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Lee G. Tau and signal transduction. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 2024; 81:103-106. [PMID: 38053488 DOI: 10.1002/cm.21814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Gloria Lee
- Department of Internal Medicine, Iowa Neuroscience Institute, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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Chiavellini P, Canatelli-Mallat M, Lehmann M, Goya RG, Morel GR. Therapeutic potential of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor and cell reprogramming for hippocampal-related neurological disorders. Neural Regen Res 2022; 17:469-476. [PMID: 34380873 PMCID: PMC8504380 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.320966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Hippocampus serves as a pivotal role in cognitive and emotional processes, as well as in the regulation of the hypothalamus-pituitary axis. It is known to undergo mild neurodegenerative changes during normal aging and severe atrophy in Alzheimer’s disease. Furthermore, dysregulation in the hippocampal function leads to epilepsy and mood disorders. In the first section, we summarized the most salient knowledge on the role of glial cell-line-derived neurotrophic factor and its receptors focused on aging, cognition and neurodegenerative and hippocampal-related neurological diseases mentioned above. In the second section, we reviewed the therapeutic approaches, particularly gene therapy, using glial cell-line-derived neurotrophic factor or its gene, as a key molecule in the development of neurological disorders. In the third section, we pointed at the potential of regenerative medicine, as an emerging and less explored strategy for the treatment of hippocampal disorders. We briefly reviewed the use of partial reprogramming to restore brain functions, non-neuronal cell reprogramming to generate neural stem cells, and neural progenitor cells as source-specific neuronal types to be implanted in animal models of specific neurodegenerative disorders.
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- Priscila Chiavellini
- Biochemistry Research Institute of La Plata (INIBIOLP)-Histology and Embryology B, School of Medical Sciences, National University of La Plata (UNLP), La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Biochemistry Research Institute of La Plata (INIBIOLP)-Histology and Embryology B, School of Medical Sciences, National University of La Plata (UNLP), La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Biochemistry Research Institute of La Plata (INIBIOLP)-Histology and Embryology B, School of Medical Sciences, National University of La Plata (UNLP), La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Biochemistry Research Institute of La Plata (INIBIOLP)-Histology and Embryology B, School of Medical Sciences, National University of La Plata (UNLP), La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Biochemistry Research Institute of La Plata (INIBIOLP)-Histology and Embryology B, School of Medical Sciences, National University of La Plata (UNLP), La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Bahlakeh G, Rahbarghazi R, Mohammadnejad D, Abedelahi A, Karimipour M. Current knowledge and challenges associated with targeted delivery of neurotrophic factors into the central nervous system: focus on available approaches. Cell Biosci 2021; 11:181. [PMID: 34641969 PMCID: PMC8507154 DOI: 10.1186/s13578-021-00694-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
During the last decades, numerous basic and clinical studies have been conducted to assess the delivery efficiency of therapeutic agents into the brain and spinal cord parenchyma using several administration routes. Among conventional and in-progress administrative routes, the eligibility of stem cells, viral vectors, and biomaterial systems have been shown in the delivery of NTFs. Despite these manifold advances, the close association between the delivery system and regeneration outcome remains unclear. Herein, we aimed to discuss recent progress in the delivery of these factors and the pros and cons related to each modality.
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- Gozal Bahlakeh
- Neurosciences Research Center (NSRC), Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.,Department of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Stem Cell Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.,Department of Applied Cell Sciences, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. .,Stem Cell Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. .,Department of Applied Cell Sciences, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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RET-independent signaling by GDNF ligands and GFRα receptors. Cell Tissue Res 2020; 382:71-82. [PMID: 32737575 PMCID: PMC7529620 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-020-03261-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The discovery in the late 1990s of the partnership between the RET receptor tyrosine kinase and the GFRα family of GPI-anchored co-receptors as mediators of the effects of GDNF family ligands galvanized the field of neurotrophic factors, firmly establishing a new molecular framework besides the ubiquitous neurotrophins. Soon after, however, it was realized that many neurons and brain areas expressed GFRα receptors without expressing RET. These observations led to the formulation of two new concepts in GDNF family signaling, namely, the non-cell-autonomous functions of GFRα molecules, so-called trans signaling, as well as cell-autonomous functions mediated by signaling receptors distinct from RET, which became known as RET-independent signaling. To date, the best studied RET-independent signaling pathway for GDNF family ligands involves the neural cell adhesion molecule NCAM and its association with GFRα co-receptors. Among the many functions attributed to this signaling system are neuronal migration, neurite outgrowth, dendrite branching, spine formation, and synaptogenesis. This review summarizes our current understanding of this and other mechanisms of RET-independent signaling by GDNF family ligands and GFRα receptors, as well as their physiological importance.
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Sántha P, Dobos I, Kis G, Jancsó G. Role of Gangliosides in Peripheral Pain Mechanisms. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E1005. [PMID: 32028715 PMCID: PMC7036959 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21031005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2020] [Revised: 01/31/2020] [Accepted: 02/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Gangliosides are abundantly occurring sialylated glycosphingolipids serving diverse functions in the nervous system. Membrane-localized gangliosides are important components of lipid microdomains (rafts) which determine the distribution of and the interaction among specific membrane proteins. Different classes of gangliosides are expressed in nociceptive primary sensory neurons involved in the transmission of nerve impulses evoked by noxious mechanical, thermal, and chemical stimuli. Gangliosides, in particular GM1, have been shown to participate in the regulation of the function of ion channels, such as transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 (TRPV1), a molecular integrator of noxious stimuli of distinct nature. Gangliosides may influence nociceptive functions through their association with lipid rafts participating in the organization of functional assemblies of specific nociceptive ion channels with neurotrophins, membrane receptors, and intracellular signaling pathways. Genetic and experimentally induced alterations in the expression and/or metabolism of distinct ganglioside species are involved in pathologies associated with nerve injuries, neuropathic, and inflammatory pain in both men and animals. Genetic and/or pharmacological manipulation of neuronal ganglioside expression, metabolism, and action may offer a novel approach to understanding and management of pain.
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- Department of Physiology, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 10, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary; (P.S.); (I.D.); (G.K.)
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GFRA1: A Novel Molecular Target for the Prevention of Osteosarcoma Chemoresistance. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19041078. [PMID: 29617307 PMCID: PMC5979596 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19041078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 03/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The glycosylphosphatidylinositol-linked GDNF (glial cell derived neurotrophic factor) receptor alpha (GFRA), a coreceptor that recognizes the GDNF family of ligands, has a crucial role in the development and maintenance of the nervous system. Of the four identified GFRA isoforms, GFRA1 specifically recognizes GDNF and is involved in the regulation of proliferation, differentiation, and migration of neuronal cells. GFRA1 has also been implicated in cancer cell progression and metastasis. Recent findings show that GFRA1 can contribute to the development of chemoresistance in osteosarcoma. GFRA1 expression was induced following treatment of osteosarcoma cells with the popular anticancer drug, cisplatin and induction of GFRA1 expression significantly suppressed apoptosis mediated by cisplatin in osteosarcoma cells. GFRA1 expression promotes autophagy by activating the SRC-AMPK signaling axis following cisplatin treatment, resulting in enhanced osteosarcoma cell survival. GFRA1-induced autophagy promoted tumor growth in mouse xenograft models, suggesting a novel function of GFRA1 in osteosarcoma chemoresistance.
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Spagnuolo MS, Donizetti A, Iannotta L, Aliperti V, Cupidi C, Bruni AC, Cigliano L. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor modulates cholesterol homeostasis and Apolipoprotein E synthesis in human cell models of astrocytes and neurons. J Cell Physiol 2018; 233:6925-6943. [PMID: 29323721 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.26480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2017] [Accepted: 01/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In the central nervous system, cholesterol is critical to maintain membrane plasticity, cellular function, and synaptic integrity. In recent years, much attention was focused on the role of cholesterol in brain since a breakdown of cholesterol metabolism has been associated with different diseases. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) was previously reported to elicit cholesterol biosynthesis and promote the accumulation of presynaptic proteins in cholesterol-rich lipid rafts, but no data are available on its ability to modulate physiological mechanisms involved in cholesterol homeostasis. Major aim of this research was to investigate whether BDNF influences cholesterol homeostasis, focusing on the effect of the neurotrophin on Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) synthesis, cholesterol efflux from astrocytes and cholesterol incorporation into neurons. Our results show that BDNF significantly stimulates cholesterol efflux by astrocytes, as well as ATP binding cassette A1 (ABCA1) transporter and ApoE expression. Conversely, cholesterol uptake in neurons was downregulated by BDNF. This effect was associated with the increase of Liver X Receptor (LXR)-beta expression in neuron exposed to BDNF. The level of apoptosis markers, that is, cleaved caspase 3 and poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP), was found increased in neurons treated with high cholesterol, but significantly lower when the cells were exposed to cholesterol in the presence of BDNF, thus suggesting a neuroprotective role of the neurotrophin, likely through its reducing effect of neuronal cholesterol uptake. Interestingly, cholesterol stimulates BDNF production by neurons. Overall, our findings evidenced a novel role of BDNF in the modulation of ApoE and cholesterol homeostasis in glial and neuronal cells.
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- Maria S Spagnuolo
- Department of Bio-Agrofood Science, Institute for the Animal Production System in Mediterranean Environment, National Research Council, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Centro Regionale di Neurogenetica, via Perugini, ASP Catanzaro, Lamezia Terme (CZ), Italy
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- Centro Regionale di Neurogenetica, via Perugini, ASP Catanzaro, Lamezia Terme (CZ), Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Marin R, Diaz M. Estrogen Interactions With Lipid Rafts Related to Neuroprotection. Impact of Brain Ageing and Menopause. Front Neurosci 2018; 12:128. [PMID: 29559883 PMCID: PMC5845729 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2018.00128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Estrogens (E2) exert a plethora of neuroprotective actions against aged-associated brain diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Part of these actions takes place through binding to estrogen receptors (ER) embedded in signalosomes, where numerous signaling proteins are clustered. Signalosomes are preferentially located in lipid rafts which are dynamic membrane microstructures characterized by a peculiar lipid composition enriched in gangliosides, saturated fatty acids, cholesterol, and sphingolipids. Rapid E2 interactions with ER-related signalosomes appear to trigger intracellular signaling ultimately leading to the activation of molecular mechanisms against AD. We have previously observed that the reduction of E2 blood levels occurring during menopause induced disruption of ER-signalosomes at frontal cortical brain areas. These molecular changes may reduce neuronal protection activities, as similar ER signalosome derangements were observed in AD brains. The molecular impairments may be associated with changes in the lipid composition of lipid rafts observed in neurons during menopause and AD. These evidences indicate that the changes in lipid raft structure during aging may be at the basis of alterations in the activity of ER and other neuroprotective proteins integrated in these membrane microstructures. Moreover, E2 is a homeostatic modulator of lipid rafts. Recent work has pointed to this relevant aspect of E2 activity to preserve brain integrity, through mechanisms affecting lipid uptake and local biosynthesis in the brain. Some evidences have demonstrated that estrogens and the docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) exert synergistic effects to stabilize brain lipid matrix. DHA is essential to enhance molecular fluidity at the plasma membrane, promoting functional macromolecular interactions in signaling platforms. In support of this, DHA detriment in neuronal lipid rafts has been associated with the most common age-associated neuropathologies, namely AD and Parkinson disease. Altogether, these findings indicate that E2 may participate in brain preservation through a dual membrane-related mechanism. On the one hand, E2 interacting with ER related signalosomes may protect against neurotoxic insults. On the other hand, E2 may exert lipostatic actions to preserve lipid balance in neuronal membrane microdomains. The different aspects of the emerging multifunctional role of estrogens in membrane-related signalosomes will be discussed in this review.
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- Raquel Marin
- Laboratory of Cellular Neurobiology, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain.,Fisiología y Biofísica de la Membrana Celular en Patologías Neurodegenerativas y Tumorales, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Unidad Asociada de Investigación, Universidad de La Laguna Tenerife, Tenerife, Spain
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- Fisiología y Biofísica de la Membrana Celular en Patologías Neurodegenerativas y Tumorales, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Unidad Asociada de Investigación, Universidad de La Laguna Tenerife, Tenerife, Spain.,Laboratory of Membrane Physiology and Biophysics, Department of Animal Biology, Edaphology and Geology, University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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Lerner R, Post JM, Ellis SR, Vos DRN, Heeren RMA, Lutz B, Bindila L. Simultaneous lipidomic and transcriptomic profiling in mouse brain punches of acute epileptic seizure model compared to controls. J Lipid Res 2017; 59:283-297. [PMID: 29208697 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m080093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Revised: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
In this study, we report the development of a dual extraction protocol for RNA and lipids, including phospholipids, endocannabinoids, and arachidonic acid, at high spatial resolution, e.g., brain punches obtained from whole frozen brains corresponding to four brain subregions: dorsal hippocampus, ventral hippocampus, basolateral amygdala, and hypothalamus. This extraction method combined with LC/multiple reaction monitoring for lipid quantifi-cation and quantitative PCR for RNA investigation allows lipidomic and transcriptomic profiling from submilligram amounts of tissue, thus benefiting the time and animal costs for analysis and the data reliability due to prevention of biological variability between animal batches and/or tissue heterogeneity, as compared with profiling in distinct animal batches. Moreover, the method allows a higher extraction efficiency and integrity preservation for RNA, while allowing concurrently quantitative analysis of low and high abundant lipids. The method was applied for brain punches obtained 1 h after kainic acid-induced epileptic seizures in mice (n = 10) compared with controls (n = 10), and enabled the provision of valuable new insights into the subregional lipid and RNA changes with epilepsy, highlighting its potential as a new viable tool in quantitative neurobiology.
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- Raissa Lerner
- University Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Institute of Physiological Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany; and
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- University Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Institute of Physiological Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany; and
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- Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I), Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I), Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I), Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- University Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Institute of Physiological Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany; and
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- University Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Institute of Physiological Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany; and
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Lee YS. Assembly of Lyotropic Liquid Crystals with Solid Crystal's Structural Order Translated from the Lipid Rafts in Cell Membranes. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:17044-17051. [PMID: 29111698 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b06720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
Self-assembly offers a powerful way to control the complexity and hierarchy of nanoscale materials, and promises to create a diverse range of emergent properties. Successful syntheses that allow a delicate structural design of building units play an important role. However, as can be learned from many cellular processes and functions, coself-assembly using logically chosen additives should be equally effective in designing self-assembly. Herein I show that, translated from the dynamic nanoscale assemblies in cell membranes known as lipid rafts, coself-assembly of 1-decanol into cetyltrimethylammonium chloride micelles for the assembly of lyotropic liquid crystals generates new structural complexity and hierarchy, and a surprising property that is emerging from it. Designing the intermolecular forces in the way that cholesterol interacts with sphingolipids promotes the synergistic balance between the flexibility and rigidity, and the unique molecular recognition for silicic acid, followed by the micelle coalescence. This very much resembles the assembly process of the lipid rafts in cell membranes and triggers orders of magnitude of sharp increases in X-ray diffraction intensity. The analysis of the diffraction patterns shows that the structural order of these liquid crystals matches that of solid crystals, often of single crystals. Furthermore, the assembly of the liquid crystals promotes a substantial increase in the condensation rate of silicic acids by guiding them to form a silicate trimer along the surface of micelles. This very much resembles the role of the lipid rafts that sharply increases the reaction rate of biomolecules by guiding them to form discrete species along the surface of membranes. This finding demonstrates that it is possible to translate the key features of cellular processes and functions into artificial self-assembling systems of our choice using the building units that are readily available, thus creating novel soft materials.
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- Yoon Seob Lee
- Department of Chemistry, University of Dayton , 300 College Park, Dayton, Ohio 45469, United States
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Sural-Fehr T, Bongarzone ER. How membrane dysfunction influences neuronal survival pathways in sphingolipid storage disorders. J Neurosci Res 2017; 94:1042-8. [PMID: 27638590 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.23763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Revised: 04/22/2016] [Accepted: 04/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Sphingolipidoses are a class of inherited diseases that result from the toxic accumulation of undigested sphingolipids in lysosomes and other cellular membranes. Sphingolipids are particularly enriched in cells of the nervous system, and their excessive accumulation during disease has a significant impact on the nervous system. Neuronal dysfunction followed by neurological compromise is a common feature in many of these diseases; however, the underlying mechanisms that cause vulnerability of neurons are not fully understood. The plasma membrane plays a critical role in regulating cellular survival pathways, and its dysfunction has been implicated in neuronal failure in various adult-onset neuropathies. In the context of sphingolipidoses, we hypothesize that gradual accumulation of undigested lipids in plasma membranes causes local disruptions in lipid raft domains, leading to deregulation of multiple signaling pathways important for neuronal survival and function. We propose that defects in downstream signaling as a result of membrane dysfunction are common mechanisms underlying neuronal vulnerability in sphingolipid storage disorders with neurological compromise. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Tuba Sural-Fehr
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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Spencer A, Yu L, Guili V, Reynaud F, Ding Y, Ma J, Jullien J, Koubi D, Gauthier E, Cluet D, Falk J, Castellani V, Yuan C, Rudkin BB. Nerve Growth Factor Signaling from Membrane Microdomains to the Nucleus: Differential Regulation by Caveolins. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:E693. [PMID: 28338624 PMCID: PMC5412279 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18040693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2016] [Revised: 03/08/2017] [Accepted: 03/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Membrane microdomains or "lipid rafts" have emerged as essential functional modules of the cell, critical for the regulation of growth factor receptor-mediated responses. Herein we describe the dichotomy between caveolin-1 and caveolin-2, structural and regulatory components of microdomains, in modulating proliferation and differentiation. Caveolin-2 potentiates while caveolin-1 inhibits nerve growth factor (NGF) signaling and subsequent cell differentiation. Caveolin-2 does not appear to impair NGF receptor trafficking but elicits prolonged and stronger activation of MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinase), Rsk2 (ribosomal protein S6 kinase 2), and CREB (cAMP response element binding protein). In contrast, caveolin-1 does not alter initiation of the NGF signaling pathway activation; rather, it acts, at least in part, by sequestering the cognate receptors, TrkA and p75NTR, at the plasma membrane, together with the phosphorylated form of the downstream effector Rsk2, which ultimately prevents CREB phosphorylation. The non-phosphorylatable caveolin-1 serine 80 mutant (S80V), no longer inhibits TrkA trafficking or subsequent CREB phosphorylation. MC192, a monoclonal antibody towards p75NTR that does not block NGF binding, prevents exit of both NGF receptors (TrkA and p75NTR) from lipid rafts. The results presented herein underline the role of caveolin and receptor signaling complex interplay in the context of neuronal development and tumorigenesis.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/immunology
- CREB-Binding Protein/metabolism
- Caveolin 1/antagonists & inhibitors
- Caveolin 1/genetics
- Caveolin 1/metabolism
- Caveolin 2/antagonists & inhibitors
- Caveolin 2/genetics
- Caveolin 2/metabolism
- Cell Differentiation/drug effects
- Cell Nucleus/metabolism
- Cells, Cultured
- Ganglia, Spinal/cytology
- Ganglia, Spinal/metabolism
- Membrane Microdomains/metabolism
- Mice
- Nerve Growth Factor/pharmacology
- Nerve Tissue Proteins
- PC12 Cells
- Phosphorylation/drug effects
- Protein Binding
- Protein Transport/drug effects
- RNA Interference
- RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism
- Rats
- Receptor, Nerve Growth Factor/metabolism
- Receptor, trkA/chemistry
- Receptor, trkA/immunology
- Receptor, trkA/metabolism
- Receptors, Growth Factor
- Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor/chemistry
- Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor/immunology
- Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor/metabolism
- Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 90-kDa/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
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Affiliation(s)
- Ambre Spencer
- East China Normal University, Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education of PR China, Joint Laboratory of Neuropathogenesis, ECNU, ENS Lyon, CNRS, Shanghai 200062, China.
- Univ. Lyon, Ecole normale supérieure de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Differentiation & Cell Cycle Group, Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire de la Cellule, UMR5239, 69007 Lyon, France.
- East China Normal University, School of Life Sciences, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neurophysiology, Shanghai 200062, China.
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- East China Normal University, Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education of PR China, Joint Laboratory of Neuropathogenesis, ECNU, ENS Lyon, CNRS, Shanghai 200062, China.
- Univ. Lyon, Ecole normale supérieure de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Differentiation & Cell Cycle Group, Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire de la Cellule, UMR5239, 69007 Lyon, France.
- East China Normal University, School of Life Sciences, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neurophysiology, Shanghai 200062, China.
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- Univ. Lyon, Ecole normale supérieure de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Differentiation & Cell Cycle Group, Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire de la Cellule, UMR5239, 69007 Lyon, France.
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- Univ. Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, CGphiMC UMR5534, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France.
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- East China Normal University, Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education of PR China, Joint Laboratory of Neuropathogenesis, ECNU, ENS Lyon, CNRS, Shanghai 200062, China.
- Univ. Lyon, Ecole normale supérieure de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Differentiation & Cell Cycle Group, Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire de la Cellule, UMR5239, 69007 Lyon, France.
- East China Normal University, School of Life Sciences, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neurophysiology, Shanghai 200062, China.
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- East China Normal University, Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education of PR China, Joint Laboratory of Neuropathogenesis, ECNU, ENS Lyon, CNRS, Shanghai 200062, China.
- East China Normal University, School of Life Sciences, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neurophysiology, Shanghai 200062, China.
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- Univ. Lyon, Ecole normale supérieure de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Differentiation & Cell Cycle Group, Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire de la Cellule, UMR5239, 69007 Lyon, France.
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- Univ. Lyon, Ecole normale supérieure de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Differentiation & Cell Cycle Group, Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire de la Cellule, UMR5239, 69007 Lyon, France.
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- Univ. Lyon, Ecole normale supérieure de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Differentiation & Cell Cycle Group, Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire de la Cellule, UMR5239, 69007 Lyon, France.
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- East China Normal University, Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education of PR China, Joint Laboratory of Neuropathogenesis, ECNU, ENS Lyon, CNRS, Shanghai 200062, China.
- Univ. Lyon, Ecole normale supérieure de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Differentiation & Cell Cycle Group, Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire de la Cellule, UMR5239, 69007 Lyon, France.
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- Univ. Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, CGphiMC UMR5534, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France.
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- Univ. Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, CGphiMC UMR5534, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France.
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- East China Normal University, Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education of PR China, Joint Laboratory of Neuropathogenesis, ECNU, ENS Lyon, CNRS, Shanghai 200062, China.
- East China Normal University, School of Life Sciences, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neurophysiology, Shanghai 200062, China.
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- East China Normal University, Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education of PR China, Joint Laboratory of Neuropathogenesis, ECNU, ENS Lyon, CNRS, Shanghai 200062, China.
- Univ. Lyon, Ecole normale supérieure de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Differentiation & Cell Cycle Group, Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire de la Cellule, UMR5239, 69007 Lyon, France.
- Univ. Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Inserm, Stem Cell and Brain Research Institute U1208, 69500 Bron, France.
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Ibáñez CF, Andressoo JO. Biology of GDNF and its receptors — Relevance for disorders of the central nervous system. Neurobiol Dis 2017; 97:80-89. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2016.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2015] [Revised: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 01/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Valenza M, Chen JY, Di Paolo E, Ruozi B, Belletti D, Ferrari Bardile C, Leoni V, Caccia C, Brilli E, Di Donato S, Boido MM, Vercelli A, Vandelli MA, Forni F, Cepeda C, Levine MS, Tosi G, Cattaneo E. Cholesterol-loaded nanoparticles ameliorate synaptic and cognitive function in Huntington's disease mice. EMBO Mol Med 2016; 7:1547-64. [PMID: 26589247 PMCID: PMC4693506 DOI: 10.15252/emmm.201505413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Brain cholesterol biosynthesis and cholesterol levels are reduced in mouse models of Huntington's disease (HD), suggesting that locally synthesized, newly formed cholesterol is less available to neurons. This may be detrimental for neuronal function, especially given that locally synthesized cholesterol is implicated in synapse integrity and remodeling. Here, we used biodegradable and biocompatible polymeric nanoparticles (NPs) modified with glycopeptides (g7) and loaded with cholesterol (g7‐NPs‐Chol), which per se is not blood–brain barrier (BBB) permeable, to obtain high‐rate cholesterol delivery into the brain after intraperitoneal injection in HD mice. We report that g7‐NPs, in contrast to unmodified NPs, efficiently crossed the BBB and localized in glial and neuronal cells in different brain regions. We also found that repeated systemic delivery of g7‐NPs‐Chol rescued synaptic and cognitive dysfunction and partially improved global activity in HD mice. These results demonstrate that cholesterol supplementation to the HD brain reverses functional alterations associated with HD and highlight the potential of this new drug‐administration route to the diseased brain.
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- Marta Valenza
- Department of BioSciences, Centre for Stem Cell Research Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, Semel Institute for Neuroscience Brain Research Institute David Geffen School of Medicine University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of BioSciences, Centre for Stem Cell Research Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of BioSciences, Centre for Stem Cell Research Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Neurological Institute C. Besta, Milan, Italy Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry, Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, Varese, Italy
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- Department of BioSciences, Centre for Stem Cell Research Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi Neuroscience Institute of Turin, Orbassano Turin, Italy
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- Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi Neuroscience Institute of Turin, Orbassano Turin, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, Semel Institute for Neuroscience Brain Research Institute David Geffen School of Medicine University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, Semel Institute for Neuroscience Brain Research Institute David Geffen School of Medicine University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of BioSciences, Centre for Stem Cell Research Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Membrane lipid rafts (i.e., cholesterol/sphingolipids domains) exhibit functional roles in both healthy and pathological states of the nervous system. However, due to their highly dynamic nature, it remains a challenge to characterize the fundamental aspects of lipid rafts that are important for specific neuronal processes. An experimental approach is presented here that allows for the interfacing of living neurons with an experimentally accessible model membrane where lipid order in cellular rafts can be reproducibly mimicked. It is demonstrated that coexisting lipid microdomains in model membranes can regulate axonal guidance and establish stable presynaptic contacts when interfaced with neurons in vitro. Experimental evidence is provided where specific functional groups and lateral organizations are favored by neurons in establishing synaptic connections. The model membrane platform presented in this work provides an accessible and direct means to investigate how lipid rafts regulate synapse formation. This experimental platform can similarly be extended to explore a variety of other cellular events where lipid lateral organization is believed to be important.
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- C. Madwar
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0B8, Canada
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Gutierrez-Merino C, Marques-da-Silva D, Fortalezas S, K. Samhan-Arias A. The critical role of lipid rafts nanodomains in the cross-talk between calcium and reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in cerebellar granule neurons apoptosis by extracellular potassium deprivation. AIMS MOLECULAR SCIENCE 2016. [DOI: 10.3934/molsci.2016.1.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Gao X, Campbell WA, Chaibva M, Jain P, Leslie AE, Frey SL, Legleiter J. Cholesterol Modifies Huntingtin Binding to, Disruption of, and Aggregation on Lipid Membranes. Biochemistry 2015; 55:92-102. [PMID: 26652744 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b00900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Huntington's disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disease caused by abnormally long CAG-repeats in the huntingtin gene that encode an expanded polyglutamine (polyQ) domain near the N-terminus of the huntingtin (htt) protein. Expanded polyQ domains are directly correlated to disease-related htt aggregation. Htt is found highly associated with a variety of cellular and subcellular membranes that are predominantly comprised of lipids. Since cholesterol homeostasis is altered in HD, we investigated how varying cholesterol content modifies the interactions between htt and lipid membranes. A combination of Langmuir trough monolayer techniques, vesicle permeability and binding assays, and in situ atomic force microscopy were used to directly monitor the interaction of a model, synthetic htt peptide and a full-length htt-exon1 recombinant protein with model membranes comprised of total brain lipid extract (TBLE) and varying amounts of exogenously added cholesterol. As the cholesterol content of the membrane increased, the extent of htt insertion decreased. Vesicles containing extra cholesterol were resistant to htt-induced permeabilization. Morphological and mechanical changes in the bilayer associated with exposure to htt were also drastically altered by the presence of cholesterol. Disrupted regions of pure TBLE bilayers were grainy in appearance and associated with a large number of globular aggregates. In contrast, morphological changes induced by htt in bilayers enriched in cholesterol were plateau-like with a smooth appearance. Collectively, these observations suggest that the presence and amount of cholesterol in lipid membranes play a critical role in htt binding and aggregation on lipid membranes.
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- Xiang Gao
- The C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325, United States
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- The C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, United States
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- The C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, United States
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- The C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325, United States
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- The C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, United States.,NanoSAFE, P.O. Box 6223, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, United States.,The Center for Neurosciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, United States
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Cabrera JR, Viejo-Borbolla A, Martinez-Martín N, Blanco S, Wandosell F, Alcamí A. Secreted herpes simplex virus-2 glycoprotein G modifies NGF-TrkA signaling to attract free nerve endings to the site of infection. PLoS Pathog 2015; 11:e1004571. [PMID: 25611061 PMCID: PMC4303327 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2013] [Accepted: 11/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and HSV-2 are highly prevalent viruses that cause a variety of diseases, from cold sores to encephalitis. Both viruses establish latency in peripheral neurons but the molecular mechanisms facilitating the infection of neurons are not fully understood. Using surface plasmon resonance and crosslinking assays, we show that glycoprotein G (gG) from HSV-2, known to modulate immune mediators (chemokines), also interacts with neurotrophic factors, with high affinity. In our experimental model, HSV-2 secreted gG (SgG2) increases nerve growth factor (NGF)-dependent axonal growth of sympathetic neurons ex vivo, and modifies tropomyosin related kinase (Trk)A-mediated signaling. SgG2 alters TrkA recruitment to lipid rafts and decreases TrkA internalization. We could show, with microfluidic devices, that SgG2 reduced NGF-induced TrkA retrograde transport. In vivo, both HSV-2 infection and SgG2 expression in mouse hindpaw epidermis enhance axonal growth modifying the termination zone of the NGF-dependent peptidergic free nerve endings. This constitutes, to our knowledge, the discovery of the first viral protein that modulates neurotrophins, an activity that may facilitate HSV-2 infection of neurons. This dual function of the chemokine-binding protein SgG2 uncovers a novel strategy developed by HSV-2 to modulate factors from both the immune and nervous systems.
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- Jorge Rubén Cabrera
- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas—Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas—Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas—Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas—Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas—Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas—Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Ribeiro-Resende VT, Gomes TA, de Lima S, Nascimento-Lima M, Bargas-Rega M, Santiago MF, Reis RADM, de Mello FG. Mice lacking GD3 synthase display morphological abnormalities in the sciatic nerve and neuronal disturbances during peripheral nerve regeneration. PLoS One 2014; 9:e108919. [PMID: 25330147 PMCID: PMC4199601 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2014] [Accepted: 08/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The ganglioside 9-O-acetyl GD3 is overexpressed in peripheral nerves after lesioning, and its expression is correlated with axonal degeneration and regeneration in adult rodents. However, the biological roles of this ganglioside during the regenerative process are unclear. We used mice lacking GD3 synthase (Siat3a KO), an enzyme that converts GM3 to GD3, which can be further converted to 9-O-acetyl GD3. Morphological analyses of longitudinal and transverse sections of the sciatic nerve revealed significant differences in the transverse area and nerve thickness. The number of axons and the levels of myelin basic protein were significantly reduced in adult KO mice compared to wild-type (WT) mice. The G-ratio was increased in KO mice compared to WT mice based on quantification of thin transverse sections stained with toluidine blue. We found that neurite outgrowth was significantly reduced in the absence of GD3. However, addition of exogenous GD3 led to neurite growth after 3 days, similar to that in WT mice. To evaluate fiber regeneration after nerve lesioning, we compared the regenerated distance from the lesion site and found that this distance was one-fourth the length in KO mice compared to WT mice. KO mice in which GD3 was administered showed markedly improved regeneration compared to the control KO mice. In summary, we suggest that 9-O-acetyl GD3 plays biological roles in neuron-glia interactions, facilitating axonal growth and myelination induced by Schwann cells. Moreover, exogenous GD3 can be converted to 9-O-acetyl GD3 in mice lacking GD3 synthase, improving regeneration.
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- Victor Túlio Ribeiro-Resende
- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Laboratório de Neuroquímica, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Núcleo Multidisciplinar de Pesquisa em Biologia - NUMPEX-BIO, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Pólo de Xerém, Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Laboratório de Neuroquímica, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Laboratório de Neuroquímica, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Laboratório de Neuroquímica, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Núcleo Multidisciplinar de Pesquisa em Biologia - NUMPEX-BIO, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Pólo de Xerém, Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Laboratório de Neurobiologia Celular e Molecular, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Laboratório de Neurobiologia Celular e Molecular, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Laboratório de Neuroquímica, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Laboratório de Neuroquímica, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Lu X, Jia D, Zhao C, Wang W, Liu T, Chen S, Quan X, Sun D, Gao B. Recombinant adenovirus-mediated overexpression of 3β-hydroxysteroid-Δ24 reductase. Neural Regen Res 2014; 9:504-12. [PMID: 25206847 PMCID: PMC4153515 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.130074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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3β-Hydroxysteroid-Δ24 reductase (DHCR24) is a multifunctional enzyme that localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum and has neuroprotective and cholesterol-synthesizing activities. DHCR24 overexpression confers neuroprotection against apoptosis caused by amyloid β deposition. The present study aimed to construct two recombinant adenoviruses driving DHCR24 expression specifically in neurons. Two SYN1 promoter DNA fragments were obtained from human (h) and rat (r). Recombinant Ad-r(h)SYN1-DHCR24 was transfected into AD-293, N2A (mouse neuroblastoma), and MIN6 (mouse pancreatic carcinoma) cells. Western blot analysis showed DHCR24 was specially expressed in 293 and N2A cells, but no specific band was found in MIN6 cells. This demonstrates that the recombinant adenoviruses successfully express DHCR24, and no expression is observed in non-neuronal cells. TUNEL assay results showed apoptosis was inhibited in adenovirus-transfected neurons. Detecting reactive oxygen species by immunofluorescence, we found that adenovirus transfection inhibits apoptosis through scavenging excess reactive oxygen species. Our findings show that the recombinant DHCR24 adenoviruses induce neuron-specific DHCR24 expression, and thereby lay the foundation for further studies on DHCR24 gene therapy for Alzheimer's disease.
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- Xiuli Lu
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
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Sonnino S, Aureli M, Grassi S, Mauri L, Prioni S, Prinetti A. Lipid Rafts in Neurodegeneration and Neuroprotection. Mol Neurobiol 2013; 50:130-48. [DOI: 10.1007/s12035-013-8614-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2013] [Accepted: 12/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Zonta B, Minichiello L. Synaptic membrane rafts: traffic lights for local neurotrophin signaling? Front Synaptic Neurosci 2013; 5:9. [PMID: 24151466 PMCID: PMC3798807 DOI: 10.3389/fnsyn.2013.00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2013] [Accepted: 10/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Lipid rafts, cholesterol and lipid rich microdomains, are believed to play important roles as platforms for the partitioning of transmembrane and synaptic proteins involved in synaptic signaling, plasticity, and maintenance. There is increasing evidence of a physical interaction between post-synaptic densities and post-synaptic lipid rafts. Localization of proteins within lipid rafts is highly regulated, and therefore lipid rafts may function as traffic lights modulating and fine-tuning neuronal signaling. The tyrosine kinase neurotrophin receptors (Trk) and the low-affinity p75 neurotrophin receptor (p75NTR) are enriched in neuronal lipid rafts together with the intermediates of downstream signaling pathways, suggesting a possible role of rafts in neurotrophin signaling. Moreover, neurotrophins and their receptors are involved in the regulation of cholesterol metabolism. Cholesterol is an important component of lipid rafts and its depletion leads to gradual loss of synapses, underscoring the importance of lipid rafts for proper neuronal function. Here, we review and discuss the idea that translocation of neurotrophin receptors in synaptic rafts may account for the selectivity of their transduced signals.
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- Barbara Zonta
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford Oxford, UK
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Bandaru VVR, Mielke MM, Sacktor N, McArthur JC, Grant I, Letendre S, Chang L, Wojna V, Pardo C, Calabresi P, Munsaka S, Haughey NJ. A lipid storage-like disorder contributes to cognitive decline in HIV-infected subjects. Neurology 2013; 81:1492-9. [PMID: 24027056 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e3182a9565e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE In this multicenter cohort study, we sought to identify prognostic and associative metabolic indicators for HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND). METHODS A quantitative lipidomic analysis was conducted on 524 longitudinal CSF samples collected from 7 different performance sites across the mainland United States, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. Subjects included HIV-infected individuals with longitudinal clinical and cognitive testing data and cognitively normal HIV-negative healthy controls. RESULTS At baseline, HIV+ subjects could be differentiated from HIV- controls by reductions in a single ceramide species and increases in multiple forms of cholesterol. Perturbations in cholesterol metabolism and ceramide were influenced by combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) use. There were no cross-sectional baseline differences in any lipid metabolite when HIV+ subjects were grouped according to cognitive status. However, a single sphingolipid metabolite and reduced levels of esterified cholesterols were prognostic indicators of incident cognitive decline. Longitudinal patterns of these disturbances in sphingolipid and sterol metabolism suggest that a progressive disorder of lipid metabolism that is similar to disorders of lipid storage may contribute to the pathogenesis of HAND. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that HIV infection and cART are independently associated with a CNS metabolic disturbance, identify surrogate markers that are prognostic for cognitive decline, and implicate a lipid storage-like disorder in the progression of HAND.
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- Veera Venkata Ratnam Bandaru
- From the Department of Neurology, Division of Neuroimmunology and Neurological Infections (V.V.R.B., N.S., J.C.M., C.P., P.C., N.J.H.), and the Department of Psychiatry (N.J.H.), The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; the Department of Health Sciences Research (M.M.M.), Division of Epidemiology, The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program and Department of Psychiatry (I.G., S.L.), School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla; the Department of Psychiatry (L.C., S.M.), University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu; and the Department of Neurology (V.W.), Specialized Neurosciences Research Program, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan
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Zhang YH, Khanna R, Nicol GD. Nerve growth factor/p75 neurotrophin receptor-mediated sensitization of rat sensory neurons depends on membrane cholesterol. Neuroscience 2013; 248:562-70. [PMID: 23811397 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.06.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2013] [Revised: 06/14/2013] [Accepted: 06/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Nerve growth factor (NGF) is an important mediator in the initiation of the inflammatory response and NGF via activation of the p75 neurotrophin receptor (p75(NTR)) and downstream sphingomyelin signaling leads to significant enhancement of the excitability of small-diameter sensory neurons. Because of the interaction between sphingomyelin and cholesterol in creating membrane liquid-ordered domains known as membrane or lipid rafts, we examined whether neuronal NGF-induced sensitization via p75(NTR) was dependent on the integrity of membrane rafts. Here, we demonstrate that the capacity of NGF to enhance the excitability of sensory neurons may result from the interaction of p75(NTR) with its downstream signaling partner(s) in membrane rafts. Two agents known to disrupt membrane rafts, edelfosine and methyl-β-cyclodextrin (MβCD), block the increase in excitability produced by NGF. In contrast, treatment with MβCD containing saturated amounts of cholesterol does not alter the capacity of NGF to augment excitability. In addition, adding back MβCD with cholesterol restored the NGF-induced sensitization in previously cholesterol-depleted neurons, suggesting that cholesterol and the structural integrity of rafts are key to promoting NGF-mediated sensitization. Using established protocols to isolate detergent-resistant membranes, both p75(NTR) and the neuronal membrane raft marker, flotillin, localize to raft fractions. These results suggest that downstream signaling partners interacting with p75(NTR) in sensory neurons are associated with membrane raft signaling platforms.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
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Reverte I, Klein AB, Ratner C, Domingo JL, Colomina MT. Behavioral phenotype and BDNF differences related to apoE isoforms and sex in young transgenic mice. Exp Neurol 2012; 237:116-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2012.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2012] [Revised: 06/14/2012] [Accepted: 06/16/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Schmitz M, Signore SC, Zerr I, Althaus HH. Oligodendroglial process formation is differentially affected by modulating the intra- and extracellular cholesterol content. J Mol Neurosci 2012; 49:457-69. [PMID: 22740150 PMCID: PMC3566395 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-012-9833-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2012] [Accepted: 06/04/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Cholesterol is an essential component of eukaryotic plasma membranes and plays an important role in membrane organization and signaling processes. It is the major lipid component of detergent resistant caveolin-1 containing rafts which previously had been reported as a platform for nerve growth factor (NGF) signaling in oligodendrocytes (OL). Surprisingly, a knockdown of caveolin-1 attenuated the process formation of OL (Schmitz et al. J Neurosci Res 88:572–588, 2010), for which a loss of cholesterol could be responsible. In the present report, we could show that a caveolin-1 knockdown resulted in an elevation of cellular cholesterol level; it may indicate an important role of caveolin-1 in cholesterol trafficking to the plasma membrane. Treatment with exogenous PEG cholesterol, which was incorporated to the plasma membrane, supported oligodendroglial process formation, in particular when OL were stimulated by NGF. In this context we have found that OL express NPC1L1 (Niemann–Pick disease type C1-Like 1) which could modulate cholesterol uptake. In contrast, depletion of membrane-bound cholesterol diminished NGF-induced process formation concomitant with a reduced activity of p42/44 mitogen-activated protein kinases.
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- Matthias Schmitz
- Max-Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, RU Neural Regeneration, Hermann-Rein-Straße 3, 37075, Goettingen, Germany.
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Pryor S, McCaffrey G, Young LR, Grimes ML. NGF causes TrkA to specifically attract microtubules to lipid rafts. PLoS One 2012; 7:e35163. [PMID: 22496904 PMCID: PMC3319630 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2012] [Accepted: 03/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Membrane protein sorting is mediated by interactions between proteins and lipids. One mechanism that contributes to sorting involves patches of lipids, termed lipid rafts, which are different from their surroundings in lipid and protein composition. Although the nerve growth factor (NGF) receptors, TrkA and p75(NTR) collaborate with each other at the plasma membrane to bind NGF, these two receptors are endocytosed separately and activate different cellular responses. We hypothesized that receptor localization in membrane rafts may play a role in endocytic sorting. TrkA and p75(NTR) both reside in detergent-resistant membranes (DRMs), yet they responded differently to a variety of conditions. The ganglioside, GM1, caused increased association of NGF, TrkA, and microtubules with DRMs, but a decrease in p75(NTR). When microtubules were induced to polymerize and attach to DRMs by in vitro reactions, TrkA, but not p75(NTR), was bound to microtubules in DRMs and in a detergent-resistant endosomal fraction. NGF enhanced the interaction between TrkA and microtubules in DRMs, yet tyrosine phosphorylated TrkA was entirely absent in DRMs under conditions where activated TrkA was detected in detergent-sensitive membranes and endosomes. These data indicate that TrkA and p75(NTR) partition into membrane rafts by different mechanisms, and that the fraction of TrkA that associates with DRMs is internalized but does not directly form signaling endosomes. Rather, by attracting microtubules to lipid rafts, TrkA may mediate other processes such as axon guidance.
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- Shona Pryor
- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, United States of America
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- Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, United States of America
- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, United States of America
- Center for Structural and Functional Neuroscience, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, United States of America
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Rotthier A, Baets J, Timmerman V, Janssens K. Mechanisms of disease in hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathies. Nat Rev Neurol 2012; 8:73-85. [PMID: 22270030 DOI: 10.1038/nrneurol.2011.227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathies (HSANs) are a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of disorders of the PNS. Progressive degeneration, predominantly of sensory and autonomic neurons, is the main pathological feature in patients with HSAN, and causes prominent sensory loss and ulcerative mutilations in combination with variable autonomic and motor disturbances. Advances in molecular genetics have enabled identification of disease-causing mutations in 12 genes, and studies on the functional effects of these mutations are underway. Although some of the affected proteins--such as nerve growth factor and its receptor--have obvious nerve-specific roles, others are ubiquitously expressed proteins that are involved in sphingolipid metabolism, vesicular transport, transcription regulation and structural integrity. An important challenge in the future will be to understand the common molecular pathways that result in HSANs. Unraveling the mechanisms that underlie sensory and autonomic neurodegeneration could assist in identifying targets for future therapeutic strategies in patients with HSAN. This Review highlights key advances in the understanding of HSANs, including insights into the molecular mechanisms of disease, derived from genetic studies of patients with these disorders.
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- Annelies Rotthier
- VIB Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Antwerpen, Belgium
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Trovò L, Van Veldhoven PP, Martín MG, Dotti CG. Sphingomyelin upregulation in mature neurons contributes to TrkB activity by Rac1 endocytosis. J Cell Sci 2011; 124:1308-15. [PMID: 21444756 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.078766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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A developmentally regulated loss of membrane cholesterol was reported to be sufficient and necessary for activation of neurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptor type 2 (TrkB) in aged neurons in vitro. However, TrkB activity in low cholesterol neurons remains confined to detergent-resistant membrane fractions, indicating that additional lipidic changes occur with age. Analysis of neuronal lipids at different developmental stages revealed a sharp increase in sphingomyelin (SM) during neuronal maturation. Reduction of SM abrogated TrkB activation in mature neurons, whereas increasing SM in immature neurons triggered receptor activation. TrkB activity in high SM background was the consequence of enhanced phosphorylation in the detergent-resistant fractions and increased Rac1-mediated endocytosis. The current results reveal developmental upregulation of SM as an important mechanism for sustaining TrkB activity in the mature nervous system, in addition to the presence of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF).
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- Laura Trovò
- VIB, Department of Developmental Molecular Genetics and KULeuven Department of Human Genetics, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Sodero AO, Trovò L, Iannilli F, Van Veldhoven P, Dotti CG, Martin MG. Regulation of tyrosine kinase B activity by the Cyp46/cholesterol loss pathway in mature hippocampal neurons: relevance for neuronal survival under stress and in aging. J Neurochem 2011; 116:747-55. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2010.07079.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Prinetti A, Prioni S, Chiricozzi E, Schuchman EH, Chigorno V, Sonnino S. Secondary Alterations of Sphingolipid Metabolism in Lysosomal Storage Diseases. Neurochem Res 2011; 36:1654-68. [DOI: 10.1007/s11064-010-0380-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/20/2010] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Role of Gangliosides and Plasma Membrane-Associated Sialidase in the Process of Cell Membrane Organization. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2011; 705:297-316. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7877-6_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Wallace R. Neural membrane signaling platforms. Int J Mol Sci 2010; 11:2421-42. [PMID: 20640161 PMCID: PMC2904925 DOI: 10.3390/ijms11062421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2010] [Revised: 06/03/2010] [Accepted: 06/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Throughout much of the history of biology, the cell membrane was functionally defined as a semi-permeable barrier separating aqueous compartments, and an anchoring site for proteins. Little attention was devoted to its possible regulatory role in intracellular molecular processes and neuron electrical signaling. This article reviews the history of membrane studies and the current state of the art. Emphasis is placed on natural and artificial membrane studies of electric field effects on molecular organization, especially as these may relate to impulse propagation in neurons. Implications of these studies for new designs in artificial intelligence are briefly examined.
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- Ron Wallace
- Department of Anthropology, University of Central Florida, Box 25000, Orlando, FL, 32816, USA; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +1-407-823-2227
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Bocharov EV, Mayzel ML, Volynsky PE, Mineev KS, Tkach EN, Ermolyuk YS, Schulga AA, Efremov RG, Arseniev AS. Left-handed dimer of EphA2 transmembrane domain: Helix packing diversity among receptor tyrosine kinases. Biophys J 2010; 98:881-9. [PMID: 20197042 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2009] [Revised: 11/02/2009] [Accepted: 11/06/2009] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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The Eph receptor tyrosine kinases and their membrane-bound ephrin ligands control a diverse array of cell-cell interactions in the developing and adult organisms. During signal transduction across plasma membrane, Eph receptors, like other receptor tyrosine kinases, are involved in lateral dimerization and subsequent oligomerization presumably with proper assembly of their single-span transmembrane domains. Spatial structure of dimeric transmembrane domain of EphA2 receptor embedded into lipid bicelle was obtained by solution NMR, showing a left-handed parallel packing of the transmembrane helices (535-559)(2). The helices interact through the extended heptad repeat motif L(535)X(3)G(539)X(2)A(542)X(3)V(546)X(2)L(549) assisted by intermolecular stacking interactions of aromatic rings of (FF(557))(2), whereas the characteristic tandem GG4-like motif A(536)X(3)G(540)X(3)G(544) is not used, enabling another mode of helix-helix association. Importantly, a similar motif AX(3)GX(3)G as was found is responsible for right-handed dimerization of transmembrane domain of the EphA1 receptor. These findings serve as an instructive example of the diversity of transmembrane domain formation within the same family of protein kinases and seem to favor the assumption that the so-called rotation-coupled activation mechanism may take place during the Eph receptor signaling. A possible role of membrane lipid rafts in relation to Eph transmembrane domain oligomerization and Eph signal transduction was also discussed.
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- Eduard V Bocharov
- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, Moscow, Russia
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Brauers E, Dreier A, Roos A, Wormland B, Weis J, Krüttgen A. Differential effects of myopathy-associated caveolin-3 mutants on growth factor signaling. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2010; 177:261-70. [PMID: 20472890 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2010.090741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Caveolin-3 is an important scaffold protein of cholesterol-rich caveolae. Mutations of caveolin-3 cause hereditary myopathies that comprise remarkably different pathologies. Growth factor signaling plays an important role in muscle physiology; it is influenced by caveolins and cholesterol-rich rafts and might thus be affected by caveolin-3 dysfunction. Prompted by the observation of a marked chronic peripheral neuropathy in a patient suffering from rippling muscle disease due to the R26Q caveolin-3 mutation and because TrkA is expressed by neuronal cells and skeletal muscle fibers, we performed a detailed comparative study on the effect of pathogenic caveolin-3 mutants on the signaling and trafficking of the TrkA nerve growth factor receptor and, for comparison, of the epidermal growth factor receptor. We found that the R26Q mutant slightly and the P28L strongly reduced nerve growth factor signaling in TrkA-transfected cells. Surface biotinylation experiments revealed that the R26Q caveolin-3 mutation markedly reduced the internalization of TrkA, whereas the P28L did not. Moreover, P28L expression led to increased, whereas R26Q expression decreased, epidermal growth factor signaling. Taken together, we found differential effects of the R26Q and P28L caveolin-3 mutants on growth factor signaling. Our findings are of clinical interest because they might help explain the remarkable differences in the degree of muscle lesions caused by caveolin-3 mutations and also the co-occurrence of peripheral neuropathy in the R26Q caveolinopathy case presented.
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- Eva Brauers
- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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Schmitz M, Klöppner S, Klopfleisch S, Möbius W, Schwartz P, Zerr I, Althaus HH. Mutual effects of caveolin and nerve growth factor signaling in pig oligodendrocytes. J Neurosci Res 2010; 88:572-88. [PMID: 19795378 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.22235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Signaling of growth factors may depend on the recruitment of their receptors to specialized microdomains. Previous reports on PC12 cells indicated an interaction of raft-organized caveolin and TrkA signaling. Because porcine oligodendrocytes (OLs) respond to nerve growth factor (NGF), we were interested to know whether caveolin also plays a role in oligodendroglial NGF/TrkA signaling. OLs expressed caveolin at the plasma membrane but also intracellularly. This was partially organized in the classically Omega-shaped invaginations, which may represent caveolae. We could show that caveolin and TrkA colocalize by using a discontinuous sucrose gradient (Song et al. [1996] J. Biol. Chem. 271:9690-9697), MACS technology, and immunoprecipitation. However, differential extraction of caveolin and TrkA with Triton X-100 at 4 degrees C indicated that caveolin and TrkA are probably not exclusively present in detergent-resistant, caveolin-containing rafts (CCRs). NGF treatment of OLs up-regulated the expression of caveolin-1 (cav-1) and stimulated tyrosine-14 phosphorylation of cav-1. Furthermore, OLs were transfected with cav-1-specific small interfering RNA (siRNA). A knockdown of cav-1 resulted in a reduced activation of downstream components of the NGF signaling cascade, such as p21Ras and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) after NGF exposure of OLs. Subsequently, increased oligodendroglial process formation via NGF was impaired. The present study indicates that CCRs/caveolin could play a modulating role during oligodendroglial differentiation and regeneration.
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- Matthias Schmitz
- RU Neural Regeneration, Max-Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Goettingen, Germany.
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Membrane rafts in Alzheimer's disease beta-amyloid production. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2010; 1801:860-7. [PMID: 20303415 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2010.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 200] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2010] [Revised: 03/09/2010] [Accepted: 03/10/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common age-associated dementing disorder, is pathologically manifested by progressive cognitive dysfunction concomitant with the accumulation of senile plaques consisting of amyloid-beta (Abeta) peptide aggregates in the brain of affected individuals. Abeta is derived from a type I transmembrane protein, amyloid precursor protein (APP), by the sequential proteolytic events mediated by beta-site APP cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1) and gamma-secretase. Multiple lines of evidence have implicated cholesterol and cholesterol-rich membrane microdomains, termed lipid rafts in the amyloidogenic processing of APP. In this review, we summarize the cell biology of APP, beta- and gamma-secretases and the data on their association with lipid rafts. Then, we will discuss potential raft targeting signals identified in the secretases and their importance on amyloidogenic processing of APP.
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Piccinini M, Scandroglio F, Prioni S, Buccinnà B, Loberto N, Aureli M, Chigorno V, Lupino E, DeMarco G, Lomartire A, Rinaudo MT, Sonnino S, Prinetti A. Deregulated sphingolipid metabolism and membrane organization in neurodegenerative disorders. Mol Neurobiol 2010; 41:314-40. [PMID: 20127207 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-009-8096-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2009] [Accepted: 12/22/2009] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Sphingolipids are polar membrane lipids present as minor components in eukaryotic cell membranes. Sphingolipids are highly enriched in nervous cells, where they exert important biological functions. They deeply affect the structural and geometrical properties and the lateral order of cellular membranes, modulate the function of several membrane-associated proteins, and give rise to important intra- and extracellular lipid mediators. Sphingolipid metabolism is regulated along the differentiation and development of the nervous system, and the expression of a peculiar spatially and temporarily regulated sphingolipid pattern is essential for the maintenance of the functional integrity of the nervous system: sphingolipids in the nervous system participate to several signaling pathways controlling neuronal survival, migration, and differentiation, responsiveness to trophic factors, synaptic stability and synaptic transmission, and neuron-glia interactions, including the formation and stability of central and peripheral myelin. In several neurodegenerative diseases, sphingolipid metabolism is deeply deregulated, leading to the expression of abnormal sphingolipid patterns and altered membrane organization that participate to several events related to the pathogenesis of these diseases. The most impressive consequence of this deregulation is represented by anomalous sphingolipid-protein interactions that are at least, in part, responsible for the misfolding events that cause the fibrillogenic and amyloidogenic processing of disease-specific protein isoforms, such as amyloid beta peptide in Alzheimer's disease, huntingtin in Huntington's disease, alpha-synuclein in Parkinson's disease, and prions in transmissible encephalopathies. Targeting sphingolipid metabolism represents today an underexploited but realistic opportunity to design novel therapeutic strategies for the intervention in these diseases.
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- Marco Piccinini
- Section of Biochemistry, Department of Medicine and Experimental Oncology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Neurochemical changes on oxidative stress in rat hippocampus during acute phase of pilocarpine-induced seizures. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2010; 94:341-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2009.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2009] [Revised: 09/13/2009] [Accepted: 09/21/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Sonnino S, Prinetti A. Gangliosides as regulators of cell membrane organization and functions. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2010; 688:165-84. [PMID: 20919654 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6741-1_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Gangliosides, characteristic complex lipids present in the external layer of plasma membranes, deeply influence the organization of the membrane as a whole and the function of specific membrane associated proteins due to lipid-lipid and lipid-protein lateral interaction. Here we discuss the basis for the membrane-organizing potential of gangliosides, examples of ganglioside-regulated membrane protein complexes and the mechanisms for the regulation of ganglioside membrane composition.
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- Sandro Sonnino
- Center of Excellence on Neurodegenerative Diseases, Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Milan, Segrate, Italy
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Foscarin S, Gianola S, Carulli D, Fazzari P, Mi S, Tamagnone L, Rossi F. Overexpression of GAP-43 modifies the distribution of the receptors for myelin-associated growth-inhibitory proteins in injured Purkinje axons. Eur J Neurosci 2009; 30:1837-48. [PMID: 19895561 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2009.06985.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Abstract Neurons with enhanced intrinsic growth capabilities can elongate their axons into non-permissive territories, but the mechanisms that enable the outgrowing processes to overcome environmental inhibition are largely unknown. To address this issue, we examined adult mouse Purkinje cells that overexpress the axonal growth-associated protein GAP-43. After injury, these neurons exhibit sprouting along the intracortical neuritic course and at the severed stump in the white matter. To determine whether GAP-43-overexpressing Purkinje cells are responsive to extrinsic inhibitory cues, we investigated the content and subcellular localization of major receptors for myelin-associated inhibitory proteins, PlexinB1 and the Nogo receptor (NgR) with the related co-receptors LINGO-1 and p75. Expression of these molecules, estimated by measuring perikaryal immunostaining intensity and Western blot, was not different in wild-type or transgenic mice, and it was not overtly modified after axotomy. Following injury, however, the content of PlexinB1 was significantly reduced in GAP-43-overexpressing neurites. Furthermore, in the same axons the distribution of both PlexinB1 and NgR was altered, being inverse to that of GAP-43. Labelling for the two receptors was conspicuously reduced on the axonal surface and it was almost undetectable in the outgrowing sprouts, which showed strong GAP-43 immunoreactivity. These observations indicate that although GAP-43 overexpression does not modify the expression of receptors for myelin-associated inhibitory factors, it interferes with their subcellular localization and exposure on the neuritic membrane. Therefore, GAP-43 promotes axon growth by multiple synergistic mechanisms that potentiate the intrinsic motility of the elongating processes, while reducing their sensitivity to environmental inhibition.
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- Simona Foscarin
- Department of Neuroscience, Neuroscience Institute of Turin (NIT), University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Farina F, Botto L, Chinello C, Cunati D, Magni F, Masserini M, Palestini P. Characterization of prion protein-enriched domains, isolated from rat cerebellar granule cells in culture. J Neurochem 2009; 110:1038-48. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2009.06198.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Yamaguchi H, Shiraishi M, Fukami K, Tanabe A, Ikeda-Matsuo Y, Naito Y, Sasaki Y. MARCKS regulates lamellipodia formation induced by IGF-I via association with PIP2 and beta-actin at membrane microdomains. J Cell Physiol 2009; 220:748-55. [PMID: 19475567 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.21822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Myristoylated alanine-rich C kinase substrate (MARCKS) is considered to participate in formation of F-actin-based lamellipodia, which represents the first stage of neurite formation. However, the mechanism of how MARCKS is involved in lamellipodia formation is not precisely unknown. Using SH-SY5Y cells, we demonstrated here that MARCKS was translocated from cytosol to detergent-resistant membrane microdomains, known as lipid rafts, within 30 min after insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) stimulation, which was accompanied by MARCKS dephosphorylation, beta-actin accumulation in lipid rafts, and lamellipodia formation. The protein kinase C inhibitor, Ro-31-8220, and Rho-kinase inhibitors, HA1077 and Y27632, themselves decreased basal phosphorylation levels of MARCKS and coincidently elicited translocation of MARCKS to lipid rafts. On the other hand, the phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitor, LY294002, abolished IGF-I-induced dephosphorylation, translocation of MARCKS to lipid rafts, and lamellipodia formation. Treatment of cells with neomycin, a PIP2-masking reagent, attenuated the translocation of MARCKS to lipid rafts and the lamellipodia formation induced by IGF-I, although dephosphorylation of MARCKS was not affected. Immunocytochemical and immunoprecipitation analysis indicated that IGF-I stimulation induced the translocation of MARCKS to lipid rafts in the edge of lamellipodia and formation of the complex with PIP2. Moreover, we demonstrated that knockdown of endogenous MARCKS resulted in significant attenuation of IGF-I-induced beta-actin accumulation in the lipid rafts and lamellipodia formation. These results suggest a novel role for MARCKS in lamellipodia formation induced by IGF-I via the translocation of MARCKS, association with PIP2, and accumulation of beta-actin in the membrane microdomains.
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- Hiroki Yamaguchi
- Laboratory of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan
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Feng X, Huang H, Yang Y, Fröhlich O, Klein JD, Sands JM, Chen G. Caveolin-1 directly interacts with UT-A1 urea transporter: the role of caveolae/lipid rafts in UT-A1 regulation at the cell membrane. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2009; 296:F1514-20. [PMID: 19369293 PMCID: PMC2692441 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00068.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2009] [Accepted: 04/10/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The cell plasma membrane contains specialized microdomains called lipid rafts which contain high amounts of sphingolipids and cholesterol. Lipid rafts are involved in a number of membrane protein functions. The urea transporter UT-A1, located in the kidney inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD), is important for urine concentrating ability. In this study, we investigated the possible role of lipid rafts in UT-A1 membrane regulation. Using sucrose gradient cell fractionation, we demonstrated that UT-A1 is concentrated in the caveolae-rich fraction both in stably expressing UT-A1 HEK293 cells and in freshly isolated kidney IMCD suspensions. In these gradients, UT-A1 at the cell plasma membrane is codistributed with caveolin-1, a major component of caveolae. The colocalization of UT-A1 in lipid rafts/caveolae was further confirmed in isolated caveolae from UT-A1-HEK293 cells. The direct association of UT-A1 and caveolin-1 was identified by immunoprecipitation and GST pull-down assay. Examination of internalized UT-A1 in pEGFP-UT-A1 transfected HEK293 cells fluorescent overlap with labeled cholera toxin subunit B, a marker of the caveolae-mediated endocytosis pathway. Disruption of lipid rafts by methyl-beta-cyclodextrin or knocking down caveolin-1 by small-interference RNA resulted in UT-A1 cell membrane accumulation. Functionally, overexpression of caveolin-1 in oocytes decreased UT-A1 urea transport activity and UT-A1 cell surface expression. Our results indicate that lipid rafts/caveolae participate in UT-A1 membrane regulation and this effect is mediated via a direct interaction of caveolin-1 with UT-A1.
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- Xiuyan Feng
- Emory Univ. School of Medicine, Renal Division, WMRB Rm. 338, 1639 Pierce Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Bigford GE, Alonso OF, Dietrich WD, Keane RW. A novel protein complex in membrane rafts linking the NR2B glutamate receptor and autophagy is disrupted following traumatic brain injury. J Neurotrauma 2009; 26:703-20. [PMID: 19335206 PMCID: PMC2848823 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2008.0783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Hyperactivation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NRs) is associated with neuronal cell death induced by traumatic brain injury (TBI) and many neurodegenerative conditions. NR signaling efficiency is dependent on receptor localization in membrane raft microdomains. Recently, excitotoxicity has been linked to autophagy, but mechanisms governing signal transduction remain unclear. Here we have identified protein interactions between NR2B signaling intermediates and the autophagic protein Beclin-1 in membrane rafts of the normal rat cerebral cortex. Moderate TBI induced rapid recruitment and association of NR2B and pCaMKII to membrane rafts, and translocation of Beclin-1 out of membrane microdomains. Furthermore, TBI caused significant increases in expression of key autophagic proteins and morphological hallmarks of autophagy that were significantly attenuated by treatment with the NR2B antagonist Ro 25-6981. Thus, stimulation of autophagy by NR2B signaling may be regulated by redistribution of Beclin-1 in membrane rafts after TBI.
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- Gregory E. Bigford
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Neurological Surgery and Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Neurological Surgery and Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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Jana A, Hogan EL, Pahan K. Ceramide and neurodegeneration: susceptibility of neurons and oligodendrocytes to cell damage and death. J Neurol Sci 2009; 278:5-15. [PMID: 19147160 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2008.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2008] [Revised: 12/03/2008] [Accepted: 12/09/2008] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Neurodegenerative disorders are marked by extensive neuronal apoptosis and gliosis. Although several apoptosis-inducing agents have been described, understanding of the regulatory mechanisms underlying modes of cell death is incomplete. A major breakthrough in delineation of the mechanism of cell death came from elucidation of the sphingomyelin (SM)-ceramide pathway that has received worldwide attention in recent years. The SM pathway induces apoptosis, differentiation, proliferation, and growth arrest depending upon cell and receptor types, and on downstream targets. Sphingomyelin, a plasma membrane constituent, is abundant in mammalian nervous system, and ceramide, its primary catabolic product released by activation of either neutral or acidic sphingomyelinase, serves as a potential lipid second messenger or mediator molecule modulating diverse cellular signaling pathways. Neutral sphingomyelinase (NSMase) is a key enzyme in the regulated activation of the SM cycle and is particularly sensitive to oxidative stress. In a context of increasing clarification of the mechanisms of neurodegeneration, we thought that it would be useful to review details of recent findings that we and others have made concerning different pro-apoptotic neurotoxins including proinflammatory cytokines, hypoxia-induced SM hydrolysis and ceramide production that induce cell death in human primary neurons and primary oligodendrocytes: redox sensitive events. What has and is emerging is a vista of therapeutically important ceramide regulation affecting a variety of different neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory disorders.
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- Arundhati Jana
- Department of Neurological sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Guirland C, Zheng JQ. Membrane lipid rafts and their role in axon guidance. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2008; 621:144-55. [PMID: 18269217 DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-76715-4_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The plasma membrane of cells contains a variety of lipid and protein molecules that are often segregated and heterogeneously distributed in microdomains. Lipid rafts represent a generalized concept of membrane microdomains that are enriched in cholesterol and sphingolipids and, characteristically, resistant to cold detergent extraction. Lipid rafts have recently received considerable attention because they are thought to be involved in many cellular functions, in particular, signal transduction for extracellular stimuli. Many of these functions are also intimately related to the processes involved in neural development, including neurotrophic factor signaling and synaptic plasticity. Recent studies from our lab and others have indicated an important role for lipid rafts in axonal growth and guidance. Specifically, our data show that lipid rafts on the plasma membrane provide platforms for spatial and temporal control of guidance signaling by extracellular cues. In addition, lipid rafts may also function in other aspects of axonal growth and guidance, including spatial and temporal regulation of adhesion, cytoskeletal dynamics, and growth cone motility. Further elucidating how membrane rafts are involved in guided axonal growth would provide important insights into the intricate signaling mechanisms underlying neuronal wiring, which is fundamental for normal brain development and functional recovery after injury and diseases.
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- Carmine Guirland
- Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Piscataway 08854, USA
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Paratcha G, Ledda F. GDNF and GFRalpha: a versatile molecular complex for developing neurons. Trends Neurosci 2008; 31:384-91. [PMID: 18597864 DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2008.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2008] [Revised: 05/08/2008] [Accepted: 05/12/2008] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The GDNF family ligands (GFLs) signal through the canonical signaling receptor Ret and a glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol-anchored co-receptor, GFRalpha. In recent years, signaling by GFLs has been shown to be more complex than originally assumed. The discrepant expression between GFRalphas and Ret has suggested the existence of additional signal-transducing GDNF receptors, such as NCAM. Here we summarize novel functions and Ret-independent signaling mechanisms for GDNF and GFRalpha, focusing on developing neurons. Emerging evidence indicates a prominent role of GDNF and GFRalpha in the control of neuroblast migration and chemoattraction and in the formation of neuronal synapses by a new mechanism of ligand-induced cell adhesion. Therefore, these data highlight the importance of this versatile molecular complex for nervous system development, function and regeneration.
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- Gustavo Paratcha
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, S-17177 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Korade Z, Kenworthy AK. Lipid rafts, cholesterol, and the brain. Neuropharmacology 2008; 55:1265-73. [PMID: 18402986 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2008.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 221] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2007] [Revised: 02/15/2008] [Accepted: 02/26/2008] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Lipid rafts are specialized membrane microdomains that serve as organizing centers for assembly of signaling molecules, influence membrane fluidity and trafficking of membrane proteins, and regulate different cellular processes such as neurotransmission and receptor trafficking. In this article, we provide an overview of current methods for studying lipid rafts and models for how lipid rafts might form and function. Next, we propose a potential mechanism for regulating lipid rafts in the brain via local control of cholesterol biosynthesis by neurotrophins and their receptors. Finally, we discuss evidence that altered cholesterol metabolism and/or lipid rafts play a critical role in the pathophysiology of multiple CNS disorders, including Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome, Huntington's, Alzheimer's, and Niemann-Pick Type C diseases.
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- Zeljka Korade
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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