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Fasano M, Alberio T. Neurodegenerative disorders: From clinicopathology convergence to systems biology divergence. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2023; 192:73-86. [PMID: 36796949 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-85538-9.00007-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
Abstract
Neurodegenerative diseases are multifactorial. This means that several genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors contribute to their emergence. Therefore, for the future management of these highly prevalent diseases, it is necessary to change perspective. If a holistic viewpoint is assumed, the phenotype (the clinicopathological convergence) emerges from the perturbation of a complex system of functional interactions among proteins (systems biology divergence). The systems biology top-down approach starts with the unbiased collection of sets of data generated through one or more -omics techniques and has the aim to identify the networks and the components that participate in the generation of a phenotype (disease), often without any available a priori knowledge. The principle behind the top-down method is that the molecular components that respond similarly to experimental perturbations are somehow functionally related. This allows the study of complex and relatively poorly characterized diseases without requiring extensive knowledge of the processes under investigation. In this chapter, the use of a global approach will be applied to the comprehension of neurodegeneration, with a particular focus on the two most prevalent ones, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. The final purpose is to distinguish disease subtypes (even with similar clinical manifestations) to launch a future of precision medicine for patients with these disorders.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mauro Fasano
- Department of Science and High Technology, University of Insubria, Busto Arsizio and Como, Italy; Center of Neuroscience, University of Insubria, Busto Arsizio and Como, Italy.
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- Department of Science and High Technology, University of Insubria, Busto Arsizio and Como, Italy; Center of Neuroscience, University of Insubria, Busto Arsizio and Como, Italy
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Proteomic Characterization of Synaptosomes from Human Substantia Nigra Indicates Altered Mitochondrial Translation in Parkinson's Disease. Cells 2020; 9:cells9122580. [PMID: 33276480 PMCID: PMC7761546 DOI: 10.3390/cells9122580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD) is the loss of neuromelanin-containing dopaminergic neurons within the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc). Additionally, numerous studies indicate an altered synaptic function during disease progression. To gain new insights into the molecular processes underlying the alteration of synaptic function in PD, a proteomic study was performed. Therefore, synaptosomes were isolated by density gradient centrifugation from SNpc tissue of individuals at advanced PD stages (N = 5) as well as control subjects free of pathology (N = 5) followed by mass spectrometry-based analysis. In total, 362 proteins were identified and assigned to the synaptosomal core proteome. This core proteome comprised all proteins expressed within the synapses without regard to data analysis software, gender, age, or disease. The differential analysis between control subjects and PD cases revealed that CD9 antigen was overrepresented and fourteen proteins, among them Thymidine kinase 2 (TK2), mitochondrial, 39S ribosomal protein L37, neurolysin, and Methionine-tRNA ligase (MARS2) were underrepresented in PD suggesting an alteration in mitochondrial translation within synaptosomes.
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Webb M, Sideris DP. Intimate Relations-Mitochondria and Ageing. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21207580. [PMID: 33066461 PMCID: PMC7589147 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21207580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Revised: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial dysfunction is associated with ageing, but the detailed causal relationship between the two is still unclear. We review the major phenomenological manifestations of mitochondrial age-related dysfunction including biochemical, regulatory and energetic features. We conclude that the complexity of these processes and their inter-relationships are still not fully understood and at this point it seems unlikely that a single linear cause and effect relationship between any specific aspect of mitochondrial biology and ageing can be established in either direction.
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- Michael Webb
- Mitobridge Inc., an Astellas Company, 1030 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Mitobridge Inc., an Astellas Company, 1030 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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Zilocchi M, Colugnat I, Lualdi M, Meduri M, Marini F, Corasolla Carregari V, Moutaoufik MT, Phanse S, Pieroni L, Babu M, Garavaglia B, Fasano M, Alberio T. Exploring the Impact of PARK2 Mutations on the Total and Mitochondrial Proteome of Human Skin Fibroblasts. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:423. [PMID: 32596240 PMCID: PMC7300190 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.00423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Mutations in PARK2 gene are the most frequent cause of familial forms of Parkinson’s disease (PD). This gene encodes Parkin, an E3 ubiquitin ligase involved in several cellular mechanisms, including mitophagy. Parkin loss-of-function is responsible for the cellular accumulation of damaged mitochondria, which in turn determines an increment of reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, lower ATP production, and apoptosis activation. Given the importance of mitochondrial dysfunction and mitophagy impairment in PD pathogenesis, the aim of the present study was to investigate both total and mitochondrial proteome alterations in human skin fibroblasts of PARK2-mutated patients. To this end, both total and mitochondria-enriched protein fractions from fibroblasts of five PARK2-mutated patients and five control subjects were analyzed by quantitative shotgun proteomics to identify proteins specifically altered by Parkin mutations (mass spectrometry proteomics data have been submitted to ProteomeXchange with the identifier PXD015880). Both the network-based and gene set enrichment analyses pointed out pathways in which Rab GTPase proteins are involved. To have a more comprehensive view of the mitochondrial alterations due to PARK2 mutations, we investigated the impact of Parkin loss on mitochondrial function and network morphology. We unveiled that the mitochondrial membrane potential was reduced in PARK2-mutated patients, without inducing PINK1 accumulation, even when triggered with the ionophore carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone (CCCP). Lastly, the analysis of the mitochondrial network morphology did not reveal any significant alterations in PARK2-mutated patients compared to control subjects. Thus, our results suggested that the network morphology was not influenced by the mitochondrial depolarization and by the lack of Parkin, revealing a possible impairment of fission and, more in general, of mitochondrial dynamics. In conclusion, the present work highlighted new molecular factors and pathways altered by PARK2 mutations, which will unravel possible biochemical pathways altered in the sporadic form of PD.
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- Mara Zilocchi
- Department of Biochemistry, Research and Innovation Centre, University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada
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- Department of Science and High Technology, Center of Neuroscience, University of Insubria, Busto Arsizio, Italy
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- Department of Science and High Technology, Center of Neuroscience, University of Insubria, Busto Arsizio, Italy
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- Department of Science and High Technology, Center of Neuroscience, University of Insubria, Busto Arsizio, Italy
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- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli-IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biochemistry, Research and Innovation Centre, University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Research and Innovation Centre, University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Research and Innovation Centre, University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada
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- Unità di Genetica Medica e Neurogenetica, Fondazione IRRCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Science and High Technology, Center of Neuroscience, University of Insubria, Busto Arsizio, Italy
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- Department of Science and High Technology, Center of Neuroscience, University of Insubria, Busto Arsizio, Italy
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Paik YK, Overall CM, Corrales F, Deutsch EW, Lane L, Omenn GS. Toward Completion of the Human Proteome Parts List: Progress Uncovering Proteins That Are Missing or Have Unknown Function and Developing Analytical Methods. J Proteome Res 2019; 17:4023-4030. [PMID: 30985145 PMCID: PMC6288998 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.8b00885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Young-Ki Paik
- Yonsei Proteome Research Center, College of Life Science and Technology, Yonsei University
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- Centre for Blood Research, Departments of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia
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- Functional Proteomics Laboratory National Center of Biotechnology, CSIC
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- CALIPHO Group, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, CMU, University of Geneva
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- Institute for Systems Biology, Departments of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics, Internal Medicine, and Human Genetics & School of Public Health, University of Michigan
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