysis in a Unique Population. J Mol Neurosci 2008; 37:74-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s12031-008-9124-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2008] [Accepted: 06/11/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Woulfe J. Nuclear bodies in neurodegenerative disease. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2008; 1783:2195-206. [PMID: 18539152 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2008.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2008] [Revised: 03/31/2008] [Accepted: 05/08/2008] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by a relentlessly progressive loss of the functional and structural integrity of the central nervous system. In many cases, these diseases arise sporadically and the causes are unknown. The abnormal aggregation of protein within the cytoplasm or the nucleus of brain cells represents a unifying pathological feature of these diseases. There is increasing evidence for nuclear dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases. How this relates to protein aggregation in the context of "cause and effect" remains to be determined in most cases. Co-ordinated nuclear function is predicated on the activity of distinct nuclear subdomains, or nuclear bodies, each responsible for a specific function. If nuclear dysfunction represents an important etiopathological feature in neurodegenerative disease, then this should be reflected by functional and/or morphological alterations in this nuclear compartmentalization. For most neurodegenerative diseases, evidence for nuclear dysfunction, with attendant consequences for nuclear architecture, is only beginning to emerge. In this review, I will discuss neurodegenerative diseases in the context of nuclear dysfunction and, more specifically, alterations in nuclear bodies. Although research in this field is in its infancy, identifying alterations in the nucleus in neurodegenerative disease has potentially profound implications for elucidating the pathogenesis of these disorders.
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- John Woulfe
- Department of Pathology, The Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus, 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1Y 4E9.
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Fraga MF, Esteller M. Epigenetics and aging: the targets and the marks. Trends Genet 2007; 23:413-8. [PMID: 17559965 DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2007.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 441] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2007] [Revised: 05/17/2007] [Accepted: 05/25/2007] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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'Aging epigenetics' is an emerging field that promises exciting revelations in the near future. Here we focus on the functional and biological significance of the epigenetic alterations that accumulate during aging and are important in tumorigenesis. Paradigmatic examples are provided by the global loss of DNA methylation in aging and cancer and by the promoter hypermethylation of genes with a dual role in tumor suppression and progeria, such as the Werner syndrome (WRN) and lamin A/C genes. Another twist is provided by sirtuins, a family of NAD-dependent deacetylases that act on Lys16 of histone H4, which are emerging as a link between cellular transformation and lifespan.
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- Mario F Fraga
- Cancer Epigenetics Laboratory, Spanish National Cancer Centre (CNIO), Melchor Fernandez Almagro 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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Chu J, Tong M, de la Monte SM. Chronic ethanol exposure causes mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in immature central nervous system neurons. Acta Neuropathol 2007; 113:659-73. [PMID: 17431646 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-007-0199-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2006] [Revised: 01/15/2007] [Accepted: 01/15/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Cerebellar hypoplasia in experimental fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is associated with impaired insulin-stimulated survival signaling. In vitro studies demonstrated that ethanol inhibition of neuronal survival is mediated by apoptosis and mitochondrial dysfunction. Since insulin and insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) regulate energy metabolism, and ethanol can exert its toxic effects by causing oxidative damage to DNA and proteins, we further characterized the effects of chronic gestational exposure to ethanol on mitochondrial gene expression, and the degree to which ethanol inhibition of mitochondrial function is mediated by impaired insulin/IGF responsiveness. Pregnant Long-Evans rats were fed isocaloric liquid diets containing 0, 2, 4.5, 6.5, or 9.25% v/v ethanol from gestation day 6 through delivery. Cerebella harvested on postnatal day 1 were examined for indices of oxidative stress, and mRNA levels of mitochondrial, pro-oxidant, and pro-apoptosis gene expression. Rat primary cerebellar neuron cultures were used to characterize the effects of ethanol (50 mM for 96 h) on insulin and IGF stimulated mitochondrial function and ATP production. Ethanol-exposed cerebella had significantly reduced mRNA levels of mitochondrial genes encoding Complexes II-A, IV, and V, increased expression of p53 and NADPH oxidase (NOX) 1 and 3, and increased immunoreactivity for 4-hydroxy-2,3-nonenal (HNE) and 8-OHdG in cerebellar granule cells. The activations of p53 and NOX genes were highest in cerebella from pups exposed to the 6.5 or 9.25% ethanol containing diet, whereas the impairments in mitochondrial Complex IV and V expression were similar at low and high levels of ethanol exposure. In vitro experiments confirmed that ethanol treatment reduces neuronal expression of mitochondrial genes encoding Complexes IV and V, impairs mitochondrial function and ATP production, and increases HNE and 8-OHdG immunoreactivity, but they also showed that these effects were not insulin- or IGF-dependent. Together, the results suggest that mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, and DNA damage in FAS may be largely due to the toxic effects of ethanol rather than specific impairments in insulin or IGF signaling.
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- Jennifer Chu
- Department of Pathology, Rhode Island Hospital, Pierre Galletti Research Building, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI 02903, USA
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Fraga MF, Agrelo R, Esteller M. Cross-talk between aging and cancer: the epigenetic language. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2007; 1100:60-74. [PMID: 17460165 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1395.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The risk of having cancer increases with age probably because progenitor cells from mature organisms accumulate enough molecular lesions to evade the homeostatic control of their tissular contexts. Molecular lesions can be genetic (mutations, deletions, or translocations) and/or epigenetic. Epigenetic signaling, including DNA methylation and histone modification, is essential for normal development and becomes altered during Aging and by cancer. Several epigenetic alterations, such as global hypomethylation and CpG island hypermethylation, are progressively accumulated during Aging and directly contribute to cell transformation. Intriguingly, others, such as those involved in the control of telomere length and several epigenetic enzymes belonging to the family of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD)(+) dependent deacetylases known as sirtuins, exhibit a well-defined progression during Aging that is dramatically reverted in transformed cells. We discuss the biological significance of both groups of epigenetic modifications in terms of their relative contribution to ontogenic development, senescence, and cell proliferation.
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- Mario F Fraga
- Epigenetics Laboratory, Spanish National Cancer Centre (CNIO), 28029 Madrid, Spain.
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Hong WK, Han EH, Kim DG, Ahn JY, Park JS, Han BG. Amyloid-β-Peptide Reduces the Expression Level of Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase Subunits. Neurochem Res 2007; 32:1483-8. [PMID: 17514422 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-007-9336-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2006] [Accepted: 03/16/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mitochondrial dysfunction is an important cause of neurological disorder including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Mitochondria play a key role in the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), resulting in oxidative damage to neuronal cell and cellular compartments in the AD brain. Cytotoxicity induced by amyloid-beta (Abeta), a protein fragment of 25-35 amino acids in amyloid plaques has been shown to have neuro-toxic properties. They seem to involve mitochondrial dysfunction, but the underlying mechanisms are not clearly understood. The purpose of this study was to assess whether Abeta induced mitochondrial dysfunction involves changes in cytochrome c oxidase (COX) expression. We measured the activities of COX after expose of SK-N-SH cells (a human neuroblastoma cell line) to Abeta. We found that levels of mRNAs expressing mitochondrial COX subunits decreased significantly in Abeta-treated SK-N-SH cells in a dose-dependent manner. Human mitochondrial transcription factor-1 (TFAM) mRNA level also decreased after Abeta-treatment. These results suggest that Abeta modulates the mitochondrial gene expression through a decrease in TFAM.
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- Won Kyung Hong
- Biobank for Health Sciences, Center for Genome Sciences, National Institute of Health, Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), 194, Tongil-Ro, Eunpyung-Ku, Seoul 122-701, Korea
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Hamurcu Z, Demirtas H, Patiroglu T, Kumandas S, Imamoglu N, Ozkul Y, Donmez-Altuntas H. Age-dependent decreases in mitogen-stimulation level and RNA content in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of down syndrome patients. CYTOMETRY PART B-CLINICAL CYTOMETRY 2006; 72:43-8. [PMID: 17041944 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.b.20139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to determine whether or not the phytohemagglutinin (PHA)-activated proliferation and average RNA content in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of Down syndrome (DS) patients change with age. METHOD Stimulated portion of PBMC and total RNA levels in these cells after 72 h of PHA stimulation from 38 DS patients were compared with 28 age-matched healthy controls using flow cytometric measurement. RESULTS Decreased ratio of PBMC from DS patients undergoes mitogenic stimulation with age (r = -0.84, P = 0.000). This decrease is not observed in the cells of control individuals (r = 0.03, P = 0.869). Stimulated PBMC in infants with DS have higher level of RNA contents compared to controls (Z = 2.227, P = 0.026). While RNA content in mitogen-stimulated PBMC of DS decreased progressively and significantly with age (r = -0.70, P = 0.000), no significant age-related change in RNA content was found among the cells of healthy individuals in the range of 0-27 year old (r = 0.275, P = 0.157, P > 0.05). CONCLUSION Age-dependent decreases in mitogen-activated proliferation ratio and average RNA content of PBMC from DS patients appear as regular events. These results may contribute to the explanation of the immune deficiency seen in DS patients since the PHA-stimulated cells are principally T-lymphocytes. This is the first report on the decrease in PHA-stimulated proliferation ratio (stimulability) and RNA level in PBMC of DS patients in relation to age.
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- Zuhal Hamurcu
- Department of Medical Biology, Medical Faculty, Erciyes University, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey.
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Dönmez-Altuntaş H, Akalin H, Karaman Y, Demirtaş H, Imamoğlu N, Ozkul Y. Evaluation of the nucleolar organizer regions in Alzheimer's disease. Gerontology 2005; 51:297-301. [PMID: 16110230 DOI: 10.1159/000086365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2004] [Accepted: 10/11/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder in middle and late age. Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes are located in the nucleolus (nucleolar organizer regions = NORs). There are increased deposits of beta-amyloid protein in the brains of the patients with AD and aged individuals with Down's syndrome (DS). The beta-amyloid gene is located in the acrocentric chromosome 21 that is responsible for rRNA synthesis. Therefore, it is possible that there is a relationship between ribosomal genes and AD. OBJECTIVE To investigate the activities of ribosomal genes of AD patients by comparing the activities of NORs in AD patients and healthy controls with the silver-staining method. METHODS NOR surface/the total nucleus surface proportions in interphase nuclei, and silver stainability and satellite association (SA) of acrocentric chromosomes in the metaphases of cultivated lymphocytes of 20 AD patients and 20 healthy controls (10 elderly and 10 young) were evaluated. RESULTS A decrease in NOR surface/total nucleus surface proportions has been observed in the interphase nucleus of AD patients when compared with elderly controls (p = 0.035). When compared with the sizes of Ag+ segments of acrocentric chromosomes of AD patients and control groups, the Ag-staining size 1 of the chromosome 22 of AD patients was found to be more increased than that of the young controls (p = 0.018). There was no statistically significant difference between AD patients and control groups regarding the number of Ag+ acrocentric chromosomes, Ag+ chromosome 21 and SA frequency (p > 0.05). It has been found that there is only a slight increase in the total number of chromosomes in SA in AD patients when compared with elderly controls (p = 0.05). CONCLUSION The decrease in NOR surface/total nucleus surface proportions of AD patients may indicate a reduction in the activity of the ribosomal genes of these patients.
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Morse DL, Carroll D, Weberg L, Borgstrom MC, Ranger-Moore J, Gillies RJ. Determining suitable internal standards for mRNA quantification of increasing cancer progression in human breast cells by real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. Anal Biochem 2005; 342:69-77. [PMID: 15958182 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2005.03.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2004] [Revised: 03/16/2005] [Accepted: 03/18/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction is recognized as a highly sensitive and specific method for quantification of mRNA expression. SYBR green I dye simplifies the experimental design but introduces the need for specific controls to maintain high specificity. Due to this increased sensitivity, standards that may have been acceptable for normalization of less sensitive methods have been shown to vary considerably among cell lines, tissues, proliferative states, treatments, and developmental conditions and by degree of cancer progression. It has become evident that determination of suitable normalization standards is a requirement for the use of this method as it is applied toward any new experimental model. We have assessed the suitability of a number of commonly used standards for the normalization of mRNAs among a set of human breast cancer cell lines of increasing metastatic potential and have determined that 18S rRNA and beta-actin (ACTB) mRNA are both suitable for this purpose, with each having some limitations. 18S rRNA varies less among the cell lines but has a higher degree of random variability, while ACTB mRNA varies more among cell lines but has a lower degree of random variation.
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- David L Morse
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
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Gutala RV, Reddy PH. The use of real-time PCR analysis in a gene expression study of Alzheimer’s disease post-mortem brains. J Neurosci Methods 2004; 132:101-7. [PMID: 14687679 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2003.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The measurement of gene expressions in brains with neurodegenerative diseases is a major area of brain research. The objective of our research was to determine whether quantitative real-time PCR could measure messenger RNA (mRNA) expression in brains with post-mortem intervals beyond 12h. In the present paper, we examined the quality of RNA from brain specimens of both Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients (n = 13) and non-demented normal control subjects (n = 6). To determine a unregulated endogenous reference gene in AD, we measured mRNA expressions of the commonly used reference genes beta-actin, 18S rRNA, and GAPDH. In addition, we determined whether post-mortem interval, brain weight, or age at death influences mRNA expression. Our real-time PCR analysis results indicate that mRNA expression can be detected in all brain specimens for beta-actin, 18S rRNA, GAPDH, and also synaptophysin, a known marker for AD. Further, using real-time PCR analysis, we found that beta-actin and 18S rRNA are differentially expressed in the brain specimens of both AD and control subjects, while GAPDH is similarly expressed in AD and control brain specimens. These findings suggest that GAPDH can be used as a endogenous reference gene in the study of AD brains. A comparative gene expression analysis also suggests that synaptophysin is down-regulated in AD brain specimens compared to control brain specimens.
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- Ramana V Gutala
- Neurogenetics Laboratory, Neurological Sciences Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, OR 97006, USA
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We report here a unique approach to selectively label and detect specific RNA in an RNA mixture (without separation or purification) using DNA polymerase, dNTP labels, and a short synthetic DNA template complementary to the 3(')-terminus of the RNA. The detection sensitivity is high, at attomole level (10-18 mole). The selective principle was demonstrated by individually labeling and detecting RNAs in a RNA mixture when different templates were provided. By taking advantage of the template-directed selectivity, poly(A) tail-containing mRNA in total RNA was detected and labeled at the 3(')-terminal on a poly(T) template. Nonradioactive labels, such as fluorophore and antigen labels, may also be used; this method can be applied in methodology for direct detection and quantification of viral RNAs.
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- Zhen Huang
- Department of Chemistry, Brooklyn College, Ph.D. Programs of Biochemistry and Chemistry, The CUNY Graduate School, Brooklyn, NY 11210, USA.
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