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Fröhlich A, Pfaff AL, Middlehurst B, Hughes LS, Bubb VJ, Quinn JP, Koks S. Deciphering the role of a SINE-VNTR-Alu retrotransposon polymorphism as a biomarker of Parkinson's disease progression. Sci Rep 2024; 14:10932. [PMID: 38740892 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-61753-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
Abstract
SINE-VNTR-Alu (SVA) retrotransposons are transposable elements which represent a source of genetic variation. We previously demonstrated that the presence/absence of a human-specific SVA, termed SVA_67, correlated with the progression of Parkinson's disease (PD). In the present study, we demonstrate that SVA_67 acts as expression quantitative trait loci, thereby exhibiting a strong regulatory effect across the genome using whole genome and transcriptomic data from the Parkinson's progression markers initiative cohort. We further show that SVA_67 is polymorphic for its variable number tandem repeat domain which correlates with both regulatory properties in a luciferase reporter gene assay in vitro and differential expression of multiple genes in vivo. Additionally, this variation's utility as a biomarker is reflected in a correlation with a number of PD progression markers. These experiments highlight the plethora of transcriptomic and phenotypic changes associated with SVA_67 polymorphism which should be considered when investigating the missing heritability of neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Alexander Fröhlich
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
- Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Perth, WA, Australia
- Centre for Molecular Medicine and Innovative Therapeutics, Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
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- Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Perth, WA, Australia.
- Centre for Molecular Medicine and Innovative Therapeutics, Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia.
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D'Incal C, Van Dijck A, Ibrahim J, De Man K, Bastini L, Konings A, Elinck E, Gozes L, Marusic Z, Anicic M, Vukovic J, Van der Aa N, Mateiu L, Vanden Berghe W, Kooy RF. ADNP dysregulates methylation and mitochondrial gene expression in the cerebellum of a Helsmoortel-Van der Aa syndrome autopsy case. Acta Neuropathol Commun 2024; 12:62. [PMID: 38637827 PMCID: PMC11027339 DOI: 10.1186/s40478-024-01743-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Helsmoortel-Van der Aa syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder in which patients present with autism, intellectual disability, and frequent extra-neurological features such as feeding and gastrointestinal problems, visual impairments, and cardiac abnormalities. All patients exhibit heterozygous de novo nonsense or frameshift stop mutations in the Activity-Dependent Neuroprotective Protein (ADNP) gene, accounting for a prevalence of 0.2% of all autism cases worldwide. ADNP fulfills an essential chromatin remodeling function during brain development. In this study, we investigated the cerebellum of a died 6-year-old male patient with the c.1676dupA/p.His559Glnfs*3 ADNP mutation. RESULTS The clinical presentation of the patient was representative of the Helsmoortel-Van der Aa syndrome. During his lifespan, he underwent two liver transplantations after which the child died because of multiple organ failure. An autopsy was performed, and various tissue samples were taken for further analysis. We performed a molecular characterization of the cerebellum, a brain region involved in motor coordination, known for its highest ADNP expression and compared it to an age-matched control subject. Importantly, epigenome-wide analysis of the ADNP cerebellum identified CpG methylation differences and expression of multiple pathways causing neurodevelopmental delay. Interestingly, transcription factor motif enrichment analysis of differentially methylated genes showed that the ADNP binding motif was the most significantly enriched. RNA sequencing of the autopsy brain further identified downregulation of the WNT signaling pathway and autophagy defects as possible causes of neurodevelopmental delay. Ultimately, label-free quantification mass spectrometry identified differentially expressed proteins involved in mitochondrial stress and sirtuin signaling pathways amongst others. Protein-protein interaction analysis further revealed a network including chromatin remodelers (ADNP, SMARCC2, HDAC2 and YY1), autophagy-related proteins (LAMP1, BECN1 and LC3) as well as a key histone deacetylating enzyme SIRT1, involved in mitochondrial energy metabolism. The protein interaction of ADNP with SIRT1 was further biochemically validated through the microtubule-end binding proteins EB1/EB3 by direct co-immunoprecipitation in mouse cerebellum, suggesting important mito-epigenetic crosstalk between chromatin remodeling and mitochondrial energy metabolism linked to autophagy stress responses. This is further supported by mitochondrial activity assays and stainings in patient-derived fibroblasts which suggest mitochondrial dysfunctions in the ADNP deficient human brain. CONCLUSION This study forms the baseline clinical and molecular characterization of an ADNP autopsy cerebellum, providing novel insights in the disease mechanisms of the Helsmoortel-Van der Aa syndrome. By combining multi-omic and biochemical approaches, we identified a novel SIRT1-EB1/EB3-ADNP protein complex which may contribute to autophagic flux alterations and impaired mitochondrial metabolism in the Helsmoortel-Van der Aa syndrome and holds promise as a new therapeutic target.
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- Claudio D'Incal
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp, Prins Boudewijnlaan 43/6, 2650, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium
- Protein Chemistry, Proteomics and Epigenetic Signaling (PPES), Epigenetic Signaling lab (PPES), Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp, Prins Boudewijnlaan 43/6, 2650, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium
- Family Medicine and Population Health (FAMPOP), Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp, Prins Boudewijnlaan 43/6, 2650, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp, Prins Boudewijnlaan 43/6, 2650, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium
- Protein Chemistry, Proteomics and Epigenetic Signaling (PPES), Epigenetic Signaling lab (PPES), Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Protein Chemistry, Proteomics and Epigenetic Signaling (PPES), Epigenetic Signaling lab (PPES), Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Protein Chemistry, Proteomics and Epigenetic Signaling (PPES), Epigenetic Signaling lab (PPES), Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp, Prins Boudewijnlaan 43/6, 2650, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium
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- The Elton Laboratory for Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Adams Super Center for Brain Studies and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Clinical Department of Pathology and Cytology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp, Prins Boudewijnlaan 43/6, 2650, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp, Prins Boudewijnlaan 43/6, 2650, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Protein Chemistry, Proteomics and Epigenetic Signaling (PPES), Epigenetic Signaling lab (PPES), Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium.
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp, Prins Boudewijnlaan 43/6, 2650, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium.
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Bhore N, Bogacki EC, O'Callaghan B, Plun-Favreau H, Lewis PA, Herbst S. Common genetic risk for Parkinson's disease and dysfunction of the endo-lysosomal system. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2024; 379:20220517. [PMID: 38368938 PMCID: PMC10874702 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2022.0517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 02/20/2024] Open
Abstract
Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurological disorder, characterized by prominent movement dysfunction. The past two decades have seen a rapid expansion of our understanding of the genetic basis of Parkinson's, initially through the identification of monogenic forms and, more recently, through genome-wide association studies identifying common risk variants. Intriguingly, a number of cellular pathways have emerged from these analysis as playing central roles in the aetiopathogenesis of Parkinson's. In this review, the impact of data deriving from genome-wide analyses for Parkinson's upon our functional understanding of the disease will be examined, with a particular focus on examples of endo-lysosomal and mitochondrial dysfunction. The challenges of moving from a genetic to a functional understanding of common risk variants for Parkinson's will be discussed, with a final consideration of the current state of the genetic architecture of the disorder. This article is part of a discussion meeting issue 'Understanding the endo-lysosomal network in neurodegeneration'.
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- Noopur Bhore
- Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, London NW1 0TU, UK
- Neurodegenerative Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University of London, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, London NW1 0TU, UK
- Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) Collaborative Research Network, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA
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- Neurodegenerative Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University of London, London WC1N 3BG, UK
- Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) Collaborative Research Network, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA
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- Neurodegenerative Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University of London, London WC1N 3BG, UK
- Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) Collaborative Research Network, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA
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- Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, London NW1 0TU, UK
- Neurodegenerative Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University of London, London WC1N 3BG, UK
- Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) Collaborative Research Network, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA
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- Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, London NW1 0TU, UK
- Neurodegenerative Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University of London, London WC1N 3BG, UK
- Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) Collaborative Research Network, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA
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Awamleh Z, Choufani S, Wu W, Rots D, Dingemans AJM, Nadif Kasri N, Boronat S, Ibañez-Mico S, Cuesta Herraiz L, Ferrer I, Martínez Carrascal A, Pérez-Jurado LA, Aznar Lain G, Ortigoza-Escobar JD, de Vries BBA, Koolen DA, Weksberg R. A new blood DNA methylation signature for Koolen-de Vries syndrome: Classification of missense KANSL1 variants and comparison to fibroblast cells. Eur J Hum Genet 2024; 32:324-332. [PMID: 38282074 PMCID: PMC10923882 DOI: 10.1038/s41431-024-01538-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2024] Open
Abstract
Pathogenic variants in KANSL1 and 17q21.31 microdeletions are causative of Koolen-de Vries syndrome (KdVS), a neurodevelopmental syndrome with characteristic facial dysmorphia. Our previous work has shown that syndromic conditions caused by pathogenic variants in epigenetic regulatory genes have identifiable patterns of DNA methylation (DNAm) change: DNAm signatures or episignatures. Given the role of KANSL1 in histone acetylation, we tested whether variants underlying KdVS are associated with a DNAm signature. We profiled whole-blood DNAm for 13 individuals with KANSL1 variants, four individuals with 17q21.31 microdeletions, and 21 typically developing individuals, using Illumina's Infinium EPIC array. In this study, we identified a robust DNAm signature of 456 significant CpG sites in 8 individuals with KdVS, a pattern independently validated in an additional 7 individuals with KdVS. We also demonstrate the diagnostic utility of the signature and classify two KANSL1 VUS as well as four variants in individuals with atypical clinical presentation. Lastly, we investigated tissue-specific DNAm changes in fibroblast cells from individuals with KdVS. Collectively, our findings contribute to the understanding of the epigenetic landscape related to KdVS and aid in the diagnosis and classification of variants in this structurally complex genomic region.
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- Zain Awamleh
- Genetics and Genome Biology Program, Research Institute, the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, M5G 1×8, Canada
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- Genetics and Genome Biology Program, Research Institute, the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, M5G 1×8, Canada
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- Genetics and Genome Biology Program, Research Institute, the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, M5G 1×8, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud university medical center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behavior, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud university medical center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behavior, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud university medical center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behavior, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hospital del Santa Creu y Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Consorcio Hospital General de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Genetics Unit, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Hospital del Mar Research Institute (IMIM) and CIBERER, Barcelona, Spain
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- Genetics Unit, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Hospital del Mar Research Institute (IMIM) and CIBERER, Barcelona, Spain
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- Movement Disorders Unit, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, CIBERER-ISCIII and European Reference Network for Rare Neurological Diseases (ERN-RND), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud university medical center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behavior, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud university medical center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behavior, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Genetics and Genome Biology Program, Research Institute, the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, M5G 1×8, Canada.
- Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5G 1×8, Canada.
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Wang M, Xia Y, Ai S, Gu X, Wang HL. Kaempferol improves Pb-induced cognitive impairments via inhibiting autophagy. J Nutr Biochem 2024; 125:109556. [PMID: 38151193 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2023.109556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
Abstract
Kaempferol (Kam) is a flavonoid antioxidant found in fruits and vegetables, which was discovered as neuroprotective antioxidants. Lead (Pb), an environmental pollution, could induce learning and memory deficits. Nevertheless, little is known about the mechanisms underlying Kam actions in Pb-induced learning and memory deficits. In this study, we investigated the effects of Kam on Pb-induced cognitive deficits. Pb-exposed rats were treated with 50 mg/kg Kam from postnatal day (PND) 30 to PND 60. Then, Y-maze and Morris water maze have been used to detect the spatial memory in all groups of rats. Hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining and Nissl staining were used to analyze the neuronal structure damages. The results found Kam treatment improved the learning and memory ability and alleviated hippocampal neuronal pathological damages. Besides, Kam could significantly reverse the synaptic transmission related protein expression including PSD95 and NMDAR2B. Further research found that Kam downregulated autophagy markers, P62, ATG5, Beclin1, and LC3-II. Furthermore, 3-MA, autophagy inhibitor, increased the levels of NMDAR2B and PSD95 in Pb-induced PC12 cells, indicating Kam alleviated Pb-induced neurotoxicity through inhibiting autophagy activation. Our results showed that Kam could ameliorate Pb-induced cognitive impairments and neuronal damages by decreasing Pb-induced excess autophagy accumulation.
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- Mengmeng Wang
- Engineering Research Center of Bio-Process, Ministry of Education, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, PR China; School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Bio-Process, Ministry of Education, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, PR China
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- Engineering Research Center of Bio-Process, Ministry of Education, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, PR China
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- Engineering Research Center of Bio-Process, Ministry of Education, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, PR China; School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China.
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- Engineering Research Center of Bio-Process, Ministry of Education, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, PR China; School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China.
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Wang J, Huo X, Zhou H, Liu H, Li X, Lu N, Sun X. Identification of Autophagy-Related Candidate Genes in the Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease and Exploration of Potential Molecular Mechanisms. Mol Neurobiol 2024:10.1007/s12035-024-04011-z. [PMID: 38329682 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-024-04011-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
Abstract
This study aimed to identify autophagy-related candidate genes for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and elucidate their potential molecular mechanisms. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and phenotype-associated significant module genes were obtained using the "limma" package and weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) based on hippocampal tissue datasets from AD patients and control samples. The intersection between the list of autophagy-related genes (ATGs), DEGs, and module genes was further investigated to obtain AD-autophagy-related differential expression genes (ATDEGs). Subsequently, the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) algorithm was utilized to identify hub genes, and a second intersection was performed with important module genes from the protein-protein interaction (PPI) network to obtain co-hub genes. Finally, a diagnostic model was constructed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis to determine the candidate genes with high diagnostic efficacy in the external validation set. Moreover, immune infiltration analysis was performed on AD patient brain tissues and explore the correlation between candidate genes and immune cells. We further analyzed the expression level of candidate genes in the SH-SY5Y cells with Aβ25-35 (25 µM). Among the 17 identified AD-ATDEGs, ATP6V1E1 stood out with area under the curve (AUC) values of 0.869, 0.817, and 0.714 in the external validation set, underscoring its high diagnostic efficacy in both hippocampal and peripheral blood contexts for AD patients. Meanwhile, ATP6V1E1 expression was positively correlated with effector memory CD4 + T cells, while negatively correlated with natural killer T cells and activated CD4 + T cells. Results from quantitative PCR (qPCR) and immunofluorescence assays indicated a reduction in ATP6V1E1 expression, aligning with our database analysis findings. In summary, ATP6V1E1 as a candidate gene provides a new perspective for the early identification and pathogenesis of AD.
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- Jian Wang
- The Institute of Reproduction and Stem Cell Engineering, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China.
- Hunan Guangxiu Hospital, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
- Hunan Guangxiu Medical Imaging Diagnosis Center, Changsha, China.
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- Hunan Guangxiu Hospital, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Guangxiu Hospital, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Radiology, Central South University, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Guangxiu Hospital, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Reproductive and Genetic Hospital of CITIC Xiangya, Changsha, China
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- The Institute of Reproduction and Stem Cell Engineering, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Li W, Wu H, Li J, Wang Z, Cai M, Liu X, Liu G. Transcriptomic analysis reveals associations of blood-based A-to-I editing with Parkinson's disease. J Neurol 2024; 271:976-985. [PMID: 37902879 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-023-12053-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Adenosine-to-inosine (A-to-I) editing is the most common type of RNA editing in humans and the role of A-to-I RNA editing remains unclear in Parkinson's disease (PD). OBJECTIVE We aimed to explore the potential causal association between A-to-I editing and PD, and to assess whether changes in A-to-I editing were associated with cognitive progression in PD. METHODS The RNA-seq data from 380 PD patients and 178 healthy controls in the Parkinson's Progression Marker Initiative cohort was used to quantify A-to-I editing sites. We performed cis-RNA editing quantitative trait loci analysis and a two-sample Mendelian Randomization (MR) study by integrating genome-wide association studies to infer the potential causality between A-to-I editing and PD pathogenesis. The potential causal A-to-I editing sites were further confirmed by Summary-data-based MR analysis. Spearman's correlation analysis was performed to characterize the association between longitudinal A-to-I editing and cognitive progression in patients with PD. RESULTS We identified 17 potential causal A-to-I editing sites for PD and indicated that genetic risk variants may contribute to the risk of PD through A-to-I editing. These A-to-I editing sites were located in genes NCOR1, KANSL1 and BST1. Moreover, we observed 57 sites whose longitudinal A-to-I editing levels correlated with cognitive progression in PD. CONCLUSIONS We found potential causal A-to-I editing sites for PD onset and longitudinal changes of A-to-I editing were associated with cognitive progression in PD. We anticipate this study will provide new biological insights and drive the discovery of the epitranscriptomic role underlying Parkinson's disease.
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- Weimin Li
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine in Inflammatory Diseases, School of Medicine, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-Sen University, No.66, Gongchang Road, Guangming District, Shenzhen, 518107, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- Neurobiology Research Center, School of Medicine, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-Sen University, No.66, Gongchang Road, Guangming District, Shenzhen, 518107, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine in Inflammatory Diseases, School of Medicine, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-Sen University, No.66, Gongchang Road, Guangming District, Shenzhen, 518107, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- Neurobiology Research Center, School of Medicine, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-Sen University, No.66, Gongchang Road, Guangming District, Shenzhen, 518107, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine in Inflammatory Diseases, School of Medicine, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-Sen University, No.66, Gongchang Road, Guangming District, Shenzhen, 518107, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- Neurobiology Research Center, School of Medicine, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-Sen University, No.66, Gongchang Road, Guangming District, Shenzhen, 518107, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518172, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Neurology Department, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, 310013, People's Republic of China
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- Neurology Department, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, 310013, People's Republic of China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine in Inflammatory Diseases, School of Medicine, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-Sen University, No.66, Gongchang Road, Guangming District, Shenzhen, 518107, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
- Neurobiology Research Center, School of Medicine, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-Sen University, No.66, Gongchang Road, Guangming District, Shenzhen, 518107, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
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Kompotis K, Mang GM, Hubbard J, Jimenez S, Emmenegger Y, Polysopoulos C, Hor CN, Wigger L, Hébert SS, Mongrain V, Franken P. Cortical miR-709 links glutamatergic signaling to NREM sleep EEG slow waves in an activity-dependent manner. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2220532121. [PMID: 38207077 PMCID: PMC10801902 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2220532121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024] Open
Abstract
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are key post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression that have been implicated in a plethora of neuronal processes. Nevertheless, their role in regulating brain activity in the context of sleep has so far received little attention. To test their involvement, we deleted mature miRNAs in post-mitotic neurons at two developmental ages, i.e., in early adulthood using conditional Dicer knockout (cKO) mice and in adult mice using an inducible conditional Dicer cKO (icKO) line. In both models, electroencephalographic (EEG) activity was affected and the response to sleep deprivation (SD) altered; while the rapid-eye-movement sleep (REMS) rebound was compromised in both, the increase in EEG delta (1 to 4 Hz) power during non-REMS (NREMS) was smaller in cKO mice and larger in icKO mice compared to controls. We subsequently investigated the effects of SD on the forebrain miRNA transcriptome and found that the expression of 48 miRNAs was affected, and in particular that of the activity-dependent miR-709. In vivo inhibition of miR-709 in the brain increased EEG power during NREMS in the slow-delta (0.75 to 1.75 Hz) range, particularly after periods of prolonged wakefulness. Transcriptome analysis of primary cortical neurons in vitro revealed that miR-709 regulates genes involved in glutamatergic neurotransmission. A subset of these genes was also affected in the cortices of sleep-deprived, miR-709-inhibited mice. Our data implicate miRNAs in the regulation of EEG activity and indicate that miR-709 links neuronal activity during wakefulness to brain synchrony during sleep through the regulation of glutamatergic signaling.
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- Konstantinos Kompotis
- Center for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, LausanneCH-1015, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich, ZurichCH-8057, Switzerland
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- Center for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, LausanneCH-1015, Switzerland
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- Center for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, LausanneCH-1015, Switzerland
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- Center for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, LausanneCH-1015, Switzerland
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- Center for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, LausanneCH-1015, Switzerland
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, ZurichCH-8057, Switzerland
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- Center for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, LausanneCH-1015, Switzerland
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- Genomic Technologies Facility, Center for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, LausanneCH-1015, Switzerland
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- Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec-Université Laval, Axe Neurosciences, Québec, QCG1V 4G2, Canada
- Département de psychiatrie et de neurosciences, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QCG1V 0A6, Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QCH3T 1J4, Canada
- Centre de recherche, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, QCH2X 0A9, Canada
- Center for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montréal, QCH4J 1C5, Canada
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- Center for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, LausanneCH-1015, Switzerland
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Liénard C, Pintart A, Bomont P. Neuronal Autophagy: Regulations and Implications in Health and Disease. Cells 2024; 13:103. [PMID: 38201307 PMCID: PMC10778363 DOI: 10.3390/cells13010103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 12/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Autophagy is a major degradative pathway that plays a key role in sustaining cell homeostasis, integrity, and physiological functions. Macroautophagy, which ensures the clearance of cytoplasmic components engulfed in a double-membrane autophagosome that fuses with lysosomes, is orchestrated by a complex cascade of events. Autophagy has a particularly strong impact on the nervous system, and mutations in core components cause numerous neurological diseases. We first review the regulation of autophagy, from autophagosome biogenesis to lysosomal degradation and associated neurodevelopmental/neurodegenerative disorders. We then describe how this process is specifically regulated in the axon and in the somatodendritic compartment and how it is altered in diseases. In particular, we present the neuronal specificities of autophagy, with the spatial control of autophagosome biogenesis, the close relationship of maturation with axonal transport, and the regulation by synaptic activity. Finally, we discuss the physiological functions of autophagy in the nervous system, during development and in adulthood.
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- Caroline Liénard
- NeuroMyoGene Institute—PGNM, CNRS UMR 5261—INSERM U1315, University of Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69008 Lyon, France; (C.L.); (A.P.)
- CHU Montpellier, University of Montpellier, 34295 Montpellier, France
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- NeuroMyoGene Institute—PGNM, CNRS UMR 5261—INSERM U1315, University of Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69008 Lyon, France; (C.L.); (A.P.)
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- NeuroMyoGene Institute—PGNM, CNRS UMR 5261—INSERM U1315, University of Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69008 Lyon, France; (C.L.); (A.P.)
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Alvarado CX, Makarious MB, Weller CA, Vitale D, Koretsky MJ, Bandres-Ciga S, Iwaki H, Levine K, Singleton A, Faghri F, Nalls MA, Leonard HL. omicSynth: An open multi-omic community resource for identifying druggable targets across neurodegenerative diseases. Am J Hum Genet 2024; 111:150-164. [PMID: 38181731 PMCID: PMC10806756 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2023.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024] Open
Abstract
Treatments for neurodegenerative disorders remain rare, but recent FDA approvals, such as lecanemab and aducanumab for Alzheimer disease (MIM: 607822), highlight the importance of the underlying biological mechanisms in driving discovery and creating disease modifying therapies. The global population is aging, driving an urgent need for therapeutics that stop disease progression and eliminate symptoms. In this study, we create an open framework and resource for evidence-based identification of therapeutic targets for neurodegenerative disease. We use summary-data-based Mendelian randomization to identify genetic targets for drug discovery and repurposing. In parallel, we provide mechanistic insights into disease processes and potential network-level consequences of gene-based therapeutics. We identify 116 Alzheimer disease, 3 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (MIM: 105400), 5 Lewy body dementia (MIM: 127750), 46 Parkinson disease (MIM: 605909), and 9 progressive supranuclear palsy (MIM: 601104) target genes passing multiple test corrections (pSMR_multi < 2.95 × 10-6 and pHEIDI > 0.01). We created a therapeutic scheme to classify our identified target genes into strata based on druggability and approved therapeutics, classifying 41 novel targets, 3 known targets, and 115 difficult targets (of these, 69.8% are expressed in the disease-relevant cell type from single-nucleus experiments). Our novel class of genes provides a springboard for new opportunities in drug discovery, development, and repurposing in the pre-competitive space. In addition, looking at drug-gene interaction networks, we identify previous trials that may require further follow-up such as riluzole in Alzheimer disease. We also provide a user-friendly web platform to help users explore potential therapeutic targets for neurodegenerative diseases, decreasing activation energy for the community.
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- Chelsea X Alvarado
- Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias (CARD), National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA; Data Tecnica LLC, Washington, DC 20037, USA
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA; Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London WC1N 3BG, UK; UCL Movement Disorders Centre, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias (CARD), National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA; Data Tecnica LLC, Washington, DC 20037, USA
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- Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias (CARD), National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA; Data Tecnica LLC, Washington, DC 20037, USA
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- Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias (CARD), National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias (CARD), National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias (CARD), National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA; Data Tecnica LLC, Washington, DC 20037, USA; Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias (CARD), National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA; Data Tecnica LLC, Washington, DC 20037, USA
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- Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias (CARD), National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA; Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias (CARD), National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA; Data Tecnica LLC, Washington, DC 20037, USA; Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias (CARD), National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA; Data Tecnica LLC, Washington, DC 20037, USA; Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias (CARD), National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA; Data Tecnica LLC, Washington, DC 20037, USA; Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA; German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Tübingen, Germany.
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Wang X, Song Y, Cong P, Wang Z, Liu Y, Xu J, Xue C. Docosahexaenoic Acid-Acylated Astaxanthin Monoester Ameliorates Amyloid-β Pathology and Neuronal Damage by Restoring Autophagy in Alzheimer's Disease Models. Mol Nutr Food Res 2024; 68:e2300414. [PMID: 37991232 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.202300414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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SCOPE Astaxanthin (AST) is ubiquitous in aquatic foods and microorganisms. The study previously finds that docosahexaenoic acid-acylated AST monoester (AST-DHA) improves cognitive function in Alzheimer's disease (AD), although the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Moreover, autophagy is reportedly involved in amyloid-β (Aβ) clearance and AD pathogenesis. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the preventive effect of AST-DHA and elucidates the mechanism of autophagy modulation in Aβ pathology. METHODS AND RESULTS In the cellular AD model, AST-DHA significantly reduces toxic Aβ1-42 levels and alleviated the accumulation of autophagic markers (LC3II/I and p62) in Aβ25-35 -induced SH-SY5Y cells. Notably, AST-DHA restores the autophagic flux in SH-SY5YmRFP-GFP-LC3 cells. In APP/PS1 mice, a 3-month dietary supplementation of AST-DHA exceeded free-astaxanthin (F-AST) capacity to increase hippocampal and cortical autophagy. Mechanistically, AST-DHA restores autophagy by activating the ULK1 signaling pathway and restoring autophagy-lysosome fusion. Moreover, AST-DHA relieves ROS production and mitochondrial stress affecting autophagy in AD. As a favorable outcome of restored autophagy, AST-DHA mitigates cerebral Aβ and p-Tau deposition, ultimately improving neuronal function. CONCLUSION The findings demonstrate that AST-DHA can rectify autophagic impairment in AD, and confer neuroprotection in Aβ-related pathology, which supports the future application of AST as an autophagic inducer for maintaining brain health.
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- Xiaoxu Wang
- A State Key Laboratory of Marine Food Processing & Safety Control, College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, No. 1299, Sansha Road, Qingdao, Shandong Province, 266235, China
- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, Shandong Province, 266003, China
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- A State Key Laboratory of Marine Food Processing & Safety Control, College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, No. 1299, Sansha Road, Qingdao, Shandong Province, 266235, China
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- A State Key Laboratory of Marine Food Processing & Safety Control, College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, No. 1299, Sansha Road, Qingdao, Shandong Province, 266235, China
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- A State Key Laboratory of Marine Food Processing & Safety Control, College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, No. 1299, Sansha Road, Qingdao, Shandong Province, 266235, China
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- A State Key Laboratory of Marine Food Processing & Safety Control, College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, No. 1299, Sansha Road, Qingdao, Shandong Province, 266235, China
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, 214122, China
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- A State Key Laboratory of Marine Food Processing & Safety Control, College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, No. 1299, Sansha Road, Qingdao, Shandong Province, 266235, China
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- A State Key Laboratory of Marine Food Processing & Safety Control, College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, No. 1299, Sansha Road, Qingdao, Shandong Province, 266235, China
- Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, Qingdao, Shandong Province, 266235, China
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Lewerissa EI, Nadif Kasri N, Linda K. Epigenetic regulation of autophagy-related genes: Implications for neurodevelopmental disorders. Autophagy 2024; 20:15-28. [PMID: 37674294 PMCID: PMC10761153 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2023.2250217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023] Open
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Macroautophagy/autophagy is an evolutionarily highly conserved catabolic process that is important for the clearance of cytosolic contents to maintain cellular homeostasis and survival. Recent findings point toward a critical role for autophagy in brain function, not only by preserving neuronal health, but especially by controlling different aspects of neuronal development and functioning. In line with this, mutations in autophagy-related genes are linked to various key characteristics and symptoms of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), including autism, micro-/macrocephaly, and epilepsy. However, the group of NDDs caused by mutations in autophagy-related genes is relatively small. A significant proportion of NDDs are associated with mutations in genes encoding epigenetic regulatory proteins that modulate gene expression, so-called chromatinopathies. Intriguingly, several of the NDD-linked chromatinopathy genes have been shown to regulate autophagy-related genes, albeit in non-neuronal contexts. From these studies it becomes evident that tight transcriptional regulation of autophagy-related genes is crucial to control autophagic activity. This opens the exciting possibility that aberrant autophagic regulation might underly nervous system impairments in NDDs with disturbed epigenetic regulation. We here summarize NDD-related chromatinopathy genes that are known to regulate transcriptional regulation of autophagy-related genes. Thereby, we want to highlight autophagy as a candidate key hub mechanism in NDD-related chromatinopathies.Abbreviations: ADNP: activity dependent neuroprotector homeobox; ASD: autism spectrum disorder; ATG: AutTophaGy related; CpG: cytosine-guanine dinucleotide; DNMT: DNA methyltransferase; EHMT: euchromatic histone lysine methyltransferase; EP300: E1A binding protein p300; EZH2: enhancer of zeste 2 polycomb repressive complex 2 subunit; H3K4me3: histone 3 lysine 4 trimethylation; H3K9me1/2/3: histone 3 lysine 9 mono-, di-, or trimethylation; H3K27me2/3: histone 3 lysine 27 di-, or trimethylation; hiPSCs: human induced pluripotent stem cells; HSP: hereditary spastic paraplegia; ID: intellectual disability; KANSL1: KAT8 regulatory NSL complex subunit 1; KAT8: lysine acetyltransferase 8; KDM1A/LSD1: lysine demethylase 1A; MAP1LC3B: microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3 beta; MTOR: mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase; MTORC1: mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1; NDD: neurodevelopmental disorder; PHF8: PHD finger protein 8; PHF8-XLID: PHF8-X linked intellectual disability syndrome; PTM: post-translational modification; SESN2: sestrin 2; YY1: YY1 transcription factor; YY1AP1: YY1 associated protein 1.
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- Elly I. Lewerissa
- Department of Human Genetics, Radboudumc, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behavior, Nijmegen, Gelderland, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboudumc, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behavior, Nijmegen, Gelderland, The Netherlands
- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Radboudumc, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Nijmegen, Gelderland, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboudumc, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behavior, Nijmegen, Gelderland, The Netherlands
- VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
- Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
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Wei X, Chen G, Xu Y, Zhang D, Lv W, Zheng H, Luo Z. Zinc attenuates sulfamethoxazole-induced lipotoxicity by reversing sulfamethoxazole-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and lysosome impairment in a freshwater teleost. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 345:140247. [PMID: 37742764 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 09/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Sulfamethoxazole (SMZ) and zinc (Zn) are widespread harmful materials in aquatic ecosystems and cause toxic effects to aquatic animals under their individual exposure. Although they often co-exist in aquatic environments, little is known about their joint effects and mechanism influencing aquatic animals. Herein, SMZ induced mitochondrial and lysosomal dysfunction, inhibited autophagy flux, and induced lipotoxicity. However, SMZ-induced changes of these physiological and metabolic processes above were reversed by Zn exposure, indicating the antagonism between Zn and SMZ. SOD1-knockdown abrogated the reversing effects of Zn on mitochondria dysfunction and autophagy flux blockage induced by SMZ, suggesting that SOD1 was essential for Zn to reverse SMZ-induced mitochondria dysfunction and autophagy impairment. Our further investigation found that Zn regulated STAT3 translocation to lysosomes and mitochondria to attenuate SMZ-induced lipotoxicity, and SOD1 was required for these processes. Mechanistically, STAT3 was associated with ATP6V1 A in a coiled-coil domain-dependent manner, and pS710-STAT3-and pY753-STAT3-independent manners. Moreover, SMZ suppressed autophagic degradation of damaged mitochondria via inhibiting interaction between STAT3 and ATP6V1 A and increasing pS710-STAT3 level; SMZ impaired mitochondrial β-oxidation via decreasing pY753-STAT3 level and STAT3 mitochondrial localization. Zn reversed these SMZ-induced effects to alleviate SMZ-induced lipotoxicity. Taken together, our data showed that SMZ impaired mitochondrial β-oxidation and lysosomal acidification via the downregulation of SOD1, leading to lipotoxicity, and that Zn reversed SMZ-induced changes of these important biological processes and attenuated SMZ-induced lipotoxicity. Thus, our study identified previously unidentified mechanisms for the antagonistic mechanisms of Zn and SMZ on aquatic animals, which provided novel insights into the environmental risk assessments of the joint exposure between heavy metals and antibiotics in the aquatic organisms.
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- Xiaolei Wei
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China.
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Huang Y, Meng S, Wu B, Shi H, Wang Y, Xiang J, Li J, Shi Z, Wu G, Lyu Y, Jia X, Hu J, Xu ZX, Gao Y. HSPB2 facilitates neural regeneration through autophagy for sensorimotor recovery after traumatic brain injury. JCI Insight 2023; 8:e168919. [PMID: 37606039 PMCID: PMC10543718 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.168919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Autophagy is a promising target for promoting neural regeneration, which is essential for sensorimotor recovery following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Whether neuronal heat shock protein B2 (HSPB2), a small molecular heat shock protein, reduces injury and promotes recovery following TBI remains unclear. In this study, we demonstrated that HSPB2 was significantly increased in the neurons of a TBI mouse model, patients, and primary neuron cultures subjected to oxygen/glucose deprivation and reperfusion treatment. Upon creating a tamoxifen-induced neuron-specific HSPB2 overexpression transgenic mouse model, we found that elevated HSPB2 levels promoted long-term sensorimotor recovery and alleviated tissue loss after TBI. We also demonstrated that HSPB2 enhanced white matter structural and functional integrity, promoted central nervous system (CNS) plasticity, and accelerated long-term neural remodeling. Moreover, we found that autophagy occurred around injured brain tissues in patients, and the pro-regenerative effects of HSPB2 relied on its autophagy-promoting function. Mechanistically, HSPB2 may regulate autophagy possibly by forming the HSPB2/BCL2-associated athanogene 3/sequestosome-1 complex to facilitate the clearance of erroneously accumulated proteins in the axons. Treatment with the autophagy inhibitor chloroquine during the acute stage or delayed induction of HSPB2 remarkably impeded HSPB2's long-term reparative function, indicating the importance of acute-stage autophagy in long-term neuro-regeneration. Our findings highlight the beneficial role of HSPB2 in neuro-regeneration and functional recovery following acute CNS injury, thereby emphasizing the therapeutic potential of autophagy regulation for enhancing neuro-regeneration.
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- Yichen Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science; Institutes of Brain Science; and
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science; Institutes of Brain Science; and
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science; Institutes of Brain Science; and
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science; Institutes of Brain Science; and
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science; Institutes of Brain Science; and
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science; Institutes of Brain Science; and
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science; Institutes of Brain Science; and
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science; Institutes of Brain Science; and
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science; Institutes of Brain Science; and
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science; Institutes of Brain Science; and
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Doorn N, van Hugte EJH, Ciptasari U, Mordelt A, Meijer HGE, Schubert D, Frega M, Nadif Kasri N, van Putten MJAM. An in silico and in vitro human neuronal network model reveals cellular mechanisms beyond Na V1.1 underlying Dravet syndrome. Stem Cell Reports 2023; 18:1686-1700. [PMID: 37419110 PMCID: PMC10444571 DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2023.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023] Open
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Human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived neuronal networks on multi-electrode arrays (MEAs) provide a unique phenotyping tool to study neurological disorders. However, it is difficult to infer cellular mechanisms underlying these phenotypes. Computational modeling can utilize the rich dataset generated by MEAs, and advance understanding of disease mechanisms. However, existing models lack biophysical detail, or validation and calibration to relevant experimental data. We developed a biophysical in silico model that accurately simulates healthy neuronal networks on MEAs. To demonstrate the potential of our model, we studied neuronal networks derived from a Dravet syndrome (DS) patient with a missense mutation in SCN1A, encoding sodium channel NaV1.1. Our in silico model revealed that sodium channel dysfunctions were insufficient to replicate the in vitro DS phenotype, and predicted decreased slow afterhyperpolarization and synaptic strengths. We verified these changes in DS patient-derived neurons, demonstrating the utility of our in silico model to predict disease mechanisms.
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- Nina Doorn
- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, University of Twente, 7522 NB Enschede, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Neurology, Academic Center for Epileptology Kempenhaeghe, 5591 VE Heeze, the Netherlands; Department of Human Genetics, Radboudumc, 6500 HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Department of Cognitive Neurosciences, Radboudumc, Donders Institute for Brain Cognition and Behaviour, 6525 HR Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboudumc, 6500 HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Department of Cognitive Neurosciences, Radboudumc, Donders Institute for Brain Cognition and Behaviour, 6525 HR Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboudumc, 6500 HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Department of Cognitive Neurosciences, Radboudumc, Donders Institute for Brain Cognition and Behaviour, 6525 HR Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Twente, 7522 NB Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboudumc, 6500 HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Department of Cognitive Neurosciences, Radboudumc, Donders Institute for Brain Cognition and Behaviour, 6525 HR Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, University of Twente, 7522 NB Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboudumc, 6500 HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Department of Cognitive Neurosciences, Radboudumc, Donders Institute for Brain Cognition and Behaviour, 6525 HR Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, University of Twente, 7522 NB Enschede, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, 7512 KZ Enschede, the Netherlands
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Alvarado CX, Makarious MB, Weller CA, Vitale D, Koretsky MJ, Bandres-Ciga S, Iwaki H, Levine K, Singleton A, Faghri F, Nalls MA, Leonard HL. omicSynth: an Open Multi-omic Community Resource for Identifying Druggable Targets across Neurodegenerative Diseases. MEDRXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 2023:2023.04.06.23288266. [PMID: 37090611 PMCID: PMC10120805 DOI: 10.1101/2023.04.06.23288266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
Abstract
Treatments for neurodegenerative disorders remain rare, although recent FDA approvals, such as Lecanemab and Aducanumab for Alzheimer's Disease, highlight the importance of the underlying biological mechanisms in driving discovery and creating disease modifying therapies. The global population is aging, driving an urgent need for therapeutics that stop disease progression and eliminate symptoms. In this study, we create an open framework and resource for evidence-based identification of therapeutic targets for neurodegenerative disease. We use Summary-data-based Mendelian Randomization to identify genetic targets for drug discovery and repurposing. In parallel, we provide mechanistic insights into disease processes and potential network-level consequences of gene-based therapeutics. We identify 116 Alzheimer's disease, 3 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, 5 Lewy body dementia, 46 Parkinson's disease, and 9 Progressive supranuclear palsy target genes passing multiple test corrections (pSMR_multi < 2.95×10-6 and pHEIDI > 0.01). We created a therapeutic scheme to classify our identified target genes into strata based on druggability and approved therapeutics - classifying 41 novel targets, 3 known targets, and 115 difficult targets (of these 69.8% are expressed in the disease relevant cell type from single nucleus experiments). Our novel class of genes provides a springboard for new opportunities in drug discovery, development and repurposing in the pre-competitive space. In addition, looking at drug-gene interaction networks, we identify previous trials that may require further follow-up such as Riluzole in AD. We also provide a user-friendly web platform to help users explore potential therapeutic targets for neurodegenerative diseases, decreasing activation energy for the community [https://nih-card-ndd-smr-home-syboky.streamlit.app/].
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- Chelsea X. Alvarado
- Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias (CARD), National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
- Data Tecnica International, Washington, DC, USA, 20037
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK, WC1N 3BG
- UCL Movement Disorders Centre, University College London, London, UK, WC1N 3BG
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- Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias (CARD), National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
- Data Tecnica International, Washington, DC, USA, 20037
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- Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias (CARD), National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
- Data Tecnica International, Washington, DC, USA, 20037
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- Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias (CARD), National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
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- Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias (CARD), National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
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- Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias (CARD), National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
- Data Tecnica International, Washington, DC, USA, 20037
- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
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- Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias (CARD), National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
- Data Tecnica International, Washington, DC, USA, 20037
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- Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias (CARD), National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
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- Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias (CARD), National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
- Data Tecnica International, Washington, DC, USA, 20037
- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
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- Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias (CARD), National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
- Data Tecnica International, Washington, DC, USA, 20037
- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
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- Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias (CARD), National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
- Data Tecnica International, Washington, DC, USA, 20037
- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Tübingen, Germany
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Chakraborty S, Kahali B. Exome-wide analysis reveals role of LRP1 and additional novel loci in cognition. HGG ADVANCES 2023; 4:100208. [PMID: 37305557 PMCID: PMC10248556 DOI: 10.1016/j.xhgg.2023.100208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023] Open
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Cognitive functioning is heritable, with metabolic risk factors known to accelerate age-associated cognitive decline. Identifying genetic underpinnings of cognition is thus crucial. Here, we undertake single-variant and gene-based association analyses upon 6 neurocognitive phenotypes across 6 cognition domains in whole-exome sequencing data from 157,160 individuals of the UK Biobank cohort to expound the genetic architecture of human cognition. We report 20 independent loci associated with 5 cognitive domains while controlling for APOE isoform-carrier status and metabolic risk factors; 18 of which were not previously reported, and implicated genes relating to oxidative stress, synaptic plasticity and connectivity, and neuroinflammation. A subset of significant hits for cognition indicates mediating effects via metabolic traits. Some of these variants also exhibit pleiotropic effects on metabolic traits. We further identify previously unknown interactions of APOE variants with LRP1 (rs34949484 and others, suggestively significant), AMIGO1 (rs146766120; pAla25Thr, significant), and ITPR3 (rs111522866, significant), controlling for lipid and glycemic risks. Our gene-based analysis also suggests that APOC1 and LRP1 have plausible roles along shared pathways of amyloid beta (Aβ) and lipid and/or glucose metabolism in affecting complex processing speed and visual attention. In addition, we report pairwise suggestive interactions of variants harbored in these genes with APOE affecting visual attention. Our report based on this large-scale exome-wide study highlights the effects of neuronal genes, such as LRP1, AMIGO1, and other genomic loci, thus providing further evidence of the genetic underpinnings for cognition during aging.
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- Shreya Chakraborty
- Centre for Brain Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
- Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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- Centre for Brain Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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Wainberg M, Andrews SJ, Tripathy SJ. Shared genetic risk loci between Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, Parkinson's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Alzheimers Res Ther 2023; 15:113. [PMID: 37328865 PMCID: PMC10273745 DOI: 10.1186/s13195-023-01244-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have indicated moderate genetic overlap between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related dementias (ADRD), Parkinson's disease (PD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), neurodegenerative disorders traditionally considered etiologically distinct. However, the specific genetic variants and loci underlying this overlap remain almost entirely unknown. METHODS We leveraged state-of-the-art GWAS for ADRD, PD, and ALS. For each pair of disorders, we examined each of the GWAS hits for one disorder and tested whether they were also significant for the other disorder, applying Bonferroni correction for the number of variants tested. This approach rigorously controls the family-wise error rate for both disorders, analogously to genome-wide significance. RESULTS Eleven loci with GWAS hits for one disorder were also associated with one or both of the other disorders: one with all three disorders (the MAPT/KANSL1 locus), five with ADRD and PD (near LCORL, CLU, SETD1A/KAT8, WWOX, and GRN), three with ADRD and ALS (near GPX3, HS3ST5/HDAC2/MARCKS, and TSPOAP1), and two with PD and ALS (near GAK/TMEM175 and NEK1). Two of these loci (LCORL and NEK1) were associated with an increased risk of one disorder but decreased risk of another. Colocalization analysis supported a shared causal variant between ADRD and PD at the CLU, WWOX, and LCORL loci, between ADRD and ALS at the TSPOAP1 locus, and between PD and ALS at the NEK1 and GAK/TMEM175 loci. To address the concern that ADRD is an imperfect proxy for AD and that the ADRD and PD GWAS have overlapping participants (nearly all of which are from the UK Biobank), we confirmed that all our ADRD associations had nearly identical odds ratios in an AD GWAS that excluded the UK Biobank, and all but one remained nominally significant (p < 0.05) for AD. CONCLUSIONS In one of the most comprehensive investigations to date of pleiotropy between neurodegenerative disorders, we identify eleven genetic risk loci shared among ADRD, PD, and ALS. These loci support lysosomal/autophagic dysfunction (GAK/TMEM175, GRN, KANSL1), neuroinflammation/immunity (TSPOAP1), oxidative stress (GPX3, KANSL1), and the DNA damage response (NEK1) as transdiagnostic processes underlying multiple neurodegenerative disorders.
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- Michael Wainberg
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College Street, Toronto, M5T 1R8, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, 94143, USA
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- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College Street, Toronto, M5T 1R8, Canada.
- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 1A8, Canada.
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5T 1R8, Canada.
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 1A8, Canada.
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Yuyuan L, Xiaoming Z, Lei Z, Tao G, Hongyun H, Yihao D. Downregulation of Histone H4 Lysine 16 Acetylation Ameliorates Autophagic Flux by Resuming Lysosomal Functions in Ischemic Neurons. ACS Chem Neurosci 2023; 14:1834-1844. [PMID: 37130066 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.3c00049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023] Open
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Autophagic/lysosomal dysfunction was a critical pathogenesis of neuronal death after an ischemic stroke, but what drove the impairment of autophagic flux remained elusive. Studies indicated that histone H4 lysine 16 acetylation (H4K16ac) drastically modulated the autophagic/lysosomal signaling pathway. Herein, we investigated whether the autophagic/lysosomal dysfunction in neurons could be restored by altering H4K16ac levels after cerebral ischemia. The rat model of ischemic stroke and the cell ischemia model in HT22 neurons were prepared by middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) and oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD), respectively. The result showed that H4K16ac could be effectively reduced by intracerebroventricular administration with MG149 (a H4K16ac inhibitor) after an ischemic stroke. Moreover, attenuated H4K16ac greatly alleviated the autophagic/lysosomal dysfunction in penumbral neurons, as indicated by decreased autophagic substrates of LC3-II, insoluble SQSTM1, and ubiquitinated proteins, accompanied by increased lysosomal cathepsin D. Conversely, treatment with trichostatin A (TSA, a H4K16ac facilitator) aggravated the impairment of autophagic flux. This regulative machinery of H4K16ac on the autophagic/lysosomal signaling pathway was also manifested in the OGD model of HT22 neurons. Furthermore, H4K16ac attenuation-ameliorated autophagic flux significantly alleviated stroke brain injury, as reflected by decreased infarct size, neuron loss, and neurological deficits. Similarly, the H4K16ac inhibition-mitigated autophagic/lysosomal dysfunction markedly promoted neuron survival and cell viability in OGD HT22 neurons. However, H4K16ac downregulation-ameliorated autophagic flux in neurons and thereby induced neuroprotection could be greatly counteracted by the lysosomal inhibitor bafilomycin A1 (Baf-A1). Our data indicate that cerebral ischemia-elevated H4K16ac creates the autophagic/lysosomal dysfunction due to lysosomal inefficiency, suggesting that H4K16ac attenuation benefits poststroke neuroprotection by resuming lysosomal functions in neurons.
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- Liu Yuyuan
- Department of Basic Medicine, Medical School, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Medical School, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Medical School, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Medical School, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Medical School, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Medical School, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
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Suzuki I, Matsuda N, Han X, Noji S, Shibata M, Nagafuku N, Ishibashi Y. Large-Area Field Potential Imaging Having Single Neuron Resolution Using 236 880 Electrodes CMOS-MEA Technology. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023:e2207732. [PMID: 37088859 PMCID: PMC10369302 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202207732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The electrophysiological technology having a high spatiotemporal resolution at the single-cell level and noninvasive measurements of large areas provide insights on underlying neuronal function. Here, a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)-microelectrode array (MEA) is used that uses 236 880 electrodes each with an electrode size of 11.22 × 11.22 µm and 236 880 covering a wide area of 5.5 × 5.9 mm in presenting a detailed and single-cell-level neural activity analysis platform for brain slices, human iPS cell-derived cortical networks, peripheral neurons, and human brain organoids. Propagation pattern characteristics between brain regions changes the synaptic propagation into compounds based on single-cell time-series patterns, classification based on single DRG neuron firing patterns and compound responses, axonal conduction characteristics and changes to anticancer drugs, and network activities and transition to compounds in brain organoids are extracted. This detailed analysis of neural activity at the single-cell level using the CMOS-MEA provides a new understanding of the basic mechanisms of brain circuits in vitro and ex vivo, on human neurological diseases for drug discovery, and compound toxicity assessment.
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- Ikuro Suzuki
- Department of Electronics, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku Institute of Technology, 35-1 Yagiyama Kasumicho, Taihaku-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 982-8577, Japan
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- Department of Electronics, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku Institute of Technology, 35-1 Yagiyama Kasumicho, Taihaku-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 982-8577, Japan
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- Department of Electronics, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku Institute of Technology, 35-1 Yagiyama Kasumicho, Taihaku-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 982-8577, Japan
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- Department of Electronics, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku Institute of Technology, 35-1 Yagiyama Kasumicho, Taihaku-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 982-8577, Japan
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- Department of Electronics, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku Institute of Technology, 35-1 Yagiyama Kasumicho, Taihaku-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 982-8577, Japan
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- Department of Electronics, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku Institute of Technology, 35-1 Yagiyama Kasumicho, Taihaku-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 982-8577, Japan
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- Department of Electronics, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku Institute of Technology, 35-1 Yagiyama Kasumicho, Taihaku-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 982-8577, Japan
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Muzzi L, Di Lisa D, Falappa M, Pepe S, Maccione A, Pastorino L, Martinoia S, Frega M. Human-Derived Cortical Neurospheroids Coupled to Passive, High-Density and 3D MEAs: A Valid Platform for Functional Tests. Bioengineering (Basel) 2023; 10:bioengineering10040449. [PMID: 37106636 PMCID: PMC10136157 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering10040449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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With the advent of human-induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) and differentiation protocols, methods to create in-vitro human-derived neuronal networks have been proposed. Although monolayer cultures represent a valid model, adding three-dimensionality (3D) would make them more representative of an in-vivo environment. Thus, human-derived 3D structures are becoming increasingly used for in-vitro disease modeling. Achieving control over the final cell composition and investigating the exhibited electrophysiological activity is still a challenge. Thence, methodologies to create 3D structures with controlled cellular density and composition and platforms capable of measuring and characterizing the functional aspects of these samples are needed. Here, we propose a method to rapidly generate neurospheroids of human origin with control over cell composition that can be used for functional investigations. We show a characterization of the electrophysiological activity exhibited by the neurospheroids by using micro-electrode arrays (MEAs) with different types (i.e., passive, C-MOS, and 3D) and number of electrodes. Neurospheroids grown in free culture and transferred on MEAs exhibited functional activity that can be chemically and electrically modulated. Our results indicate that this model holds great potential for an in-depth study of signal transmission to drug screening and disease modeling and offers a platform for in-vitro functional testing.
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- Lorenzo Muzzi
- Department of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics, and Systems Engineering (DIBRIS), University of Genoa, 16145 Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics, and Systems Engineering (DIBRIS), University of Genoa, 16145 Genoa, Italy
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- 3Brain AG, 8808 Pfäffikon, Switzerland
- Corticale Srl., 16145 Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine (DIMES), University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics, and Systems Engineering (DIBRIS), University of Genoa, 16145 Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics, and Systems Engineering (DIBRIS), University of Genoa, 16145 Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, University of Twente, 7522 NB Enschede, The Netherlands
- Department of Human Genetics, Radboudumc, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Giansante G, Mazzoleni S, Zippo AG, Ponzoni L, Ghilardi A, Maiellano G, Lewerissa E, van Hugte E, Nadif Kasri N, Francolini M, Sala M, Murru L, Bassani S, Passafaro M. Neuronal network activity and connectivity are impaired in a conditional knockout mouse model with PCDH19 mosaic expression. Mol Psychiatry 2023:10.1038/s41380-023-02022-1. [PMID: 36997609 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-023-02022-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/01/2023]
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Mutations in PCDH19 gene, which encodes protocadherin-19 (PCDH19), cause Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy 9 (DEE9). Heterogeneous loss of PCDH19 expression in neurons is considered a key determinant of the disorder; however, how PCDH19 mosaic expression affects neuronal network activity and circuits is largely unclear. Here, we show that the hippocampus of Pcdh19 mosaic mice is characterized by structural and functional synaptic defects and by the presence of PCDH19-negative hyperexcitable neurons. Furthermore, global reduction of network firing rate and increased neuronal synchronization have been observed in different limbic system areas. Finally, network activity analysis in freely behaving mice revealed a decrease in excitatory/inhibitory ratio and functional hyperconnectivity within the limbic system of Pcdh19 mosaic mice. Altogether, these results indicate that altered PCDH19 expression profoundly affects circuit wiring and functioning, and provide new key to interpret DEE9 pathogenesis.
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- Institute of Neuroscience, CNR, 20854, Vedano al Lambro, Italy
- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20129, Milano, Italy
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- Institute of Neuroscience, CNR, 20854, Vedano al Lambro, Italy
- NeuroMI Milan Center for Neuroscience, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126, Milano, Italy
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- Institute of Neuroscience, CNR, 20854, Vedano al Lambro, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20129, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20129, Milano, Italy
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- Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Department of Human Genetics, Department of Human Genetics Cognitive Neuroscience, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Department of Human Genetics, Department of Human Genetics Cognitive Neuroscience, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Department of Human Genetics, Department of Human Genetics Cognitive Neuroscience, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20129, Milano, Italy
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- Institute of Neuroscience, CNR, 20854, Vedano al Lambro, Italy
- NeuroMI Milan Center for Neuroscience, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126, Milano, Italy
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- Institute of Neuroscience, CNR, 20854, Vedano al Lambro, Italy.
- NeuroMI Milan Center for Neuroscience, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126, Milano, Italy.
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- Institute of Neuroscience, CNR, 20854, Vedano al Lambro, Italy.
- NeuroMI Milan Center for Neuroscience, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126, Milano, Italy.
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Liu M, Chen Y, Sun M, Du Y, Bai Y, Lei G, Zhang C, Zhang M, Zhang Y, Xi C, Ma Y, Wang G. Auts2 regulated autism-like behavior, glucose metabolism and oxidative stress in mice. Exp Neurol 2023; 361:114298. [PMID: 36525998 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2022.114298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by abnormal social behavior and communication. The autism susceptibility candidate 2 (AUTS2) gene has been associated with multiple neurological diseases, including ASD. Glucose metabolism plays an important role in social behaviors associated with ASD, but the potential role of AUTS2 in glucose metabolism has not been studied. Here, we generated Auts2flox/flox; Emx1Cre+ conditional knockout mice with Auts2 deletion specifically in Exm1-positive neurons in the brain (Auts2-cKO mice) to evaluate the effects of Auts2 knockdown on social behaviors and metabolic pathways. Auts2-cKO mice exhibited ASD-like behaviors, including impaired social interactions and repetitive grooming behaviors. At the molecular level, we found that Auts2 knockdown reduced brain glucose uptake and inhibited the pentose phosphate pathway. Auts2 knockdown also resulted in signs of oxidative stress, and we documented increased levels of reactive oxygen species and malondialdehyde as well as decreased levels of antioxidant molecules, including glutathione and superoxide dismutases in Auts2-cKO mouse brains compared to controls. Finally, Auts2 knockdown significantly disrupted mitochondrial homeostasis and inhibited activity of the SIRT1-SIRT3 axis. Taken together, our findings indicate that loss of AUTS2 expression in Emx1-expressing cells induces multiple changes in metabolic pathways that have been linked to the pathology of ASD. Further characterization of the role of AUTS2 in Emx1-expressing cells in regulating the metabolism of brain neurons may identify opportunities to treat ASD and AUTS2-deficiency disorders with metabolism-targeted therapies.
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- Min Liu
- Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China.
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Wang J, Wang Z, Dai L, Zhu X, Guan X, Wang J, Li J, Zhang M, Bai Y, Guo H. Supt16 Haploinsufficiency Impairs PI3K/AKT/mTOR/Autophagy Pathway in Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Derived Neural Stem Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24033035. [PMID: 36769360 PMCID: PMC9917370 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24033035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Revised: 01/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The maintenance of neural stem cells (NSCs) plays a critical role in neurodevelopment and has been implicated in neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). However, the underlying mechanisms linking defective human neural stem cell self-renewal to NDDs remain undetermined. Our previous study found that Supt16 haploinsufficiency causes cognitive and social behavior deficits by disrupting the stemness maintenance of NSCs in mice. However, its effects and underlying mechanisms have not been elucidated in human neural stem cells (hNSCs). Here, we generated Supt16+/- induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and induced them into hNSCs. The results revealed that Supt16 heterozygous hNSCs exhibit impaired proliferation, cell cycle arrest, and increased apoptosis. As the RNA-seq analysis showed, Supt16 haploinsufficiency inhibited the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway, leading to rising autophagy, and further resulted in the dysregulated expression of multiple proteins related to cell proliferation and apoptotic process. Furthermore, the suppression of Supt16 heterozygous hNSC self-renewal caused by autophagy activation could be rescued by MHY1485 treatment or reproduced in rapamycin-treated hNSCs. Thus, our results showed that Supt16 was essential for hNSC self-renewal and its haploinsufficiency led to cell cycle arrest, impaired cell proliferation, and increased apoptosis of hNSCs by regulating the PI3K/AKT/mTOR/autophagy pathway. These provided a new insight to understand the causality between the Supt16 heterozygous NSCs and NDDs in humans.
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- Correspondence: (Y.B.); (H.G.); Tel./Fax: +86-23-68771367 (H.G.)
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- Correspondence: (Y.B.); (H.G.); Tel./Fax: +86-23-68771367 (H.G.)
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Ford TJL, Jeon BT, Lee H, Kim WY. Dendritic spine and synapse pathology in chromatin modifier-associated autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability. Front Mol Neurosci 2023; 15:1048713. [PMID: 36743289 PMCID: PMC9892461 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2022.1048713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Formation of dendritic spine and synapse is an essential final step of brain wiring to establish functional communication in the developing brain. Recent findings have displayed altered dendritic spine and synapse morphogenesis, plasticity, and related molecular mechanisms in animal models and post-mortem human brains of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID). Many genes and proteins are shown to be associated with spines and synapse development, and therefore neurodevelopmental disorders. In this review, however, particular attention will be given to chromatin modifiers such as AT-Rich Interactive Domain 1B (ARID1B), KAT8 regulatory non-specific lethal (NSL) complex subunit 1 (KANSL1), and WD Repeat Domain 5 (WDR5) which are among strong susceptibility factors for ASD and ID. Emerging evidence highlights the critical status of these chromatin remodeling molecules in dendritic spine morphogenesis and synaptic functions. Molecular and cellular insights of ARID1B, KANSL1, and WDR5 will integrate into our current knowledge in understanding and interpreting the pathogenesis of ASD and ID. Modulation of their activities or levels may be an option for potential therapeutic treatment strategies for these neurodevelopmental conditions.
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Huang KC, Gomes C, Shiga Y, Belforte N, VanderWall KB, Lavekar SS, Fligor CM, Harkin J, Di Polo A, Meyer JS. Autophagy disruption reduces mTORC1 activation leading to retinal ganglion cell neurodegeneration associated with glaucoma. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.01.04.522687. [PMID: 36711831 PMCID: PMC9881969 DOI: 10.1101/2023.01.04.522687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Autophagy dysfunction has been associated with several neurodegenerative diseases including glaucoma, characterized by the degeneration of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). However, the mechanisms by which autophagy dysfunction promotes RGC damage remain unclear. Here, we hypothesized that perturbation of the autophagy pathway results in increased autophagic demand, thereby downregulating signaling through mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1), a negative regulator of autophagy, contributing to the degeneration of RGCs. We identified an impairment of autophagic-lysosomal degradation and decreased mTORC1 signaling via activation of the stress sensor adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK), along with subsequent neurodegeneration in RGCs differentiated from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) with a glaucoma-associated variant of Optineurin (OPTN-E50K). Similarly, the microbead occlusion model of glaucoma resulting in ocular hypertension also exhibited autophagy disruption and mTORC1 downregulation. Pharmacological inhibition of mTORC1 in hPSC-derived RGCs recapitulated disease-related neurodegenerative phenotypes in otherwise healthy RGCs, while the mTOR-independent induction of autophagy reduced protein accumulation and restored neurite outgrowth in diseased OPTN-E50K RGCs. Taken together, these results highlight an important balance between autophagy and mTORC1 signaling essential for RGC homeostasis, while disruption to these pathways contributes to neurodegenerative features in glaucoma, providing a potential therapeutic target to prevent neurodegeneration.
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- Kang-Chieh Huang
- Department of Biology, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis IN USA
- Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis IN USA
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- Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis IN USA
- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis IN USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis IN USA
- Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis IN USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis IN USA
- Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis IN USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis IN USA
- Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis IN USA
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- Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis IN USA
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis IN USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis IN USA
- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis IN USA
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis IN USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis IN USA
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Kurishev AO, Karpov DS, Nadolinskaia NI, Goncharenko AV, Golimbet VE. CRISPR/Cas-Based Approaches to Study Schizophrenia and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 24:ijms24010241. [PMID: 36613684 PMCID: PMC9820593 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The study of diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) at the molecular level is challenging because of the complexity of neural circuits and the huge number of specialized cell types. Moreover, genomic association studies have revealed the complex genetic architecture of schizophrenia and other genetically determined mental disorders. Investigating such complex genetic architecture to decipher the molecular basis of CNS pathologies requires the use of high-throughput models such as cells and their derivatives. The time is coming for high-throughput genetic technologies based on CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat)/Cas systems to manipulate multiple genomic targets. CRISPR/Cas systems provide the desired complexity, versatility, and flexibility to create novel genetic tools capable of both altering the DNA sequence and affecting its function at higher levels of genetic information flow. CRISPR/Cas tools make it possible to find and investigate the intricate relationship between the genotype and phenotype of neuronal cells. The purpose of this review is to discuss innovative CRISPR-based approaches for studying the molecular mechanisms of CNS pathologies using cellular models.
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- Mental Health Research Center, Kashirskoe sh. 34, 115522 Moscow, Russia
- Center for Precision Genome Editing and Genetic Technologies for Biomedicine, Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilov str. 32, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Fundamentals of Biotechnology Federal Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071 Moscow, Russia
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Fundamentals of Biotechnology Federal Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071 Moscow, Russia
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- Mental Health Research Center, Kashirskoe sh. 34, 115522 Moscow, Russia
- Correspondence:
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Soutar MPM, Melandri D, O’Callaghan B, Annuario E, Monaghan AE, Welsh NJ, D’Sa K, Guelfi S, Zhang D, Pittman A, Trabzuni D, Verboven AHA, Pan KS, Kia DA, Bictash M, Gandhi S, Houlden H, Cookson MR, Kasri NN, Wood NW, Singleton AB, Hardy J, Whiting PJ, Blauwendraat C, Whitworth AJ, Manzoni C, Ryten M, Lewis PA, Plun-Favreau H. Regulation of mitophagy by the NSL complex underlies genetic risk for Parkinson's disease at 16q11.2 and MAPT H1 loci. Brain 2022; 145:4349-4367. [PMID: 36074904 PMCID: PMC9762952 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awac325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Parkinson's disease is a common incurable neurodegenerative disease. The identification of genetic variants via genome-wide association studies has considerably advanced our understanding of the Parkinson's disease genetic risk. Understanding the functional significance of the risk loci is now a critical step towards translating these genetic advances into an enhanced biological understanding of the disease. Impaired mitophagy is a key causative pathway in familial Parkinson's disease, but its relevance to idiopathic Parkinson's disease is unclear. We used a mitophagy screening assay to evaluate the functional significance of risk genes identified through genome-wide association studies. We identified two new regulators of PINK1-dependent mitophagy initiation, KAT8 and KANSL1, previously shown to modulate lysine acetylation. These findings suggest PINK1-mitophagy is a contributing factor to idiopathic Parkinson's disease. KANSL1 is located on chromosome 17q21 where the risk associated gene has long been considered to be MAPT. While our data do not exclude a possible association between the MAPT gene and Parkinson's disease, they provide strong evidence that KANSL1 plays a crucial role in the disease. Finally, these results enrich our understanding of physiological events regulating mitophagy and establish a novel pathway for drug targeting in neurodegeneration.
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- Marc P M Soutar
- Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK
- Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) Collaborative Research Network, Chevy Chase, MD, USA
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King’s College, London, UK
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- UCL Alzheimer’s Research UK, Drug Discovery Institute, London, UK
- UCL Dementia Research Institute, London, UK
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) Collaborative Research Network, Chevy Chase, MD, USA
- Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
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- NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK
- Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) Collaborative Research Network, Chevy Chase, MD, USA
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- Genetics Research Centre, Molecular and Clinical Sciences, St Georges University, London, UK
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- Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboudumc, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Radboudumc, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) Collaborative Research Network, Chevy Chase, MD, USA
- Department of Clinical and Movement Neuroscience, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- UCL Alzheimer’s Research UK, Drug Discovery Institute, London, UK
- UCL Dementia Research Institute, London, UK
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- Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) Collaborative Research Network, Chevy Chase, MD, USA
- Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
- Department of Clinical and Movement Neuroscience, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboudumc, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Radboudumc, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) Collaborative Research Network, Chevy Chase, MD, USA
- Department of Clinical and Movement Neuroscience, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias, National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK
- Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) Collaborative Research Network, Chevy Chase, MD, USA
- UCL Dementia Research Institute, London, UK
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- UCL Alzheimer’s Research UK, Drug Discovery Institute, London, UK
- UCL Dementia Research Institute, London, UK
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias, National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, UCL School of Pharmacy, London, UK
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- Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) Collaborative Research Network, Chevy Chase, MD, USA
- NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre, University College London, London, UK
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK
- Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) Collaborative Research Network, Chevy Chase, MD, USA
- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, LondonUK
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- Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK
- Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) Collaborative Research Network, Chevy Chase, MD, USA
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FDA-Approved Kinase Inhibitors in Preclinical and Clinical Trials for Neurological Disorders. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2022; 15:ph15121546. [PMID: 36558997 PMCID: PMC9784968 DOI: 10.3390/ph15121546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Cancers and neurological disorders are two major types of diseases. We previously developed a new concept termed "Aberrant Cell Cycle Diseases" (ACCD), revealing that these two diseases share a common mechanism of aberrant cell cycle re-entry. The aberrant cell cycle re-entry is manifested as kinase/oncogene activation and tumor suppressor inactivation, which are hallmarks of both tumor growth in cancers and neuronal death in neurological disorders. Therefore, some cancer therapies (e.g., kinase inhibition, tumor suppressor elevation) can be leveraged for neurological treatments. The United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has so far approved 74 kinase inhibitors, with numerous other kinase inhibitors in clinical trials, mostly for the treatment of cancers. In contrast, there are dire unmet needs of FDA-approved drugs for neurological treatments, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), ischemic stroke (IS), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and others. In this review, we list these 74 FDA-approved kinase-targeted drugs and identify those that have been reported in preclinical and/or clinical trials for neurological disorders, with a purpose of discussing the feasibility and applicability of leveraging these cancer drugs (FDA-approved kinase inhibitors) for neurological treatments.
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Lu R, Zhang L, Yang X. Interaction between autophagy and the NLRP3 inflammasome in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 14:1018848. [PMID: 36262883 PMCID: PMC9574200 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.1018848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Autophagy degrades phagocytosed damaged organelles, misfolded proteins, and various pathogens through lysosomes as an essential way to maintain cellular homeostasis. Autophagy is a tightly regulated cellular self-degradation process that plays a crucial role in maintaining normal cellular function and homeostasis in the body. The NLRP3 inflammasome in neuroinflammation is a vital recognition receptor in innate cellular immunity, sensing external invading pathogens and endogenous stimuli and further triggering inflammatory responses. The NLRP3 inflammasome forms an inflammatory complex by recognizing DAMPS or PAMPS, and its activation triggers caspase-1-mediated cleavage of pro-IL-1β and pro-IL-18 to promote the inflammatory response. In recent years, it has been reported that there is a complex interaction between autophagy and neuroinflammation. Strengthening autophagy can regulate the expression of NLRP3 inflammasome to reduce neuroinflammation in neurodegenerative disease and protect neurons. However, the related mechanism is not entirely clear. The formation of protein aggregates is one of the standard features of Neurodegenerative diseases. A large number of toxic protein aggregates can induce inflammation. In theory, activation of the autophagy pathway can remove the potential toxicity of protein aggregates and delay the progression of the disease. This article aims to review recent research on the interaction of autophagy, NLRP3 inflammasome, and protein aggregates in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD), analyze the mechanism and provide theoretical references for further research in the future.
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- Ranran Lu
- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Ürümqi, China
- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Neurological Disease Research, Ürümqi, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Ürümqi, China
- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Neurological Disease Research, Ürümqi, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Ürümqi, China
- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Neurological Disease Research, Ürümqi, China
- *Correspondence: Xinling Yang,
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Yang D, Yin R, Lei Q, Zhu J, Nan S, Ma N, Zhu H, Chen J, Han L, Ding M, Ding Y. Baicalin alleviates endometrial inflammatory injury through regulation of tight junction proteins. Food Funct 2022; 13:6522-6533. [PMID: 35640273 DOI: 10.1039/d2fo00594h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Endometritis is the foremost reason for reduced reproductive performance, which impedes the establishment of pregnancy in ruminants. Baicalin is extensively acknowledged as a tocolytic drug. However, the preventive effect of baicalin on endometrial inflammatory injury remains unclear. The present study aimed to determine the potential benefits of baicalin on endometrial inflammatory injury in animal and cellular models. The results showed that baicalin alleviated the impairment of tight junctions (TJs) and inflammation in the endometrium induced by LPS treatment. Baicalin increased claudin 3 (CLDN3) and tight junction protein 1 (TJP1) levels in a dose-dependent manner in endometrial epithelial cells (EECs) accompanied by autophagy activation with or without LPS treatment. Immunofluorescence staining revealed that baicalin pretreatment prompted MAP1LC3B-positive structures to surround TJ proteins in the cytoplasm and decreased the abnormal aggregation of CLDN3 and TJP1 in the cytosol of EECs. Activation or blockage of autophagy using pharmacologic methods affected the redistribution of TJ proteins by baicalin pretreatment with LPS treatment. The role of autophagy in the modulation of TJ proteins was also confirmed by ATG7 and TFEB overexpression, as evidenced by accelerated redistribution of CLDN3 and TJP1 from the EEC cytosol to the membrane and a loss of membranous CLDN2 in EECs. These data demonstrate that baicalin influences the redistribution of TJ proteins to maintain the barrier function during LPS-induced endometrial inflammatory injury by regulating autophagy and provides a new therapeutic to potentially prevent embryo loss and endometritis.
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- Diqi Yang
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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Gasparotto M, Lee YS, Palazzi A, Vacca M, Filippini F. Nuclear and Cytoplasmatic Players in Mitochondria-Related CNS Disorders: Chromatin Modifications and Subcellular Trafficking. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12050625. [PMID: 35625553 PMCID: PMC9138954 DOI: 10.3390/biom12050625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Aberrant mitochondrial phenotypes are common to many central nervous system (CNS) disorders, including neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental diseases. Mitochondrial function and homeostasis depend on proper control of several biological processes such as chromatin remodeling and transcriptional control, post-transcriptional events, vesicle and organelle subcellular trafficking, fusion, and morphogenesis. Mutation or impaired regulation of major players that orchestrate such processes can disrupt cellular and mitochondrial dynamics, contributing to neurological disorders. The first part of this review provides an overview of a functional relationship between chromatin players and mitochondria. Specifically, we relied on specific monogenic CNS disorders which share features with mitochondrial diseases. On the other hand, subcellular trafficking is coordinated directly or indirectly through evolutionarily conserved domains and proteins that regulate the dynamics of membrane compartments and organelles, including mitochondria. Among these “building blocks”, longin domains and small GTPases are involved in autophagy and mitophagy, cell reshaping, and organelle fusion. Impairments in those processes significantly impact CNS as well and are discussed in the second part of the review. Hopefully, in filling the functional gap between the nucleus and cytoplasmic organelles new routes for therapy could be disclosed.
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- Matteo Gasparotto
- Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology Unit, Department of Biology, University of Padua, Via Ugo Bassi 58/B, 35131 Padua, Italy;
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- Institute of Genetics and Biophysics “A. Buzzati Traverso”, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino, 111, 80131 Naples, Italy; (Y.-S.L.); (A.P.); (M.V.)
- Pharmacology Division, Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Via Pansini 5, Building 19 (Biological Tower), 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Genetics and Biophysics “A. Buzzati Traverso”, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino, 111, 80131 Naples, Italy; (Y.-S.L.); (A.P.); (M.V.)
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- Institute of Genetics and Biophysics “A. Buzzati Traverso”, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino, 111, 80131 Naples, Italy; (Y.-S.L.); (A.P.); (M.V.)
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- Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology Unit, Department of Biology, University of Padua, Via Ugo Bassi 58/B, 35131 Padua, Italy;
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Li T, Lu D, Yao C, Li T, Dong H, Li Z, Xu G, Chen J, Zhang H, Yi X, Zhu H, Liu G, Wen K, Zhao H, Gao J, Zhang Y, Han Q, Li T, Zhang W, Zhao J, Li T, Bai Z, Song M, He X, Zhou T, Xia Q, Li A, Pan X. Kansl1 haploinsufficiency impairs autophagosome-lysosome fusion and links autophagic dysfunction with Koolen-de Vries syndrome in mice. Nat Commun 2022; 13:931. [PMID: 35177641 PMCID: PMC8854428 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28613-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Koolen-de Vries syndrome (KdVS) is a rare disorder caused by haploinsufficiency of KAT8 regulatory NSL complex subunit 1 (KANSL1), which is characterized by intellectual disability, heart failure, hypotonia, and congenital malformations. To date, no effective treatment has been found for KdVS, largely due to its unknown pathogenesis. Using siRNA screening, we identified KANSL1 as an essential gene for autophagy. Mechanistic study shows that KANSL1 modulates autophagosome-lysosome fusion for cargo degradation via transcriptional regulation of autophagosomal gene, STX17. Kansl1+/− mice exhibit impairment in the autophagic clearance of damaged mitochondria and accumulation of reactive oxygen species, thereby resulting in defective neuronal and cardiac functions. Moreover, we discovered that the FDA-approved drug 13-cis retinoic acid can reverse these mitophagic defects and neurobehavioral abnormalities in Kansl1+/− mice by promoting autophagosome-lysosome fusion. Hence, these findings demonstrate a critical role for KANSL1 in autophagy and indicate a potentially viable therapeutic strategy for KdVS. Here the authors show that the Koolen-de Vries syndrome associated gene KANSL1 modulates autophagosome-lysosome fusion via transcriptional regulation of autophagosomal gene Syntaxin17, and that 13-cis retinoic acid can reverses mitophagic defects and neurobehavioural abnormalities of mice lacking Kansl1.
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- Ting Li
- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China.,Nanhu Laboratory, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China.,Nanhu Laboratory, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- Nanhu Laboratory, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China.,State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China.,Military Institute of Chinese Materia, the Fifth Medical Centre of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China.,Nanhu Laboratory, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China.,Nanhu Laboratory, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China.,School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Experimental Haematology, the Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China.,Nanhu Laboratory, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China.,Nanhu Laboratory, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Military Institute of Chinese Materia, the Fifth Medical Centre of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Nanhu Laboratory, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China.,State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China.,Nanhu Laboratory, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China. .,Nanhu Laboratory, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China. .,Nanhu Laboratory, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China. .,School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China. .,Nanhu Laboratory, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China. .,School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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Functional Characterization of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Models of the Brain with Microelectrode Arrays. Cells 2021; 11:cells11010106. [PMID: 35011667 PMCID: PMC8750870 DOI: 10.3390/cells11010106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC)-derived neuron cultures have emerged as models of electrical activity in the human brain. Microelectrode arrays (MEAs) measure changes in the extracellular electric potential of cell cultures or tissues and enable the recording of neuronal network activity. MEAs have been applied to both human subjects and hPSC-derived brain models. Here, we review the literature on the functional characterization of hPSC-derived two- and three-dimensional brain models with MEAs and examine their network function in physiological and pathological contexts. We also summarize MEA results from the human brain and compare them to the literature on MEA recordings of hPSC-derived brain models. MEA recordings have shown network activity in two-dimensional hPSC-derived brain models that is comparable to the human brain and revealed pathology-associated changes in disease models. Three-dimensional hPSC-derived models such as brain organoids possess a more relevant microenvironment, tissue architecture and potential for modeling the network activity with more complexity than two-dimensional models. hPSC-derived brain models recapitulate many aspects of network function in the human brain and provide valid disease models, but certain advancements in differentiation methods, bioengineering and available MEA technology are needed for these approaches to reach their full potential.
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Decet M, Verstreken P. Presynaptic Autophagy and the Connection With Neurotransmission. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:790721. [PMID: 34988081 PMCID: PMC8722708 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.790721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Autophagy is an evolutionary conserved catabolic pathway essential for the maintenance of cellular homeostasis. Defective proteins and organelles are engulfed by autophagosomal membranes which fuse with lysosomes for cargo degradation. In neurons, the orchestrated progression of autophagosome formation and maturation occurs in distinct subcellular compartments. For synapses, the distance from the soma and the oxidative stress generated during intense neuronal activity pose a challenge to maintain protein homeostasis. Autophagy constitutes a crucial mechanism for proper functioning of this unique and vulnerable cellular compartment. We are now beginning to understand how autophagy is regulated at pre-synaptic terminals and how this pathway, when imbalanced, impacts on synaptic function and -ultimately- neuronal survival. We review here the current state of the art of "synaptic autophagy", with an emphasis on the biogenesis of autophagosomes at the pre-synaptic compartment. We provide an overview of the existing knowledge on the signals inducing autophagy at synapses, highlight the interplay between autophagy and neurotransmission, and provide perspectives for future research.
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- Marianna Decet
- VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, Leuven, Belgium
- KU Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, Mission Lucidity, Leuven, Belgium
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- VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, Leuven, Belgium
- KU Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, Mission Lucidity, Leuven, Belgium
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Deng Z, Zhou X, Lu JH, Yue Z. Autophagy deficiency in neurodevelopmental disorders. Cell Biosci 2021; 11:214. [PMID: 34920755 PMCID: PMC8684077 DOI: 10.1186/s13578-021-00726-x] [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: 11/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Autophagy is a cell self-digestion pathway through lysosome and plays a critical role in maintaining cellular homeostasis and cytoprotection. Characterization of autophagy related genes in cell and animal models reveals diverse physiological functions of autophagy in various cell types and tissues. In central nervous system, by recycling injured organelles and misfolded protein complexes or aggregates, autophagy is integrated into synaptic functions of neurons and subjected to distinct regulation in presynaptic and postsynaptic neuronal compartments. A plethora of studies have shown the neuroprotective function of autophagy in major neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), Huntington’s disease (HD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Recent human genetic and genomic evidence has demonstrated an emerging, significant role of autophagy in human brain development and prevention of spectrum of neurodevelopmental disorders. Here we will review the evidence demonstrating the causal link of autophagy deficiency to congenital brain diseases, the mechanism whereby autophagy functions in neurodevelopment, and therapeutic potential of autophagy.
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- Zhiqiang Deng
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, 999078, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA.,Department of Geriatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, 999078, China.
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- Department of Neurology, The Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
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