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Szabo MP, Mishra S, Knupp A, Young JE. The role of Alzheimer's disease risk genes in endolysosomal pathways. Neurobiol Dis 2021; 162:105576. [PMID: 34871734 PMCID: PMC9071255 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2021.105576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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There is ample pathological and biological evidence for endo-lysosomal dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and emerging genetic studies repeatedly implicate endo-lysosomal genes as associated with increased AD risk. The endo-lysosomal network (ELN) is essential for all cell types of the central nervous system (CNS), yet each unique cell type utilizes cellular trafficking differently (see Fig. 1). Challenges ahead involve defining the role of AD associated genes in the functionality of the endo-lysosomal network (ELN) and understanding how this impacts the cellular dysfunction that occurs in AD. This is critical to the development of new therapeutics that will impact, and potentially reverse, early disease phenotypes. Here we review some early evidence of ELN dysfunction in AD pathogenesis and discuss the role of selected AD-associated risk genes in this pathway. In particular, we review genes that have been replicated in multiple genome-wide association studies(Andrews et al., 2020; Jansen et al., 2019; Kunkle et al., 2019; Lambert et al., 2013; Marioni et al., 2018) and reviewed in(Andrews et al., 2020) that have defined roles in the endo-lysosomal network. These genes include SORL1, an AD risk gene harboring both rare and common variants associated with AD risk and a role in trafficking cargo, including APP, through the ELN; BIN1, a regulator of clathrin-mediated endocytosis whose expression correlates with Tau pathology; CD2AP, an AD risk gene with roles in endosome morphology and recycling; PICALM, a clathrin-binding protein that mediates trafficking between the trans-Golgi network and endosomes; and Ephrin Receptors, a family of receptor tyrosine kinases with AD associations and interactions with other AD risk genes. Finally, we will discuss how human cellular models can elucidate cell-type specific differences in ELN dysfunction in AD and aid in therapeutic development.
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- Marcell P Szabo
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98109, United States of America; Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98109, United States of America
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98109, United States of America; Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98109, United States of America
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98109, United States of America; Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98109, United States of America
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98109, United States of America; Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98109, United States of America.
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VPS10P Domain Receptors: Sorting Out Brain Health and Disease. Trends Neurosci 2020; 43:870-885. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2020.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Plasma membrane localization of the GFL receptor components: a nexus for receptor crosstalk. Cell Tissue Res 2020; 382:57-64. [PMID: 32767110 PMCID: PMC7529631 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-020-03235-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) family ligands (GFLs) comprise a group of four homologous and potent growth factors that includes GDNF, neurturin (NRTN), artemin (ARTN), and persephin (PSPN). The survival, growth, and mitotic activities of the GFLs are conveyed by a single receptor tyrosine kinase, Ret. The GFLs do not bind directly to Ret in order to activate it, and instead bind with high affinity to glycerophosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored coreceptors called the GDNF family receptor-αs (GFRαs). Several mechanisms have recently been identified that influence the trafficking of Ret and GFRαs in and out of the plasma membrane, thereby affecting their availability for ligand binding, as well as their levels by targeting to degradative pathways. This review describes these mechanisms and their powerful effects on GFL signaling and function. We also describe the recent discovery that p75 and Ret form a signaling complex, also regulated by plasma membrane shuttling, that either enhances GFL survival signals or p75 pro-apoptotic signals, dependent on the cellular context.
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Stührwohldt N, Scholl S, Lang L, Katzenberger J, Schumacher K, Schaller A. The biogenesis of CLEL peptides involves several processing events in consecutive compartments of the secretory pathway. eLife 2020; 9:e55580. [PMID: 32297855 PMCID: PMC7162652 DOI: 10.7554/elife.55580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 04/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Post-translationally modified peptides are involved in many aspects of plant growth and development. The maturation of these peptides from their larger precursors is still poorly understood. We show here that the biogenesis of CLEL6 and CLEL9 peptides in Arabidopsis thaliana requires a series of processing events in consecutive compartments of the secretory pathway. Following cleavage of the signal peptide upon entry into the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), the peptide precursors are processed in the cis-Golgi by the subtilase SBT6.1. SBT6.1-mediated cleavage within the variable domain allows for continued passage of the partially processed precursors through the secretory pathway, and for subsequent post-translational modifications including tyrosine sulfation and proline hydroxylation within, and proteolytic maturation after exit from the Golgi. Activation by subtilases including SBT3.8 in post-Golgi compartments depends on the N-terminal aspartate of the mature peptides. Our work highlights the complexity of post-translational precursor maturation allowing for stringent control of peptide biogenesis.
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- Nils Stührwohldt
- Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Institute of Biology, University of HohenheimStuttgartGermany
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- Department of Cell Biology, Centre for Organismal Studies, Heidelberg UniversityHeidelbergGermany
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- Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Institute of Biology, University of HohenheimStuttgartGermany
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- Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Institute of Biology, University of HohenheimStuttgartGermany
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- Department of Cell Biology, Centre for Organismal Studies, Heidelberg UniversityHeidelbergGermany
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- Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Institute of Biology, University of HohenheimStuttgartGermany
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Gu XH, Li H, Zhang L, He T, Chai X, Wei H, Gao DS. Differential expression of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor splice variants in the mouse brain. Neural Regen Res 2020; 15:270-276. [PMID: 31552899 PMCID: PMC6905338 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.265561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) plays a critical role in neuronal survival and function. GDNF has two major splice variants in the brain, α-pro-GDNF and β-pro-GDNF, and both isoforms have strong neuroprotective effects on dopamine neurons. However, the expression of the GDNF splice variants in dopaminergic neurons in the brain remains unclear. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the mRNA and protein expression of α- and β-pro-GDNF in the mouse brain by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction, using splice variant-specific primers, and western blot analysis. At the mRNA level, β-pro-GDNF expression was significantly greater than that of α-pro-GDNF in the mouse brain. In contrast, at the protein level, α-pro-GDNF expression was markedly greater than that of β-pro-GDNF. To clarify the mechanism underlying this inverse relationship in mRNA and protein expression levels of the GDNF splice variants, we analyzed the expression of sorting protein-related receptor with A-type repeats (SorLA) by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. At the mRNA level, SorLA was positively associated with β-pro-GDNF expression, but not with α-pro-GDNF expression. This suggests that the differential expression of α- and β-pro-GDNF in the mouse brain is related to SorLA expression. As a sorting protein, SorLA could contribute to the inverse relationship among the mRNA and protein levels of the GDNF isoforms. This study was approved by the Animal Ethics Committee of Xuzhou Medical University, China on July 14, 2016.
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- Xiao-He Gu
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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林 芳, 刘 鑫, 谢 婧, 罗 静, 奉 夏, 侯 德. [Verification of a sporadic Alzheimer disease model in SORL1 gene knockout mice]. NAN FANG YI KE DA XUE XUE BAO = JOURNAL OF SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY 2018; 38:289-295. [PMID: 29643034 PMCID: PMC6744166 DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-4254.2018.03.08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the behavioral and pathological features of SORL1 gene knockout mice with those of normal mice and APP/PSE1 mice to verify the feasibility of using SORL1 knockout mice as a model of sporadic Alzheimer disease. METHODS SORL1 gene of fertilized mouse eggs were edited using Crispr/Case9 technique. SORL1-/- mice were screened and identified by detecting the DNA sequence, and Western blotting was used to detect the expression of SORL1. SORL1-/- mice, control mice and APP/PSE1 mice all underwent Morris water maze test to assess their learning and memory abilities with positioning navigation and space exploration experiments. The expression of APP and Aβ in the brain of the mice was detected using immunohistochemistry and Western blotting, respectively. RESULTS DNA sequencing showed CAAT deletion in SORL1 gene in two chromosomes of SORL1-/- mice, and the control mice had intact SORL1 gene without the deletion; Western blotting did not detect the expression of the SORL1 in the brain of SORL1-/- mice. Morris water maze test showed that in positioning navigation experiment, the average avoidance latency was similar between SORL1-/- mice and APP/PSE1 mice (P>0.05) but increased significantly in both mice as compared with the control group (P<0.05); similar results were obtained in the space exploration experiment. Immunohistochemistry and Western blotting revealed significantly increased APP and Aβ expression in the brain tissue of both SORL1-/- mice and APP/PSE1 mice compared with the control mice without significant differences between the two transgenic mice. CONCLUSION SORL1-/- mice exhibit similar behavioral and pathological changes with APP/PSE1 mice and can be used as a model of sporadic Alzheimer's disease.
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- 芳波 林
- />中南大学湘雅三医院神经内科,湖南 长沙 410013Department of Neurology, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- />中南大学湘雅三医院神经内科,湖南 长沙 410013Department of Neurology, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- />中南大学湘雅三医院神经内科,湖南 长沙 410013Department of Neurology, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- />中南大学湘雅三医院神经内科,湖南 长沙 410013Department of Neurology, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- />中南大学湘雅三医院神经内科,湖南 长沙 410013Department of Neurology, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- />中南大学湘雅三医院神经内科,湖南 长沙 410013Department of Neurology, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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林 芳, 刘 鑫, 谢 婧, 罗 静, 奉 夏, 侯 德. [Verification of a sporadic Alzheimer disease model in SORL1 gene knockout mice]. NAN FANG YI KE DA XUE XUE BAO = JOURNAL OF SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY 2018; 38:289-295. [PMID: 29643034 PMCID: PMC6744166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the behavioral and pathological features of SORL1 gene knockout mice with those of normal mice and APP/PSE1 mice to verify the feasibility of using SORL1 knockout mice as a model of sporadic Alzheimer disease. METHODS SORL1 gene of fertilized mouse eggs were edited using Crispr/Case9 technique. SORL1-/- mice were screened and identified by detecting the DNA sequence, and Western blotting was used to detect the expression of SORL1. SORL1-/- mice, control mice and APP/PSE1 mice all underwent Morris water maze test to assess their learning and memory abilities with positioning navigation and space exploration experiments. The expression of APP and Aβ in the brain of the mice was detected using immunohistochemistry and Western blotting, respectively. RESULTS DNA sequencing showed CAAT deletion in SORL1 gene in two chromosomes of SORL1-/- mice, and the control mice had intact SORL1 gene without the deletion; Western blotting did not detect the expression of the SORL1 in the brain of SORL1-/- mice. Morris water maze test showed that in positioning navigation experiment, the average avoidance latency was similar between SORL1-/- mice and APP/PSE1 mice (P>0.05) but increased significantly in both mice as compared with the control group (P<0.05); similar results were obtained in the space exploration experiment. Immunohistochemistry and Western blotting revealed significantly increased APP and Aβ expression in the brain tissue of both SORL1-/- mice and APP/PSE1 mice compared with the control mice without significant differences between the two transgenic mice. CONCLUSION SORL1-/- mice exhibit similar behavioral and pathological changes with APP/PSE1 mice and can be used as a model of sporadic Alzheimer's disease.
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- 芳波 林
- />中南大学湘雅三医院神经内科,湖南 长沙 410013Department of Neurology, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- />中南大学湘雅三医院神经内科,湖南 长沙 410013Department of Neurology, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- />中南大学湘雅三医院神经内科,湖南 长沙 410013Department of Neurology, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- />中南大学湘雅三医院神经内科,湖南 长沙 410013Department of Neurology, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- />中南大学湘雅三医院神经内科,湖南 长沙 410013Department of Neurology, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- />中南大学湘雅三医院神经内科,湖南 长沙 410013Department of Neurology, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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Schmidt V, Subkhangulova A, Willnow TE. Sorting receptor SORLA: cellular mechanisms and implications for disease. Cell Mol Life Sci 2016; 74:1475-1483. [PMID: 27832290 PMCID: PMC5357279 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-016-2410-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2016] [Revised: 11/01/2016] [Accepted: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Sorting-related receptor with A-type repeats (SORLA) is an intracellular sorting receptor that directs cargo proteins, such as kinases, phosphatases, and signaling receptors, to their correct location within the cell. The activity of SORLA assures proper function of cells and tissues, and receptor dysfunction is the underlying cause of common human malignancies, including Alzheimer’s disease, atherosclerosis, and obesity. Here, we discuss the molecular mechanisms that govern sorting of SORLA and its cargo in multiple cell types, and why genetic defects in this receptor results in devastating diseases.
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- Vanessa Schmidt
- Max-Delbrueck-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Roessle-Str. 10, 13125, Berlin, Germany.
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- Max-Delbrueck-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Roessle-Str. 10, 13125, Berlin, Germany
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- Max-Delbrueck-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Roessle-Str. 10, 13125, Berlin, Germany.,Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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Kramer ER, Liss B. GDNF-Ret signaling in midbrain dopaminergic neurons and its implication for Parkinson disease. FEBS Lett 2015; 589:3760-72. [DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2015.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2015] [Revised: 10/29/2015] [Accepted: 11/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The proform of glia cell line-derived neurotrophic factor: a potentially biologically active protein. Mol Neurobiol 2013; 49:234-50. [PMID: 23934644 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-013-8515-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2013] [Accepted: 07/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Growing evidences have revealed that the proforms of several neurotrophins including nerve growth factor (NGF), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and neurotrophin-3 (NT3), by binding to p75 neurotrophin receptor and sortilin, could induce neuronal apoptosis and are implicated in the pathogenesis of various neurodegenerative diseases. The glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), one of the most potent useful neurotrophic factors for the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD), is firstly synthesized as the proform (proGDNF) like other neurotrophin NGF, BDNF, and NT3. However, little is known about proGDNF expression and secretion under physiological as well as pathological states in vivo or in vitro. In this study, we investigated the expression profile and dynamic changes of proGDNF in brains of aging and PD animal models, with the interesting finding that proGDNF was a predominant form of GDNF with molecular weight of about 36 kDa by reducing and nonreducing immunoblots in adult brains and was unregulated in the aging, lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and 1-methyl-4-phenyl- 1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) insult. We further provided direct evidence that accompanied activation of primary astrocytes as well as C6 cell line induced by LPS stimulation, proGDNF was increasingly synthesized and released as the uncleaved form in cell culture. Taken together, our results strongly suggest that proGDNF may be a biologically active protein and has specific effects on the cells close to its secreting site, and a potentially important role of proGDNF signaling in the brains, in the glia-neuronal interaction or in the pathogenesis of PD, should merit further investigation.
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Glerup S, Lume M, Olsen D, Nyengaard J, Vaegter C, Gustafsen C, Christensen E, Kjolby M, Hay-Schmidt A, Bender D, Madsen P, Saarma M, Nykjaer A, Petersen C. SorLA Controls Neurotrophic Activity by Sorting of GDNF and Its Receptors GFRα1 and RET. Cell Rep 2013; 3:186-99. [DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2012.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2012] [Revised: 10/23/2012] [Accepted: 12/14/2012] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) induces neuritogenesis in the cochlear spiral ganglion via neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM). Mol Cell Neurosci 2012; 54:30-43. [PMID: 23262364 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2012.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2011] [Revised: 11/24/2012] [Accepted: 12/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) increases survival and neurite extension of spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs), the primary neurons of the auditory system, via yet unknown signaling mechanisms. In other cell types, signaling is achieved by the GPI-linked GDNF family receptor α1 (GFRα1) via recruitment of transmembrane receptors: Ret (re-arranged during transformation) and/or NCAM (neural cell adhesion molecule). Here we show that GDNF enhances neuritogenesis in organotypic cultures of spiral ganglia from 5-day-old rats and mice. Addition of GFRα1-Fc increases this effect. GDNF/GFRα1-Fc stimulation activates intracellular PI3K/Akt and MEK/Erk signaling cascades as detected by Western blot analysis of cultures prepared from rats at postnatal days 5 (P5, before the onset of hearing) and 20 (P20, after the onset of hearing). Both cascades mediate GDNF stimulation of neuritogenesis, since application of the Akt inhibitor Wortmannin or the Erk inhibitor U0126 abolished GDNF/GFRα1-Fc stimulated neuritogenesis in P5 rats. Since cultures of P5 NCAM-deficient mice failed to respond by neuritogenesis to GDNF/GFRα1-Fc, we conclude that NCAM serves as a receptor for GDNF signaling responsible for neuritogenesis in early postnatal spiral ganglion.
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