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Ohira K. Localization of truncated TrkB and co-expression with full-length TrkB in the cerebral cortex of adult mice. Neuropeptides 2024; 104:102411. [PMID: 38335799 DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2024.102411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
Abstract
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), one of the neurotrophins, and its specific receptor TrkB, are abundantly distributed in the central nervous system (CNS) and have a variety of biological effects, such as neural survival, neurite elongation, neural differentiation, and enhancing synaptic functions. Currently, there are two TrkB subtypes: full-length TrkB (TrkB-FL), which has a tyrosine kinase in the intracellular domain, and TrkB-T1, which is a tyrosine kinase-deficient form. While TrkB-FL is a typical tyrosine kinase receptor, TrkB-T1 is a main form expressed in the CNS of adult mammals, but its function is unknown. In this study, we performed fluorescent staining of the cerebral cortex of adult mice, by using TrkB-T1 antiserum and various antibodies of marker molecules for neurons and glial cells. We found that TrkB-T1 was expressed not only in neurons but also in astrocytes. In contrast, little expression of TrkB-T1 was found in oligodendrocytes and microglia. TrkB-T1 was expressed in almost all of the cells expressing TrkB-FL, indicating the direct interaction between TrkB subtypes. These findings suggest that a part of various functions of BDNF-TrkB signaling might be due to the interaction and cellular localization of TrkB subtypes in the cerebral cortex.
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- Koji Ohira
- Laboratory of Nutritional Brain Science, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, 6-46 Ikebiraki, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8558, Japan.
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Zhang F, Chen J, Li Y, Ye J, Wang C. Neuronal Scaffold Protein ARMS Interacts with Synaptotagmin-4 C2AB through the Ankyrin Repeat Domain with an Unexpected Mode. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:16993. [PMID: 38069318 PMCID: PMC10707181 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242316993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/26/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
Abstract
The ankyrin repeat-rich membrane spanning (ARMS), a transmembrane neuronal scaffold protein, plays a fundamental role in neuronal physiology, including neuronal development, polarity, differentiation, survival and angiogenesis, through interactions with diverse partners. Previous studies have shown that the ARMS negatively regulates brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) secretion by interacting with Synaptotagmin-4 (Syt4), thereby affecting neurogenesis and the development and function of the nervous system. However, the molecular mechanisms of the ARMS/Syt4 complex assembly remain unclear. Here, we confirmed that the ARMS directly interacts with Syt4 through its N-terminal ankyrin repeats 1-8. Unexpectedly, both the C2A and C2B domains of Syt4 are necessary for binding with the ARMS. We then combined the predicted complex structural models from AlphaFold2 with systematic biochemical analyses using point mutagenesis to underline the molecular basis of ARMS/Syt4 complex formation and to identify two conserved residues, E15 and W72, of the ARMS, as essential residues mediating the assembly of the complex. Furthermore, we showed that ARMS proteins are unable to interact with Syt1 or Syt3, indicating that the interaction between ARMS and Syt4 is specific. Taken together, the findings from this study provide biochemical details on the interaction between the ARMS and Syt4, thereby offering a biochemical basis for the further understanding of the potential mechanisms and functional implications of the ARMS/Syt4 complex formation, especially with regard to the modulation of BDNF secretion and associated neuropathies.
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- Fa Zhang
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, MOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles & Cellular Dynamics, Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Biomedicine of IHM, Biomedical Sciences and Health Laboratory of Anhui Province, School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, MOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles & Cellular Dynamics, Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Biomedicine of IHM, Biomedical Sciences and Health Laboratory of Anhui Province, School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, MOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles & Cellular Dynamics, Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Biomedicine of IHM, Biomedical Sciences and Health Laboratory of Anhui Province, School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, MOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles & Cellular Dynamics, Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Biomedicine of IHM, Biomedical Sciences and Health Laboratory of Anhui Province, School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, MOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles & Cellular Dynamics, Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Biomedicine of IHM, Biomedical Sciences and Health Laboratory of Anhui Province, School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China
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Klein M, Failla AV, Hermey G. Internally tagged Vps10p-domain receptors reveal uptake of the neurotrophin BDNF. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:105216. [PMID: 37660918 PMCID: PMC10540051 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105216] [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: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023] Open
Abstract
The Vps10p-domain (Vps10p-D) receptor family consists of Sortilin, SorLA, SorCS1, SorCS2, and SorCS3. They mediate internalization and intracellular sorting of specific cargo in various cell types, but underlying molecular determinants are incompletely understood. Deciphering the dynamic intracellular itineraries of Vps10p-D receptors is crucial for understanding their role in physiological and cytopathological processes. However, studying their spatial and temporal dynamics by live imaging has been challenging so far, as terminal tagging with fluorophores presumably impedes several of their protein interactions and thus functions. Here, we addressed the lack of appropriate tools and developed functional versions of all family members internally tagged in their ectodomains. We predict folding of the newly designed receptors by bioinformatics and show their exit from the endoplasmic reticulum. We examined their subcellular localization in immortalized cells and primary cultured neurons by immunocytochemistry and live imaging. This was, as far as known, identical to that of wt counterparts. We observed homodimerization of fluorophore-tagged SorCS2 by coimmunoprecipitation and fluorescence lifetime imaging, suggesting functional leucine-rich domains. Through ligand uptake experiments, live imaging and fluorescence lifetime imaging, we show for the first time that all Vps10p-D receptors interact with the neurotrophin brain-derived neurotrophic factor and mediate its uptake, indicating functionality of the Vps10p-Ds. In summary, we developed versions of all Vps10p-D receptors, with internal fluorophore tags that preserve several functions of the cytoplasmic and extracellular domains. These newly developed fluorophore-tagged receptors are likely to serve as powerful functional tools for accurate live studies of the individual cellular functions of Vps10p-D receptors.
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- Marcel Klein
- Institute for Molecular and Cellular Cognition, Center for Molecular Neurobiology Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Institute for Molecular and Cellular Cognition, Center for Molecular Neurobiology Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
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Arévalo JC, Deogracias R. Mechanisms Controlling the Expression and Secretion of BDNF. Biomolecules 2023; 13:biom13050789. [PMID: 37238659 DOI: 10.3390/biom13050789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Brain-derived nerve factor (BDNF), through TrkB receptor activation, is an important modulator for many different physiological and pathological functions in the nervous system. Among them, BDNF plays a crucial role in the development and correct maintenance of brain circuits and synaptic plasticity as well as in neurodegenerative diseases. The proper functioning of the central nervous system depends on the available BDNF concentrations, which are tightly regulated at transcriptional and translational levels but also by its regulated secretion. In this review we summarize the new advances regarding the molecular players involved in BDNF release. In addition, we will address how changes of their levels or function in these proteins have a great impact in those functions modulated by BDNF under physiological and pathological conditions.
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- Juan Carlos Arévalo
- Department of Cell Biology and Pathology, Institute of Neurosciences of Castille and Leon (INCyL), University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology and Pathology, Institute of Neurosciences of Castille and Leon (INCyL), University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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Huang Y, Peng D, Geng H, Dai Y, Jiang H, Zhang X. Expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in rapid ejaculator rats: A further study. Andrologia 2021; 53:e14134. [PMID: 34101873 DOI: 10.1111/and.14134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Limited evidence has indicated that brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) may be involved in the neurobiology of premature ejaculation (PE). This study aimed to investigate BDNF levels in the central and peripheral nervous systems of a rapid ejaculation model. Eighteen male rats were selected and classified as 'sluggish', 'normal' and 'rapid' ejaculators on the basis of ejaculation frequency during copulatory behavioural tests. BDNF levels in specific brain regions, spinal cord and serum were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Consistent with the results in PE patients, the concentration of serum BDNF decreased significantly from the sluggish rats to normal and rapid rats. Besides, in both brain regions and spinal cord, the sluggish group had the highest BDNF levels, while the rapid group had the lowest BDNF levels. Regression analyses of the expression of BDNF presented positive correlations between serum and brain (r = 0.958, p < .001), and between serum and spinal cord (r = 0.967, p < .001) respectively. Our findings suggested insufficient BDNF in the nervous system and serum may lead to rapid ejaculation. The current study adds to the evidence that BDNF is involved in the regulation of ejaculation.
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- Yuanyuan Huang
- Department of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Medicine Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Andrology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Andrology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.,Department of Human Sperm Bank, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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Prominent Postsynaptic and Dendritic Exocytosis of Endogenous BDNF Vesicles in BDNF-GFP Knock-in Mice. Mol Neurobiol 2019; 56:6833-6855. [DOI: 10.1007/s12035-019-1551-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Notaras M, van den Buuse M. Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF): Novel Insights into Regulation and Genetic Variation. Neuroscientist 2018; 25:434-454. [DOI: 10.1177/1073858418810142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Since its discovery, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has spawned a literature that now spans 35 years of research. While all neurotrophins share considerable overlap in sequence homology and their processing, BDNF has become the most widely studied neurotrophin because of its broad roles in brain homeostasis, health, and disease. Although research on BDNF has produced thousands of articles, there remain numerous long-standing questions on aspects of BDNF molecular biology and signaling. Here we provide a comprehensive review, including both a historical narrative and a forward-looking perspective on advances in the actions of BDNF within the brain. We specifically review BDNF’s gene structure, peptide composition (including domains, posttranslational modifications and putative motif sites), mechanisms of transport, signaling pathway recruitment, and other recent developments including the functional effects of genetic variation and the discovery of a new BDNF prodomain ligand. This body of knowledge illustrates a highly conserved and complex role for BDNF within the brain, that promotes the idea that the neurotrophin biology of BDNF is diverse and that any disease involvement is likely to be equally multifarious.
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- Michael Notaras
- Center for Neurogenetics, Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
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- School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Becke A, Müller P, Dordevic M, Lessmann V, Brigadski T, Müller NG. Daily Intermittent Normobaric Hypoxia Over 2 Weeks Reduces BDNF Plasma Levels in Young Adults - A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study. Front Physiol 2018; 9:1337. [PMID: 30327610 PMCID: PMC6174219 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: The results from animal and human research indicate that acute intermittent hypoxia can enhance brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plasma levels and gene expression. As BDNF is known to promote the differentiation of new neurons and the formation of synapses, it has been proposed to mediate adult neuroplasticity. Thus, the present study aimed to analyze the long-term effects of daily intermittent exposure to normobaric hypoxia (simulating high altitude exposure at approximately 4000–5000 m) over 2 weeks on BDNF levels in young adults. Methods: Twenty-eight young adults (age: 19–33 years) were randomized into a hypoxic intervention group (N = 14) or the control group (N = 14). Participants in the intervention group breathed intermittent normobaric hypoxic air at resting conditions (5 min intervals, 80–85% SpO2 measured via a finger pulse oximeter, 12 sessions for 60 min/day for 2 weeks) via a hypoxic generator. BDNF plasma and serum levels were determined at baseline and at 2 weeks after intervention using sandwich ELISAs. Results: After 2 weeks of daily intermittent hypoxic treatment (IHT), we found a significant group x time interaction effect for BDNF plasma levels based on a significant decrease in BDNF levels in the hypoxia group. Conclusion: Our results demonstrate that daily intermittent administration of hypoxic air has a significant effect on BDNF regulation in healthy young adults. Contrary to other results reporting an increase in BDNF levels under hypoxic conditions, the present data suggest that hypoxic treatment using intensive IHT can reduce BDNF plasma levels for at least 2 weeks. This finding indicates that the daily application of hypoxic air is too frequent for the aimed physiological response, namely, an increase in BDNF levels.
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- Andreas Becke
- Institute of Cognitive Neurology and Dementia Research, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.,Neuroprotection Laboratory, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Magdeburg, Germany
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- Neuroprotection Laboratory, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Magdeburg, Germany
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- Neuroprotection Laboratory, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Magdeburg, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.,Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.,Informatics and Microsystem Technology, University of Applied Sciences, Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Neuroprotection Laboratory, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Magdeburg, Germany.,Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences, Magdeburg, Germany
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Brigadski T, Lichtenecker P, Lessmann V. Recording Activity-Dependent Release of BDNF from Hippocampal Neurons. BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR (BDNF) 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/7657_2018_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Fukumitsu H, Takase-Yoden S, Furukawa S, Nemoto K, Ikeda T, Watanabe R. Implantation of BDNF-Producing Packaging Cells into Brain. Cell Transplant 2017. [DOI: 10.3727/000000002783985657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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In order to invent a screening system to check in vivo gene function and the efficiency of gene transfer mediated by a retroviral vector system, we established a novel packaging cell, PacC6/A8, that is transplantable to rat brains. The packaging cell is based on the gene of the neuropatogenic retrovirus, A8-V. For expression in the brain, a vector that expresses brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) tagged by c-Myc-His6 (LxA/bdmh) was constructed. After transfection of LxA/bdmh to PacC6/A8, a cloned cell line, PacC6/ A8/bmh, was established. PacC6/A8/bmh cells stably produced pseudotyped retroviruses carrying LxA/ bdmh. For a control, a retroviral vector that bears the gene that codes enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) tagged by C-Mic-His6 was also created and used for the establishment of PacC6/A8/gfmh cells that produce pseudotyped retroviruses carrying LxA/gfmh. PacC6/A8/bmh and PacC6/A8/gfmh cells were injected to the brain of newborn rats. A tumor was formed in all the rats injected that did not exhibit any symptoms until 3–4 weeks after the injection. A histological study of the injected rats revealed that the transferred BDNF gene was expressed in the brain of rats injected with PacC6/A8/bmh cells, but not in rats with PacC6/A8/gfmh cells. Interestingly, many activated microglia had migrated into the tumor induced by PacC6/A8/bmh cells, and expressed a high amount of BDNF.
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- Hidefumi Fukumitsu
- Institute of Life Science, Soka University, Tangi-cho 1-236, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-8577, Japan
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- Institute of Life Science, Soka University, Tangi-cho 1-236, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-8577, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Mitahora-higashi, Gifu 502-8585, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan
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- Institute of Life Science, Soka University, Tangi-cho 1-236, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-8577, Japan
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- Institute of Life Science, Soka University, Tangi-cho 1-236, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-8577, Japan
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Robinson BJ, Stanisavljevic B, Silverman MA, Scalettar BA. Stochastic Subcellular Organization of Dense-Core Vesicles Revealed by Point Pattern Analysis. Biophys J 2017; 111:852-863. [PMID: 27558728 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2016.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Revised: 06/20/2016] [Accepted: 07/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Dense-core vesicles (DCVs) are regulated secretory organelles found in many types of neurons. In neurons of the hippocampus, their cargo includes proteins that mediate several pivotal processes, including differentiation and synaptic plasticity. Motivated by interest in DCV distribution and its impact on cargo action, we have used fluorescence microscopy and statistical analysis to develop a quantitative model of the subcellular organization of DCVs in hippocampal neurons that are spontaneously active (their most prevalent state). We also have tested the functionally motivated hypothesis that these organelles are synaptically enriched. Variance-to-mean ratio, frequency distribution, and Moran's autocorrelation analyses reveal that DCV distribution along shafts, and within synapses, follows Poisson statistics, establishing that stochastically dictated organization sustains cargo function. Occupancy in boutons exceeds that at nearby extrasynaptic axonal sites by approximately threefold, revealing significant local presynaptic enrichment. Widespread stochastic organization is consistent with the emerging functional importance of synaptically and extrasynaptically localized DCVs. Presynaptic enrichment is consistent with the established importance of protecting presynaptic sites from depletion of DCV cargo. These results enhance understanding of the link between DCV organization and mechanisms of cargo action, and they reinforce the emerging theme that randomness is a prevalent aspect of synaptic organization and composition.
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- Benjamin J Robinson
- Department of Physics, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon; Department of Mathematics, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon; Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon.
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Hinckelmann MV, Virlogeux A, Niehage C, Poujol C, Choquet D, Hoflack B, Zala D, Saudou F. Self-propelling vesicles define glycolysis as the minimal energy machinery for neuronal transport. Nat Commun 2016; 7:13233. [PMID: 27775035 PMCID: PMC5078996 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2016] [Accepted: 09/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The glycolytic enzyme glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) facilitates fast axonal transport in neurons. However, given that GAPDH does not produce ATP, it is unclear whether glycolysis per se is sufficient to propel vesicles. Although many proteins regulating transport have been identified, the molecular composition of transported vesicles in neurons has yet to be fully elucidated. Here we selectively enrich motile vesicles and perform quantitative proteomic analysis. In addition to the expected molecular motors and vesicular proteins, we find an enrichment of all the glycolytic enzymes. Using biochemical approaches and super-resolution microscopy, we observe that most glycolytic enzymes are selectively associated with vesicles and facilitate transport of vesicles in neurons. Finally, we provide evidence that mouse brain vesicles produce ATP from ADP and glucose, and display movement in a reconstituted in vitro transport assay of native vesicles. We conclude that transport of vesicles along microtubules can be autonomous. How neurons produce energy to fuel fast axonal transport is only partially understood. Authors here report that most glycolytic enzymes are enriched in motile vesicles, and such glycolytic machinery can produce ATP autonomously to propel vesicle movement along microtubules in a cell-free assay.
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- María-Victoria Hinckelmann
- Institut Curie, F-91405 Orsay, France.,CNRS, UMR3306, F-91405 Orsay, France.,Inserm, U1005, F-91405 Orsay, France.,Faculté de Médecine, Univ. Paris Sud11, F-94276 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Institut Curie, F-91405 Orsay, France.,CNRS, UMR3306, F-91405 Orsay, France.,Inserm, U1005, F-91405 Orsay, France.,Faculté de Médecine, Univ. Paris Sud11, F-94276 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.,Grenoble Institut des Neurosciences, GIN, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, F-38000 Grenoble, France.,Inserm, U1216, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Biotechnology Center, Technische Universität Dresden, D-01307 Dresden, Germany
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- CNRS, UMR 5297, F-33000 Bordeaux, France.,Interdisciplinary Institute for Neuroscience, IINS, Univ. Bordeaux, F-33077 Bordeaux, France
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- CNRS, UMR 5297, F-33000 Bordeaux, France.,Interdisciplinary Institute for Neuroscience, IINS, Univ. Bordeaux, F-33077 Bordeaux, France
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- Biotechnology Center, Technische Universität Dresden, D-01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Institut Curie, F-91405 Orsay, France.,CNRS, UMR3306, F-91405 Orsay, France.,Inserm, U1005, F-91405 Orsay, France
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- Institut Curie, F-91405 Orsay, France.,CNRS, UMR3306, F-91405 Orsay, France.,Inserm, U1005, F-91405 Orsay, France.,Grenoble Institut des Neurosciences, GIN, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, F-38000 Grenoble, France.,Inserm, U1216, F-38000 Grenoble, France.,CHU Grenoble Alpes, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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Woehlbier U, Colombo A, Saaranen MJ, Pérez V, Ojeda J, Bustos FJ, Andreu CI, Torres M, Valenzuela V, Medinas DB, Rozas P, Vidal RL, Lopez-Gonzalez R, Salameh J, Fernandez-Collemann S, Muñoz N, Matus S, Armisen R, Sagredo A, Palma K, Irrazabal T, Almeida S, Gonzalez-Perez P, Campero M, Gao FB, Henny P, van Zundert B, Ruddock LW, Concha ML, Henriquez JP, Brown RH, Hetz C. ALS-linked protein disulfide isomerase variants cause motor dysfunction. EMBO J 2016; 35:845-65. [PMID: 26869642 PMCID: PMC4972141 DOI: 10.15252/embj.201592224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2015] [Revised: 12/27/2015] [Accepted: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Disturbance of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) proteostasis is a common feature of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Protein disulfide isomerases (PDIs) areERfoldases identified as possibleALSbiomarkers, as well as neuroprotective factors. However, no functional studies have addressed their impact on the disease process. Here, we functionally characterized fourALS-linked mutations recently identified in two majorPDIgenes,PDIA1 andPDIA3/ERp57. Phenotypic screening in zebrafish revealed that the expression of thesePDIvariants induce motor defects associated with a disruption of motoneuron connectivity. Similarly, the expression of mutantPDIs impaired dendritic outgrowth in motoneuron cell culture models. Cellular and biochemical studies identified distinct molecular defects underlying the pathogenicity of thesePDImutants. Finally, targetingERp57 in the nervous system led to severe motor dysfunction in mice associated with a loss of neuromuscular synapses. This study identifiesERproteostasis imbalance as a risk factor forALS, driving initial stages of the disease.
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- Ute Woehlbier
- Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile Program of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Molecular Studies of the Cell, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Universidad Mayor, Santiago, Chile
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- Program of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile Department of Pathological Anatomy, Hospital Clínico, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Biocenter Oulu and Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Millennium Nucleus of Regenerative Biology, Center for Advanced Microscopy (CMA Bio-Bio), Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Millennium Nucleus of Regenerative Biology, Center for Advanced Microscopy (CMA Bio-Bio), Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Faculty of Biological Sciences and Faculty of Medicine, Center for Biomedical Research, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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- Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile Program of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Molecular Studies of the Cell, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile Program of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Molecular Studies of the Cell, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile Program of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Molecular Studies of the Cell, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile Center for Geroscience, Brain Health and Metabolism, Santiago, Chile
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- Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile Program of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Molecular Studies of the Cell, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile Center for Geroscience, Brain Health and Metabolism, Santiago, Chile
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- Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile Program of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Molecular Studies of the Cell, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile Center for Geroscience, Brain Health and Metabolism, Santiago, Chile Neurounion Biomedical Foundation, CENPAR, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile Center for Geroscience, Brain Health and Metabolism, Santiago, Chile Neurounion Biomedical Foundation, CENPAR, Santiago, Chile
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- Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile Center for Geroscience, Brain Health and Metabolism, Santiago, Chile Neurounion Biomedical Foundation, CENPAR, Santiago, Chile
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- Program of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Molecular Studies of the Cell, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Program of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Molecular Studies of the Cell, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile Program of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Molecular Studies of the Cell, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile Program of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Molecular Studies of the Cell, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile Faculty of Medicine, Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Anatomy, Medical School, Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Faculty of Biological Sciences and Faculty of Medicine, Center for Biomedical Research, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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- Biocenter Oulu and Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile Program of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile Center for Geroscience, Brain Health and Metabolism, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Millennium Nucleus of Regenerative Biology, Center for Advanced Microscopy (CMA Bio-Bio), Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile Program of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Molecular Studies of the Cell, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile Center for Geroscience, Brain Health and Metabolism, Santiago, Chile Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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Kronenberg G, Mosienko V, Gertz K, Alenina N, Hellweg R, Klempin F. Increased brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) protein concentrations in mice lacking brain serotonin. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2016; 266:281-4. [PMID: 26100147 DOI: 10.1007/s00406-015-0611-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2015] [Accepted: 06/15/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The interplay between BDNF signaling and the serotonergic system remains incompletely understood. Using a highly sensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, we studied BDNF concentrations in hippocampus and cortex of two mouse models of altered serotonin signaling: tryptophan hydroxylase (Tph)2-deficient (Tph2 (-/-)) mice lacking brain serotonin and serotonin transporter (SERT)-deficient (SERT(-/-)) mice lacking serotonin re-uptake. Surprisingly, hippocampal BDNF was significantly elevated in Tph2 (-/-) mice, whereas no significant changes were observed in SERT(-/-) mice. Furthermore, BDNF levels were increased in the prefrontal cortex of Tph2 (-/-) but not of SERT(-/-) mice. Our results emphasize the interaction between serotonin signaling and BDNF. Complete lack of brain serotonin induces BDNF expression.
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- Golo Kronenberg
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Campus Charité Mitte, Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Research Team 'Cardiovascular Hormones and Peptides', Max-Delbruck-Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC), Robert-Roessle-Str. 10, 13125, Berlin, Germany.,School of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Research Team 'Cardiovascular Hormones and Peptides', Max-Delbruck-Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC), Robert-Roessle-Str. 10, 13125, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Campus Charité Mitte, Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Research Team 'Cardiovascular Hormones and Peptides', Max-Delbruck-Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC), Robert-Roessle-Str. 10, 13125, Berlin, Germany.
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Eckenstaler R, Lessmann V, Brigadski T. CAPS1 effects on intragranular pH and regulation of BDNF release from secretory granules in hippocampal neurons. J Cell Sci 2016; 129:1378-90. [PMID: 26869227 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.178251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Accepted: 02/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The secretory protein brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is assumed to be a key factor for the induction of synaptic plasticity processes in neurons. However, the molecular mechanisms for activity-dependent release of the protein largely remain elusive. Here, we demonstrate the relevance of the priming factor CAPS1 (also known as CADPS) for the maturation and exocytosis of BDNF-containing secretory granules, as well as for neurotransmitter release from synaptic vesicles. Using live-cell imaging and RNA silencing methods, we show that CAPS1 has a previously unrecognized function in regulating the intragranular pH of BDNF-containing secretory granules. Furthermore, our results demonstrate that acute single-cell knockdown of CAPS1 with unaltered expression in neighboring neurons leads to a strong reduction in the number of fusion-competent secretory granules and to a significant decrease of released BDNF following exocytosis in dendrites of CAPS1-deficient neurons. In addition, our results show a reduction in synaptic vesicle turnover after CAPS1 knockdown without affecting the density of active boutons in hippocampal neurons. Thus, our results reveal new functions of endogenous CAPS1 in the BDNF secretory granule life cycle, thereby representing a new mechanism of neuronal plasticity.
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- Robert Eckenstaler
- Institute of Physiology, Medical Faculty, Otto-von-Guericke-University, Magdeburg 39120, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, Medical Faculty, Otto-von-Guericke-University, Magdeburg 39120, Germany Center of Behavioral Brain Sciences (CBBS), Magdeburg 39120, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, Medical Faculty, Otto-von-Guericke-University, Magdeburg 39120, Germany Center of Behavioral Brain Sciences (CBBS), Magdeburg 39120, Germany
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Amyloid-Beta Induced Changes in Vesicular Transport of BDNF in Hippocampal Neurons. Neural Plast 2016; 2016:4145708. [PMID: 26881108 PMCID: PMC4736975 DOI: 10.1155/2016/4145708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2015] [Revised: 11/26/2015] [Accepted: 11/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The neurotrophin brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is an important growth factor in the CNS. Deficits in transport of this secretory protein could underlie neurodegenerative diseases. Investigation of disease-related changes in BDNF transport might provide insights into the cellular mechanism underlying, for example, Alzheimer's disease (AD). To analyze the role of BDNF transport in AD, live cell imaging of fluorescently labeled BDNF was performed in hippocampal neurons of different AD model systems. BDNF and APP colocalized with low incidence in vesicular structures. Anterograde as well as retrograde transport of BDNF vesicles was reduced and these effects were mediated by factors released from hippocampal neurons into the extracellular medium. Transport of BDNF was altered at a very early time point after onset of human APP expression or after acute amyloid-beta(1-42) treatment, while the activity-dependent release of BDNF remained unaffected. Taken together, extracellular cleavage products of APP induced rapid changes in anterograde and retrograde transport of BDNF-containing vesicles while release of BDNF was unaffected by transgenic expression of mutated APP. These early transport deficits might lead to permanently impaired brain functions in the adult brain.
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Yan BJ, Wu ZZ, Chong WH, Li GL. Construction of a plasmid for human brain-derived neurotrophic factor and its effect on retinal pigment epithelial cell viability. Neural Regen Res 2016; 11:1981-1989. [PMID: 28197196 PMCID: PMC5270438 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.197142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Several studies have investigated the protective functions of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in retinitis pigmentosa. However, a BDNF-based therapy for retinitis pigmentosa is not yet available. To develop an efficient treatment for fundus disease, an eukaryotic expression plasmid was generated and used to transfect human 293T cells to assess the expression and bioactivity of BDNF on acute retinal pigment epithelial-19 (ARPE-19) cells, a human retinal epithelial cell line. After 96 hours of co-culture in a Transwell chamber, ARPE-19 cells exposed to BDNF secreted by 293T cells were more viable than ARPE-19 cells not exposed to secreted BDNF. Western blot assay showed that Bax levels were downregulated and that Bcl-2 levels were upregulated in human ARPE-19 cells exposed to BDNF. Furthermore, 293T cells transfected with the BDNF gene steadily secreted the protein. The powerful anti-apoptotic function of this BDNF may be useful for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa and other retinal degenerative diseases.
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- Bo-Jing Yan
- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Key Lab, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Key Lab, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Key Lab, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Key Lab, Beijing, China
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Stenovec M, Lasič E, Božić M, Bobnar ST, Stout RF, Grubišić V, Parpura V, Zorec R. Ketamine Inhibits ATP-Evoked Exocytotic Release of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor from Vesicles in Cultured Rat Astrocytes. Mol Neurobiol 2015; 53:6882-6896. [PMID: 26660497 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-015-9562-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Accepted: 11/29/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In the brain, astrocytes signal to neighboring cells via regulated exocytotic release of gliosignaling molecules, such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Recent studies uncovered a role of ketamine, an anesthetic and antidepressant, in the regulation of BDNF expression and in the disruption of astrocytic Ca2+ signaling, but it is unclear whether it affects astroglial BDNF release. We investigated whether ketamine affects ATP-evoked Ca2+ signaling and exocytotic release of BDNF at the single-vesicle level in cultured rat astrocytes. Cells were transfected with a plasmid encoding preproBDNF tagged with the pH-sensitive fluorescent protein superecliptic pHluorin, (BDNF-pHse) to load vesicles and measure the release of BDNF-pHse when the exocytotic fusion pore opens and alkalinizes the luminal pH. In addition, cell-attached membrane capacitance changes were recorded to monitor unitary vesicle interaction with the plasma membrane. Intracellular Ca2+ activity was monitored with Fluo-4 and confocal microscopy, which was also used to immunocytochemically characterize BDNF-pHse-laden vesicles. As revealed by double-fluorescent micrographs, BDNF-pHse localized to vesicles positive for the soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion protein attachment protein receptor (SNARE) proteins, vesicle-associated membrane protein 2 (VAMP2), VAMP3, and synaptotagmin IV. Ketamine treatment decreased the number of ATP-evoked BDNF-pHse fusion/secretion events (P < 0.05), the frequency of ATP-evoked transient (P < 0.001) and full-fusion exocytotic (P < 0.05) events, along with a reduction in the ATP-evoked increase in intracellular Ca2+ activity in astrocytes by ~70 % (P < 0.001). The results show that ketamine treatment suppresses ATP-triggered vesicle fusion and BDNF secretion by increasing the probability of a narrow fusion pore open state and/or by reducing astrocytic Ca2+ excitability.
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- Matjaž Stenovec
- Celica Biomedical, Tehnološki park 24, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology-Molecular Cell Physiology, Institute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Zaloška 4, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology-Molecular Cell Physiology, Institute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Zaloška 4, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology-Molecular Cell Physiology, Institute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Zaloška 4, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Celica Biomedical, Tehnološki park 24, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology-Molecular Cell Physiology, Institute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Zaloška 4, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Neurobiology, Civitan International Research Center and Center for Glial Biology in Medicine, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, Atomic Force Microscopy and Nanotechnology Laboratories, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1719 6th Avenue South, CIRC 429, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
- The Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience, Rose F. Kennedy Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, Civitan International Research Center and Center for Glial Biology in Medicine, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, Atomic Force Microscopy and Nanotechnology Laboratories, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1719 6th Avenue South, CIRC 429, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
- Department of Physiology, Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, Civitan International Research Center and Center for Glial Biology in Medicine, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, Atomic Force Microscopy and Nanotechnology Laboratories, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1719 6th Avenue South, CIRC 429, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
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- Celica Biomedical, Tehnološki park 24, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
- Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology-Molecular Cell Physiology, Institute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Zaloška 4, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Gan KJ, Silverman MA. Imaging organelle transport in primary hippocampal neurons treated with amyloid-β oligomers. Methods Cell Biol 2015; 131:425-51. [PMID: 26794527 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mcb.2015.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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We describe a strategy for fluorescent imaging of organelle transport in primary hippocampal neurons treated with amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides that cause Alzheimer's disease (AD). This method enables careful, rigorous analyses of axonal transport defects, which are implicated in AD and other neurodegenerative diseases. Moreover, we present and emphasize guidelines for investigating Aβ-induced mechanisms of axonal transport disruption in the absence of nonspecific, irreversible cellular toxicity. This approach should be accessible to most laboratories equipped with cell culture facilities and a standard fluorescent microscope and may be adapted to other cell types.
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- Kathlyn J Gan
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada; Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada; Brain Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Adachi N, Numakawa T, Nakajima S, Fukuoka M, Odaka H, Katanuma Y, Ooshima Y, Hohjoh H, Kunugi H. Glucocorticoid affects dendritic transport of BDNF-containing vesicles. Sci Rep 2015; 5:12684. [PMID: 26239075 PMCID: PMC4523857 DOI: 10.1038/srep12684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2014] [Accepted: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is essential for neuronal survival, differentiation, and functions in the central nervous system (CNS). Because BDNF protein is sorted into secretory vesicles at the trans-Golgi network in the cell body after translation, transport of BDNF-containing vesicles to the secretion sites is an important process for its function. Here we examined the effect of dexamethasone (DEX), a synthetic glucocorticoid, on BDNF-containing vesicle transport and found that DEX decreased the proportion of stationary vesicles and increased velocity of the microtubule-based vesicle transport in dendrites of cortical neurons. Furthermore, DEX increased huntingtin (Htt) protein levels via glucocorticoid receptor (GR) activation, and reduction in the amount of Htt by a specific shRNA reversed the action of DEX on BDNF vesicle transport. Given that Htt protein is a positive regulator for the microtubule-dependent vesicular transport in neurons, our data suggest that glucocorticoid stimulates BDNF vesicle transport through upregulation of Htt protein levels.
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- Naoki Adachi
- 1] Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan [2] Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology Program (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Saitama, Japan [3] Department of Biomedical Chemistry, Kwansei Gakuin University, Sanda, Japan
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- 1] Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan [2] Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology Program (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Saitama, Japan [3] Department of Cell Modulation, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- 1] Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan [2] Faculty of Health Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1] Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan [2] Department of Life Science and Medical Bioscience, School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1] Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan [2] Department of Life Science and Medical Bioscience, School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1] Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan [2] Department of Molecular Pharmacology, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1] Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan [2] Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology Program (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Saitama, Japan
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Activity-dependent BDNF release via endocytic pathways is regulated by synaptotagmin-6 and complexin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2015. [PMID: 26216953 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1511830112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is known to modulate synapse development and plasticity, but the source of synaptic BDNF and molecular mechanisms regulating BDNF release remain unclear. Using exogenous BDNF tagged with quantum dots (BDNF-QDs), we found that endocytosed BDNF-QDs were preferentially localized to postsynaptic sites in the dendrite of cultured hippocampal neurons. Repetitive neuronal spiking induced the release of BDNF-QDs at these sites, and this process required activation of glutamate receptors. Down-regulating complexin 1/2 (Cpx1/2) expression eliminated activity-induced BDNF-QD secretion, although the overall activity-independent secretion was elevated. Among eight synaptotagmin (Syt) isoforms examined, down-regulation of only Syt6 impaired activity-induced BDNF-QD secretion. In contrast, activity-induced release of endogenously synthesized BDNF did not depend on Syt6. Thus, neuronal activity could trigger the release of endosomal BDNF from postsynaptic dendrites in a Cpx- and Syt6-dependent manner, and endosomes containing BDNF may serve as a source of BDNF for activity-dependent synaptic modulation.
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Edelmann E, Cepeda-Prado E, Franck M, Lichtenecker P, Brigadski T, Leßmann V. Theta Burst Firing Recruits BDNF Release and Signaling in Postsynaptic CA1 Neurons in Spike-Timing-Dependent LTP. Neuron 2015; 86:1041-1054. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2015.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2013] [Revised: 01/25/2015] [Accepted: 03/31/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Sun WL, Eisenstein SA, Zelek-Molik A, McGinty JF. A single brain-derived neurotrophic factor infusion into the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex attenuates cocaine self-administration-induced phosphorylation of synapsin in the nucleus accumbens during early withdrawal. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 2015; 18:pyu049. [PMID: 25522393 PMCID: PMC4368877 DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyu049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Dysregulation in the prefrontal cortex-nucleus accumbens pathway has been implicated in cocaine addiction. We have previously demonstrated that one intra-dorsomedial prefrontal cortex brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) infusion immediately following the last cocaine self-administration session caused a long-lasting inhibition of cocaine-seeking and normalized the cocaine-induced disturbance of glutamate transmission in the nucleus accumbens after extinction and a cocaine prime. However, the molecular mechanism mediating the brain-derived neurotrophic factor effect on cocaine-induced alterations in extracellular glutamate levels is unknown. METHODS In the present study, we determined the effects of brain-derived neurotrophic factor on cocaine-induced changes in the phosphorylation of synapsin (p-synapsin), a family of presynaptic proteins that mediate synaptic vesicle mobilization, in the nucleus accumbens during early withdrawal. RESULTS Two hours after cocaine self-administration, p-synapsin Ser9 and p-synapsin Ser62/67, but not p-synapsin Ser603, were increased in the nucleus accumbens. At 22 hours, only p-synapsin Ser9 was still elevated. Elevations at both time points were attenuated by an intra-dorsomedial prefrontal cortex brain-derived neurotrophic factor infusion immediately after the end of cocaine self-administration. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor also reduced cocaine self-administration withdrawal-induced phosphorylation of the protein phosphatase 2A C-subunit, suggesting that brain-derived neurotrophic factor disinhibits protein phosphatase 2A C-subunit, consistent with p-synapsin Ser9 dephosphorylation. Further, co-immunoprecipitation demonstrated that protein phosphatase 2A C-subunit and synapsin are associated in a protein-protein complex that was reduced after 2 hours of withdrawal from cocaine self-administration and reversed by brain-derived neurotrophic factor. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, these findings demonstrate that brain-derived neurotrophic factor normalizes the cocaine self-administration-induced elevation of p-synapsin in nucleus accumbens that may underlie a disturbance in the probability of neurotransmitter release or represent a compensatory neuroadaptation in response to the hypofunction within the prefrontal cortex-nucleus accumbens pathway during cocaine withdrawal.
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- Wei-Lun Sun
- Department of Neurosciences and Neurobiology of Addiction Research Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, (Drs Sun and McGinty); Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St Louis, MO (Dr Eisenstein); Department of Brain Biochemistry, Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland (Dr Zelek-Molik)
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- Department of Neurosciences and Neurobiology of Addiction Research Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, (Drs Sun and McGinty); Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St Louis, MO (Dr Eisenstein); Department of Brain Biochemistry, Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland (Dr Zelek-Molik)
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- Department of Neurosciences and Neurobiology of Addiction Research Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, (Drs Sun and McGinty); Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St Louis, MO (Dr Eisenstein); Department of Brain Biochemistry, Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland (Dr Zelek-Molik)
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- Department of Neurosciences and Neurobiology of Addiction Research Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, (Drs Sun and McGinty); Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St Louis, MO (Dr Eisenstein); Department of Brain Biochemistry, Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland (Dr Zelek-Molik).
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Cell-based neurotrophin treatment supports long-term auditory neuron survival in the deaf guinea pig. J Control Release 2015; 198:26-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2014.11.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2014] [Accepted: 11/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Park H, Popescu A, Poo MM. Essential role of presynaptic NMDA receptors in activity-dependent BDNF secretion and corticostriatal LTP. Neuron 2014; 84:1009-22. [PMID: 25467984 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.10.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/16/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Activation of N-methyl-D-aspartate subtype of glutamate receptors (NMDARs) in postsynaptic dendrites is required for long-term potentiation (LTP) of many excitatory synapses, but the role of presynaptic axonal NMDARs in synaptic plasticity remains to be clarified. Here we report that axonal NMDARs play an essential role in LTP induction at mouse corticostriatal synapses by triggering activity-induced presynaptic secretion of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Genetic depletion of either BDNF or the NMDAR subunit GluN1 specifically in cortical axons abolished corticostriatal LTP in response to theta burst stimulation (TBS). Furthermore, functional axonal NMDARs were required for TBS-triggered prolonged axonal Ca(2+) elevation and BDNF secretion, supporting the notion that activation of axonal NMDARs induces BDNF secretion via enhancing Ca(2+) signals in the presynaptic nerve terminals. These results demonstrate that presynaptic NMDARs are equally important as postsynaptic NMDARs in LTP induction of corticostriatal synapses due to their role in mediating activity-induced presynaptic BDNF secretion.
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- Hyungju Park
- Division of Neurobiology, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Division of Neurobiology, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Division of Neurobiology, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720; Institute of Neuroscience, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China.
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Kolarow R, Kuhlmann CRW, Munsch T, Zehendner C, Brigadski T, Luhmann HJ, Lessmann V. BDNF-induced nitric oxide signals in cultured rat hippocampal neurons: time course, mechanism of generation, and effect on neurotrophin secretion. Front Cell Neurosci 2014; 8:323. [PMID: 25426021 PMCID: PMC4224130 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2014.00323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2014] [Accepted: 09/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BDNF and nitric oxide signaling both contribute to plasticity at glutamatergic synapses. However, the role of combined signaling of both pathways at the same synapse is largely unknown. Using NO imaging with diaminofluoresceine in cultured hippocampal neurons we analyzed the time course of neurotrophin-induced NO signals. Application of exogenous BDNF, NT-4, and NT-3 (but not NGF) induced NO signals in the soma and in proximal dendrites of hippocampal neurons that were sensitive to NO synthase activity, TrkB signaling, and intracellular calcium elevation. The effect of NO signaling on neurotrophin secretion was analyzed in BDNF-GFP, and NT-3-GFP transfected hippocampal neurons. Exogenous application of the NO donor sodium-nitroprusside markedly inhibited neurotrophin secretion. However, endogenously generated NO in response to depolarization and neurotrophin stimulation, both did not result in a negative feedback on neurotrophin secretion. These results suggest that a negative feedback of NO signaling on synaptic secretion of neurotrophins operates only at high intracellular levels of nitric oxide that are under physiological conditions not reached by depolarization or BDNF signaling.
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- Richard Kolarow
- Medical Faculty, Institute of Physiology, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Germany ; University Medical Center, Institute of Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz Mainz, Germany
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- University Medical Center, Institute of Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz Mainz, Germany
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- Medical Faculty, Institute of Physiology, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Germany
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- University Medical Center, Institute of Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz Mainz, Germany
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- Medical Faculty, Institute of Physiology, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Germany ; University Medical Center, Institute of Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz Mainz, Germany
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- University Medical Center, Institute of Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz Mainz, Germany
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- Medical Faculty, Institute of Physiology, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Germany ; University Medical Center, Institute of Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz Mainz, Germany
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Zanin MP, Hellström M, Shepherd RK, Harvey AR, Gillespie LN. Development of a cell-based treatment for long-term neurotrophin expression and spiral ganglion neuron survival. Neuroscience 2014; 277:690-9. [PMID: 25088914 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.07.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2014] [Revised: 06/13/2014] [Accepted: 07/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs), the target cells of the cochlear implant, undergo gradual degeneration following loss of the sensory epithelium in deafness. The preservation of a viable population of SGNs in deafness can be achieved in animal models with exogenous application of neurotrophins such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and neurotrophin-3. For translation into clinical application, a suitable delivery strategy that provides ongoing neurotrophic support and promotes long-term SGN survival is required. Cell-based neurotrophin treatment has the potential to meet the specific requirements for clinical application, and we have previously reported that Schwann cells genetically modified to express BDNF can support SGN survival in deafness for 4 weeks. This study aimed to investigate various parameters important for the development of a long-term cell-based neurotrophin treatment to support SGN survival. Specifically, we investigated different (i) cell types, (ii) gene transfer methods and (iii) neurotrophins, in order to determine which variables may provide long-term neurotrophin expression and which, therefore, may be the most effective for supporting long-term SGN survival in vivo. We found that fibroblasts that were nucleofected to express BDNF provided the most sustained neurotrophin expression, with ongoing BDNF expression for at least 30 weeks. In addition, the secreted neurotrophin was biologically active and elicited survival effects on SGNs in vitro. Nucleofected fibroblasts may therefore represent a method for safe, long-term delivery of neurotrophins to the deafened cochlea to support SGN survival in deafness.
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- M P Zanin
- Bionics Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, The University of Western Australia, Australia
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- Bionics Institute, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medical Bionics, University of Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, The University of Western Australia, Australia
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- Bionics Institute, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medical Bionics, University of Melbourne, Australia.
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Maki AE, Morris KA, Catherman K, Chen X, Hatcher NG, Gold PE, Sweedler JV. Fibrinogen α-chain-derived peptide is upregulated in hippocampus of rats exposed to acute morphine injection and spontaneous alternation testing. Pharmacol Res Perspect 2014; 2:e00037. [PMID: 24855564 PMCID: PMC4024393 DOI: 10.1002/prp2.37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Fibrinogen is a secreted glycoprotein that is synthesized in the liver, although recent in situ hybridization data support its expression in the brain. It is involved in blood clotting and is released in the brain upon injury. Here, we report changes in the extracellular levels of fibrinogen α-chain-derived peptides in the brain after injections of saline and morphine. More specifically, in order to assess hippocampus-related working memory, an approach pairing in vivo microdialysis with mass spectrometry was used to characterize extracellular peptide release from the hippocampus of rats in response to saline or morphine injection coupled with a spontaneous alternation task. Two fibrinopeptide A-related peptides derived from the fibrinogen α-chain – fibrinopeptide A (ADTGTTSEFIEAGGDIR) and a fibrinopeptide A-derived peptide (DTGTTSEFIEAGGDIR) – were shown to be consistently elevated in the hippocampal microdialysate. Fibrinopeptide A was significantly upregulated in rats exposed to morphine and spontaneous alternation testing compared with rats exposed to saline and spontaneous alternation testing (P < 0.001), morphine alone (P < 0.01), or saline alone (P < 0.01), respectively. The increase in fibrinopeptide A in rats subjected to morphine and a memory task suggests that a complex interaction between fibrinogen and morphine takes place in the hippocampus.
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- Agatha E Maki
- Beckman Institute (A.E.M., K.C., X.C., N.G.H., J.V.S.), Neuroscience Program (A.E.M., K.A.M., J.V.S.), and Department of Chemistry (K.C., X.C., N.G.H., J.V.S.), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois; Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York (P.E.G.)
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- Beckman Institute (A.E.M., K.C., X.C., N.G.H., J.V.S.), Neuroscience Program (A.E.M., K.A.M., J.V.S.), and Department of Chemistry (K.C., X.C., N.G.H., J.V.S.), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois; Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York (P.E.G.)
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- Beckman Institute (A.E.M., K.C., X.C., N.G.H., J.V.S.), Neuroscience Program (A.E.M., K.A.M., J.V.S.), and Department of Chemistry (K.C., X.C., N.G.H., J.V.S.), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois; Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York (P.E.G.)
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- Beckman Institute (A.E.M., K.C., X.C., N.G.H., J.V.S.), Neuroscience Program (A.E.M., K.A.M., J.V.S.), and Department of Chemistry (K.C., X.C., N.G.H., J.V.S.), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois; Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York (P.E.G.)
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- Beckman Institute (A.E.M., K.C., X.C., N.G.H., J.V.S.), Neuroscience Program (A.E.M., K.A.M., J.V.S.), and Department of Chemistry (K.C., X.C., N.G.H., J.V.S.), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois; Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York (P.E.G.)
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- Beckman Institute (A.E.M., K.C., X.C., N.G.H., J.V.S.), Neuroscience Program (A.E.M., K.A.M., J.V.S.), and Department of Chemistry (K.C., X.C., N.G.H., J.V.S.), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois; Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York (P.E.G.)
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- Beckman Institute (A.E.M., K.C., X.C., N.G.H., J.V.S.), Neuroscience Program (A.E.M., K.A.M., J.V.S.), and Department of Chemistry (K.C., X.C., N.G.H., J.V.S.), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois; Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York (P.E.G.)
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Xu X, Kozikowski AP, Pozzo-Miller L. A selective histone deacetylase-6 inhibitor improves BDNF trafficking in hippocampal neurons from Mecp2 knockout mice: implications for Rett syndrome. Front Cell Neurosci 2014; 8:68. [PMID: 24639629 PMCID: PMC3945638 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2014.00068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2014] [Accepted: 02/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Rett syndrome (RTT) is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by loss-of-function mutations in the transcriptional modulator methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2). One of the most prominent gene targets of MeCP2 is brain-derived neurotrophic factor (Bdnf), a potent modulator of activity-dependent synaptic development, function and plasticity. Dysfunctional BDNF signaling has been demonstrated in several pathophysiological mechanisms of RTT disease progression. To evaluate whether the dynamics of BDNF trafficking is affected by Mecp2 deletion, we analyzed movements of BDNF tagged with yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) in cultured hippocampal neurons by time-lapse fluorescence imaging. We found that both anterograde and retrograde vesicular trafficking of BDNF-YFP are significantly impaired in Mecp2 knockout hippocampal neurons. Selective inhibitors of histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) show neuroprotective effects in neurodegenerative diseases and stimulate microtubule-dependent vesicular trafficking of BDNF-containing dense core vesicles. Here, we show that the selective HDAC6 inhibitor Tubastatin-A increased the velocity of BDNF-YFP vesicles in Mecp2 knockout neurons in both directions by increasing α–tubulin acetylation. Tubastatin-A also restored activity-dependent BDNF release from Mecp2 knockout neurons to levels comparable to those shown by wildtype neurons. These findings demonstrate that a selective HDAC6 inhibitor is a potential pharmacological strategy to reverse cellular and synaptic impairments in RTT resulting from impaired BDNF signaling.
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- Xin Xu
- Department of Neurobiology, Civitan International Research Center, The University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Drug Discovery Program, Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, Civitan International Research Center, The University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL, USA
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Schmieg N, Menendez G, Schiavo G, Terenzio M. Signalling endosomes in axonal transport: Travel updates on the molecular highway. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2014; 27:32-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2013.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2013] [Revised: 10/17/2013] [Accepted: 10/19/2013] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Lu H, Park H, Poo MM. Spike-timing-dependent BDNF secretion and synaptic plasticity. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2013; 369:20130132. [PMID: 24298135 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2013.0132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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In acute hippocampal slices, we found that the presence of extracellular brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is essential for the induction of spike-timing-dependent long-term potentiation (tLTP). To determine whether BDNF could be secreted from postsynaptic dendrites in a spike-timing-dependent manner, we used a reduced system of dissociated hippocampal neurons in culture. Repetitive pairing of iontophoretically applied glutamate pulses at the dendrite with neuronal spikes could induce persistent alterations of glutamate-induced responses at the same dendritic site in a manner that mimics spike-timing-dependent plasticity (STDP)-the glutamate-induced responses were potentiated and depressed when the glutamate pulses were applied 20 ms before and after neuronal spiking, respectively. By monitoring changes in the green fluorescent protein (GFP) fluorescence at the dendrite of hippocampal neurons expressing GFP-tagged BDNF, we found that pairing of iontophoretic glutamate pulses with neuronal spiking resulted in BDNF secretion from the dendrite at the iontophoretic site only when the glutamate pulses were applied within a time window of approximately 40 ms prior to neuronal spiking, consistent with the timing requirement of synaptic potentiation via STDP. Thus, BDNF is required for tLTP and BDNF secretion could be triggered in a spike-timing-dependent manner from the postsynaptic dendrite.
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- Hui Lu
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, , Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Dittrich F, Ter Maat A, Jansen RF, Pieneman A, Hertel M, Frankl-Vilches C, Gahr M. Maximized song learning of juvenile male zebra finches following BDNF expression in the HVC. Eur J Neurosci 2013; 38:3338-44. [PMID: 23930698 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2013] [Revised: 06/28/2013] [Accepted: 07/02/2013] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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During song learning, vocal patterns are matched to an auditory memory acquired from a tutor, a process involving sensorimotor feedback. Song sensorimotor learning and song production of birds is controlled by a set of interconnected brain nuclei, the song control system. In male zebra finches, the beginning of the sensorimotor phase of song learning parallels an increase of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in just one part of the song control system, the forebrain nucleus HVC. We report here that transient BDNF-mRNA upregulation in the HVC results in a maximized copying of song syllables. Each treated bird shows motor learning to an extent similar to that of the selected best learners among untreated zebra finches. Because this result was not found following BDNF overexpression in the target areas of HVC within the song system, HVC-anchored mechanisms are limiting sensorimotor vocal learning.
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- Falk Dittrich
- Department of Behavioural Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, 82319, Seewiesen, Germany; Department of Developmental and Behavioral Neurobiology, VU University Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Vohra PK, Thompson MA, Sathish V, Kiel A, Jerde C, Pabelick CM, Singh BB, Prakash YS. TRPC3 regulates release of brain-derived neurotrophic factor from human airway smooth muscle. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2013; 1833:2953-2960. [PMID: 23899746 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2013.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2013] [Revised: 07/21/2013] [Accepted: 07/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Exogenous brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) enhances Ca(2+) signaling and cell proliferation in human airway smooth muscle (ASM), especially with inflammation. Human ASM also expresses BDNF, raising the potential for autocrine/paracrine effects. The mechanisms by which ASM BDNF secretion occurs are not known. Transient receptor potential channels (TRPCs) regulate a variety of intracellular processes including store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE; including in ASM) and secretion of factors such as cytokines. In human ASM, we tested the hypothesis that TRPC3 regulates BDNF secretion. At baseline, intracellular BDNF was present, and BDNF secretion was detectable by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) of cell supernatants or by real-time fluorescence imaging of cells transfected with GFP-BDNF vector. Exposure to the pro-inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα) (20ng/ml, 48h) or a mixture of allergens (ovalbumin, house dust mite, Alternaria, and Aspergillus extracts) significantly enhanced BDNF secretion and increased TRPC3 expression. TRPC3 knockdown (siRNA or inhibitor Pyr3; 10μM) blunted BDNF secretion, and prevented inflammation effects. Chelation of extracellular Ca(2+) (EGTA; 1mM) or intracellular Ca(2+) (BAPTA; 5μM) significantly reduced secreted BDNF, as did the knockdown of SOCE proteins STIM1 and Orai1 or plasma membrane caveolin-1. Functionally, secreted BDNF had autocrine effects suggested by phosphorylation of high-affinity tropomyosin-related kinase TrkB receptor, prevented by chelating extracellular BDNF with chimeric TrkB-Fc. These data emphasize the role of TRPC3 and Ca(2+) influx in the regulation of BDNF secretion by human ASM and the enhancing effects of inflammation. Given the BDNF effects on Ca(2+) and cell proliferation, BDNF secretion may contribute to altered airway structure and function in diseases such as asthma.
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- Pawan K Vohra
- Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Department of Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Department of Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of North Dakota, 264 Centennial Dr, Grand Forks, ND 58202, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Department of Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Pre- and postsynaptic twists in BDNF secretion and action in synaptic plasticity. Neuropharmacology 2013; 76 Pt C:610-27. [PMID: 23791959 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2013.05.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2013] [Revised: 05/12/2013] [Accepted: 05/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Overwhelming evidence collected since the early 1990's strongly supports the notion that BDNF is among the key regulators of synaptic plasticity in many areas of the mammalian central nervous system. Still, due to the extremely low expression levels of endogenous BDNF in most brain areas, surprisingly little data i) pinpointing pre- and postsynaptic release sites, ii) unraveling the time course of release, and iii) elucidating the physiological levels of synaptic activity driving this secretion are available. Likewise, our knowledge regarding pre- and postsynaptic effects of endogenous BDNF at the single cell level in mediating long-term potentiation still is sparse. Thus, our review will discuss the data currently available regarding synaptic BDNF secretion in response to physiologically relevant levels of activity, and will discuss how endogenously secreted BDNF affects synaptic plasticity, giving a special focus on spike timing-dependent types of LTP and on mossy fiber LTP. We will attempt to open up perspectives how the remaining challenging questions regarding synaptic BDNF release and action might be addressed by future experiments. This article is part of the Special Issue entitled 'BDNF Regulation of Synaptic Structure, Function, and Plasticity'.
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)--a member of a small family of secreted proteins that includes nerve growth factor, neurotrophin 3 and neurotrophin 4--has emerged as a key regulator of neural circuit development and function. The expression, secretion and actions of BDNF are directly controlled by neural activity, and secreted BDNF is capable of mediating many activity-dependent processes in the mammalian brain, including neuronal differentiation and growth, synapse formation and plasticity, and higher cognitive functions. This Review summarizes some of the recent progress in understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying neurotrophin regulation of neural circuits. The focus of the article is on BDNF, as this is the most widely expressed and studied neurotrophin in the mammalian brain.
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Leschik J, Eckenstaler R, Nieweg K, Lichtenecker P, Brigadski T, Gottmann K, Leßmann V, Lutz B. Stably BDNF-GFP expressing embryonic stem cells exhibit a BDNF release-dependent enhancement of neuronal differentiation. J Cell Sci 2013; 126:5062-73. [DOI: 10.1242/jcs.135384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is known to be a crucial regulator of neuronal survival and synaptic plasticity in the mammalian brain. Furthermore, BDNF positively influences differentiation of embryonic neural precursors as well as of neural stem cells from adult neurogenic niches. To study the impact of cell-released BDNF on neural differentiation of embryonic stem cells (ESCs), which represent an attractive source for cell transplantation studies, we have generated BDNF-GFP overexpressing mouse ESC clones by knock-in technology. After neural differentiation in vitro, we observed that BDNF-GFP overexpressing ESC clones gave rise to an increased number of neurons as compared to control ESCs. Neurons derived from BDNF-GFP expressing ESCs harbored a more complex dendritic morphology and differentiated to a higher extent into the GABAergic lineage than controls. Moreover, we show that ESC-derived neurons released BDNF-GFP in an activity-dependent manner and displayed similar electrophysiological properties as cortical neurons. Thus, our study describes the generation of stably BDNF-GFP overexpressing ESCs which are ideally suited to investigate the ameliorating effects of BDNF in cell transplantation studies for various neuropathological conditions.
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Liu H, Lu M, Guthrie KM. Anterograde trafficking of neurotrophin-3 in the adult olfactory system in vivo. Exp Neurol 2012; 241:125-37. [PMID: 23261763 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2012.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2012] [Revised: 12/04/2012] [Accepted: 12/13/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The olfactory system continuously incorporates new neurons into functional circuits throughout life. Axons from olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) in the nasal cavity synapse on mitral, tufted and periglomerular (PG) cells in the main olfactory bulb, and low levels of turnover within the OSN population results in ingrowth of new axons under normal physiological conditions. Subpopulations of bulb interneurons are continually eliminated by apoptosis, and are replaced by new neurons derived from progenitors in the adult forebrain subventricular zone. Integration of new neurons, including PG cells that are contacted by sensory axons, leads to ongoing reorganization of adult olfactory bulb circuits. The mechanisms regulating this adaptive structural plasticity are not all known, but the process is reminiscent of early nervous system development. Neurotrophic factors have well-established roles in controlling neuronal survival and connectivity during development, leading to speculation that trophic interactions between OSNs and their target bulb neurons may mediate some of these same processes in adults. A number of different trophic factors and their cognate receptors are expressed in the adult olfactory pathway. Neurotrophin-3 (NT3) is among these, as reflected by beta-galactosidase expression in transgenic reporter mice expressing lacZ under the NT3 promoter. Using a combination of approaches, including immunocytochemistry, real-time PCR of laser-captured RNA, and adenovirus-mediated gene transfer of NT3 fusion peptides in vivo, we demonstrate that OSNs express and anterogradely transport NT3 to the olfactory bulb. We additionally observe that in mice treated with adenovirus encoding NT3 tagged with hemagglutinin (HA), a subset of bulb neurons expressing the TrkC neurotrophin receptor are immunoreactive for HA, suggesting their acquisition of the fusion peptide from infected sensory neurons. Our results therefore provide evidence that OSNs may serve as an afferent source of trophic signals for the adult mouse olfactory bulb.
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- Huan Liu
- Department of Basic Biomedical Science, College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA
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English CN, Vigers AJ, Jones KR. Genetic evidence that brain-derived neurotrophic factor mediates competitive interactions between individual cortical neurons. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:19456-61. [PMID: 23129644 PMCID: PMC3511098 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1206492109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a secreted protein important for development and function of neocortical circuitry. Although it is well established that BDNF contributes to the sculpting of dendrite structure and modulation of synapse strength, the range and directionality of BDNF signaling underlying these functions are incompletely understood. To gain insights into the role of BDNF at the level of individual neurons, we tested the cell-autonomous requirements for Bdnf in visual cortical layer 2/3 neurons. We found that the number of functional Bdnf alleles a neuron carries relative to the prevailing genotype determines its density of dendritic spines, the structures at which most excitatory synapses are made. This requirement for Bdnf exists both during postnatal development and in adulthood, suggesting that the amount of BDNF a neuron is capable of producing determines its success in ongoing competition in the environment of the neocortex. Our results suggest that BDNF may perform a long-sought function for a secreted growth factor in mediating the competitive events that shape individual neurons and their circuits.
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- Christopher N. English
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309
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Multiple approaches to investigate the transport and activity-dependent release of BDNF and their application in neurogenetic disorders. Neural Plast 2012; 2012:203734. [PMID: 22720171 PMCID: PMC3375105 DOI: 10.1155/2012/203734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2012] [Revised: 04/14/2012] [Accepted: 04/15/2012] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Studies utilizing genetic and pharmacological manipulations in rodent models and neuronal cultures have revealed myriad roles of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Currently, this knowledge of BDNF function is being translated into improvement strategies for several debilitating neurological disorders in which BDNF abnormalities play a prominent role. Common among the BDNF-related disorders are irregular trafficking and release of mature BDNF (mBDNF) and/or its prodomain predecessor, proBDNF. Thus, investigating the conditions required for proper trafficking and release of BDNF is an essential step toward understanding and potentially improving these neurological disorders. This paper will provide examples of disorders related to BDNF release and serve as a review of the techniques being used to study the trafficking and release of BDNF.
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Dieni S, Matsumoto T, Dekkers M, Rauskolb S, Ionescu MS, Deogracias R, Gundelfinger ED, Kojima M, Nestel S, Frotscher M, Barde YA. BDNF and its pro-peptide are stored in presynaptic dense core vesicles in brain neurons. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 196:775-88. [PMID: 22412021 PMCID: PMC3308691 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201201038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 248] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Contrasting with the long-established retrograde model for neurotrophin function, specific immunohistochemical localization of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the central nervous system supports the alternative model of presynaptic localization and anterograde function. Although brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) regulates numerous and complex biological processes including memory retention, its extremely low levels in the mature central nervous system have greatly complicated attempts to reliably localize it. Using rigorous specificity controls, we found that antibodies reacting either with BDNF or its pro-peptide both stained large dense core vesicles in excitatory presynaptic terminals of the adult mouse hippocampus. Both moieties were ∼10-fold more abundant than pro-BDNF. The lack of postsynaptic localization was confirmed in Bassoon mutants, a seizure-prone mouse line exhibiting markedly elevated levels of BDNF. These findings challenge previous conclusions based on work with cultured neurons, which suggested activity-dependent dendritic synthesis and release of BDNF. They instead provide an ultrastructural basis for an anterograde mode of action of BDNF, contrasting with the long-established retrograde model derived from experiments with nerve growth factor in the peripheral nervous system.
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- Sandra Dieni
- Department of Neuroanatomy, Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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Wang L, Lin F, Wang J, Wu J, Han R, Zhu L, Difiglia M, Qin Z. Expression of mutant N-terminal huntingtin fragment (htt552-100Q) in astrocytes suppresses the secretion of BDNF. Brain Res 2012; 1449:69-82. [PMID: 22410294 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2012.01.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2011] [Revised: 12/14/2011] [Accepted: 01/27/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Huntington's disease (HD) is an inheritable neurological disorder caused by an abnormal expansion of the polyglutamine tract in the N-terminus of the protein huntingtin (htt). Mutant htt (mhtt) leads to selective neurodegeneration that preferentially affects striatal medium spiny neurons. Although mhtt is also expressed in astrocytes, whether and how astrocyte derived mhtt contributes to the neurodegeneration in HD remains largely unknown. In this study, a glia HD model, using an adenoviral vector to express wild-type and mutant N-terminal huntingtin fragment 1-552 aa (htt552) in rat primary cortical astrocytes, was generated. The influence of htt552 on the protein level of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in astrocytes was evaluated. Immunofluorescence showed that htt552-100Q formed aggregates in some astrocytes. These mhtt aggregates sequestered clathrin immunoreactivities and dispersed the Golgi complex. ELISA and immunofluorescence demonstrated an increase in BDNF levels in the astrocytes expressing htt552-100Q. Western blot analysis showed that there was an increase in pro-BDNF, but a decrease in mature BDNF in the astrocytes expressing htt552-100Q. Furthermore, medium collected from astrocytes expressing htt552-100Q showed a lower level of mature BDNF and less activity in supporting neurite development of primary cortical neurons. These results suggest that aggregates formed by mutant htt552 affect processing and secretion of the BDNF in astrocytes, which might contribute to the neuronal dysfunction and degeneration in HD.
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- Linhui Wang
- Department of Pharmacology and Laboratory of Aging and Nervous Diseases, Soochow University School of Pharmacy, Suzhou 215123, China
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Santos E, Romero-Alemán M, Monzón-Mayor M, Lang D, Rodger J, Yanes C. Expression of BDNF and NT-3 during the ontogeny and regeneration of the lacertidian (Gallotia galloti) visual system. Dev Neurobiol 2011; 71:836-53. [DOI: 10.1002/dneu.20939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A novel method for producing mono-biotinylated, biologically active neurotrophic factors: an essential reagent for single molecule study of axonal transport. J Neurosci Methods 2011; 200:121-8. [PMID: 21756937 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2011] [Revised: 06/14/2011] [Accepted: 06/20/2011] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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In this report, we describe a novel method for producing mature and biologically active mono-biotinylated nerve growth factors (mBtNGF) that can be used for single molecule studies of real-time movement of neurotrophins within axons of neurons. We inserted an AviTag sequence into the C-terminal of the full length mouse preproNGF cDNA and cloned the fusion construct into a pcDNA3.1 mammalian expression vector. We also subcloned the Escherichia coli biotin ligase, BirA, into a pcDNA3.1 vector. These two plasmids were then transiently co-expressed in HEK293FT cells. As a result, the AviTag located in the C-terminal of preproNGF was selectively ligated to a single biotin by BirA. The prepro sequence of NGF was subsequently cleaved within the cell. Mature mono-biotinylated NGF (mBtNGF) was secreted into cell culture media and was purified using Ni resin. We carried out activity assays and our results showed that mBtNGF retained biological activities that were comparable to normal NGF purified from mouse sub maxillary glands. We further verified the biotinylation efficiency of mBtNGF and the level of non-biotinylated NGF was virtually undetectable in the final preparation. Finally, by conjugating to quantum-dot streptavidin, mBtNGF was successfully used for single molecule study of axonal NGF trafficking in neurons.
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Yang M, Lim Y, Li X, Zhong JH, Zhou XF. Precursor of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (proBDNF) forms a complex with Huntingtin-associated protein-1 (HAP1) and sortilin that modulates proBDNF trafficking, degradation, and processing. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:16272-84. [PMID: 21357693 PMCID: PMC3091234 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.195347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2010] [Revised: 02/24/2011] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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proBDNF, a precursor of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), is anterogradely transported and released from nerve terminals, but the mechanism underlying this process remains unclear. In this study, we report that proBDNF forms a complex with Huntingtin associated protein-1 (HAP1) and sortilin, which plays an important role in proBDNF intracellular trafficking and stabilization. The interaction of proBDNF with both HAP1A and sortilin in co-transfected HEK293 cells is confirmed by both fluorescence resonance energy transfer and co-immunoprecipitation. The frequent co-localization (>90%) of endogenous HAP1, sortilin, and proBDNF is also found in cultured cortical neurons. Mapping studies using GST pulldown and competition assays has defined the interacting region of HAP1 with proBDNF within amino acids 371-445 and the binding sequences of proBDNF to HAP1 between amino acids 65 and 90. Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching confirms the defective movement of proBDNF-containing vesicles in neurites of HAP1(-/-) neurons, which can be partially restored by reintroducing HAP1 cDNA into the neurons. However, the effect is significantly increased by simultaneously reintroducing both HAP1 and sortilin. proBDNF and HAP1 are highly co-localized with organelle markers for the Golgi network, microtubules, molecular motor, or endosomes in normal neurons, but this co-localization is reduced in HAP1(-/-) neurons. Co-immunoprecipitation and Western blot showed that sortilin stabilizes the proBDNF·HAP1 complex in co-transfected HEK293 cells, helping to prevent proBDNF degradation. Furthermore, the complex facilitates furin cleavage to release mature BDNF.
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- Miao Yang
- From the Department of Human Physiology and Centre for Neuroscience, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia and
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- From the Department of Human Physiology and Centre for Neuroscience, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia and
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- the Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322
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- From the Department of Human Physiology and Centre for Neuroscience, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia and
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- From the Department of Human Physiology and Centre for Neuroscience, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia and
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Pettingill LN, Wise AK, Geaney MS, Shepherd RK. Enhanced auditory neuron survival following cell-based BDNF treatment in the deaf guinea pig. PLoS One 2011; 6:e18733. [PMID: 21525998 PMCID: PMC3078134 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2010] [Accepted: 03/14/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Exogenous neurotrophin delivery to the deaf cochlea can prevent deafness-induced auditory neuron degeneration, however, we have previously reported that these survival effects are rapidly lost if the treatment stops. In addition, there are concerns that current experimental techniques are not safe enough to be used clinically. Therefore, for such treatments to be clinically transferable, methods of neurotrophin treatment that are safe, biocompatible and can support long-term auditory neuron survival are necessary. Cell transplantation and gene transfer, combined with encapsulation technologies, have the potential to address these issues. This study investigated the survival-promoting effects of encapsulated BDNF over-expressing Schwann cells on auditory neurons in the deaf guinea pig. In comparison to control (empty) capsules, there was significantly greater auditory neuron survival following the cell-based BDNF treatment. Concurrent use of a cochlear implant is expected to result in even greater auditory neuron survival, and provide a clinically relevant method to support auditory neuron survival that may lead to improved speech perception and language outcomes for cochlear implant patients.
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Porcher C, Hatchett C, Longbottom RE, McAinch K, Sihra TS, Moss SJ, Thomson AM, Jovanovic JN. Positive feedback regulation between gamma-aminobutyric acid type A (GABA(A)) receptor signaling and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) release in developing neurons. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:21667-77. [PMID: 21474450 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.201582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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During the early development of the nervous system, γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) type A receptor (GABA(A)R)-mediated signaling parallels the neurotrophin/tropomyosin-related kinase (Trk)-dependent signaling in controlling a number of processes from cell proliferation and migration, via dendritic and axonal outgrowth, to synapse formation and plasticity. Here we present the first evidence that these two signaling systems regulate each other through a complex positive feedback mechanism. We first demonstrate that GABA(A)R activation leads to an increase in the cell surface expression of these receptors in cultured embryonic cerebrocortical neurons, specifically at the stage when this activity causes depolarization of the plasma membrane and Ca(2+) influx through L-type voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels. We further demonstrate that GABA(A)R activity triggers release of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which, in turn by activating TrkB receptors, mediates the observed increase in cell surface expression of GABA(A)Rs. This BDNF/TrkB-dependent increase in surface levels of GABA(A)Rs requires the activity of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) and protein kinase C (PKC) and does not involve the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2 activity. The increase in GABA(A)R surface levels occurs due to an inhibition of the receptor endocytosis by BDNF, whereas the receptor reinsertion into the plasma membrane remains unaltered. Thus, GABA(A)R activity is a potent regulator of the BDNF release during neuronal development, and at the same time, it is strongly enhanced by the activity of the BDNF/TrkB/PI3K/PKC signaling pathway.
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- Christophe Porcher
- Institut de Neurobiologie de la Méditerranée, INSERM Unité 901 and Université de La Méditerranée, 13273 Marseille Cedex 09, France
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In neuroscience, myosin V motor proteins have attracted attention since they are highly expressed in brain, and absence of myosin Va in man leads to a severe neurological disease called Griscelli syndrome. While in some cells myosin V is described to act as a vesicle transport motor, an additional role in exocytosis has emerged recently. In neurons, myosin V has been linked to exocytosis of secretory vesicles and recycling endosomes. Through these functions, it is implied in regulating important brain functions including the release of neuropeptides by exocytosis of large dense-core vesicles and the insertion of neurotransmitter receptors into post-synaptic membranes. This review focuses on the role of myosin V in (i) axonal transport and stimulated exocytosis of large dense-core vesicles to regulate the secretion of neuroactive substances, (ii) tethering of the endoplasmic reticulum at cerebellar synapses to permit long-term depression, (iii) recycling of α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionate (AMPA) receptors at hippocampal synapses during long-term potentiation, and (iv) recycling of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction. Myosin V is thus discussed as an important modulator of synaptic plasticity.
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- Rüdiger Rudolf
- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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Karassek S, Berghaus C, Schwarten M, Goemans CG, Ohse N, Kock G, Jockers K, Neumann S, Gottfried S, Herrmann C, Heumann R, Stoll R. Ras homolog enriched in brain (Rheb) enhances apoptotic signaling. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:33979-91. [PMID: 20685651 PMCID: PMC2962498 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.095968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2009] [Revised: 07/19/2010] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Rheb is a homolog of Ras GTPase that regulates cell growth, proliferation, and regeneration via mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). Because of the well established potential of activated Ras to promote survival, we sought to investigate the ability of Rheb signaling to phenocopy Ras. We found that overexpression of lipid-anchored Rheb enhanced the apoptotic effects induced by UV light, TNFα, or tunicamycin in an mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1)-dependent manner. Knocking down endogenous Rheb or applying rapamycin led to partial protection, identifying Rheb as a mediator of cell death. Ras and c-Raf kinase opposed the apoptotic effects induced by UV light or TNFα but did not prevent Rheb-mediated apoptosis. To gain structural insight into the signaling mechanisms, we determined the structure of Rheb-GDP by NMR. The complex adopts the typical canonical fold of RasGTPases and displays the characteristic GDP-dependent picosecond to nanosecond backbone dynamics of the switch I and switch II regions. NMR revealed Ras effector-like binding of activated Rheb to the c-Raf-Ras-binding domain (RBD), but the affinity was 1000-fold lower than the Ras/RBD interaction, suggesting a lack of functional interaction. shRNA-mediated knockdown of apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK-1) strongly reduced UV or TNFα-induced apoptosis and suppressed enhancement by Rheb overexpression. In conclusion, Rheb-mTOR activation not only promotes normal cell growth but also enhances apoptosis in response to diverse toxic stimuli via an ASK-1-mediated mechanism. Pharmacological regulation of the Rheb/mTORC1 pathway using rapamycin should take the presence of cellular stress into consideration, as this may have clinical implications.
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- Physical Chemistry I, Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University of Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry I, Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University of Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- From the Departments of Molecular Neurobiochemistry
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Pardo R, Molina-Calavita M, Poizat G, Keryer G, Humbert S, Saudou F. pARIS-htt: an optimised expression platform to study huntingtin reveals functional domains required for vesicular trafficking. Mol Brain 2010; 3:17. [PMID: 20515468 PMCID: PMC2887845 DOI: 10.1186/1756-6606-3-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2010] [Accepted: 06/01/2010] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Background Huntingtin (htt) is a multi-domain protein of 350 kDa that is mutated in Huntington's disease (HD) but whose function is yet to be fully understood. This absence of information is due in part to the difficulty of manipulating large DNA fragments by using conventional molecular cloning techniques. Consequently, few studies have addressed the cellular function(s) of full-length htt and its dysfunction(s) associated with the disease. Results We describe a flexible synthetic vector encoding full-length htt called pARIS-htt (Adaptable, RNAi Insensitive &Synthetic). It includes synthetic cDNA coding for full-length human htt modified so that: 1) it is improved for codon usage, 2) it is insensitive to four different siRNAs allowing gene replacement studies, 3) it contains unique restriction sites (URSs) dispersed throughout the entire sequence without modifying the translated amino acid sequence, 4) it contains multiple cloning sites at the N and C-ter ends and 5) it is Gateway compatible. These modifications facilitate mutagenesis, tagging and cloning into diverse expression plasmids. Htt regulates dynein/dynactin-dependent trafficking of vesicles, such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)-containing vesicles, and of organelles, including reforming and maintenance of the Golgi near the cell centre. We used tests of these trafficking functions to validate various pARIS-htt constructs. We demonstrated, after silencing of endogenous htt, that full-length htt expressed from pARIS-htt rescues Golgi apparatus reformation following reversible microtubule disruption. A mutant form of htt that contains a 100Q expansion and a htt form devoid of either HAP1 or dynein interaction domains are both unable to rescue loss of endogenous htt. These mutants have also an impaired capacity to promote BDNF vesicular trafficking in neuronal cells. Conclusion We report the validation of a synthetic gene encoding full-length htt protein that will facilitate analyses of its structure/function. This may help provide relevant information about the cellular dysfunctions operating during the disease. As proof of principle, we show that either polyQ expansion or deletion of key interacting domains within full-length htt protein impairs its function in transport indicating that HD mutation induces defects on intrinsic properties of the protein and further demonstrating the importance of studying htt in its full-length context.
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Phylogenesis of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in vertebrates. Gene 2010; 450:85-93. [PMID: 19879341 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2009.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2009] [Revised: 07/07/2009] [Accepted: 07/08/2009] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) belongs to neurotrophin family, a class of molecules playing key roles in neuronal development, survival and regeneration, neurite growth and plasticity: memory processes are mainly affected, and mutations of the human BDNF gene are associated to cognitive and behavioural disturbances. All neurotrophins contain a highly conserved C-terminal domain and bind to the same receptor family. Both correct folding and post-translational processing of the entire preproprotein are pivotal for sorting to the extracellular space, dimerization and receptor binding. Evolutionary studies conducted so far demonstrate that a single ancestor gene underwent two independent duplication events at an early stage of vertebrate evolution, leading to the formation of the current neurotrophins. However, works focusing on BDNF evolution are scarce and fragmentary, mainly in lower vertebrates. In this work, we report cloning of eight DNA sequences from amphibians and teleosts, and analysis of the entire coding regions (cDNA sequences) of BDNF from 35 organisms, from teleosts to mammals. A phylogenetic tree was constructed and the analysis of non-synonymous-synonymous substitution rates performed for the different branches. Our results suggest that natural selection is acting on mammals, separating them from other classes. Since preproprotein cleavage and 3D structure of mature protein are important for functional activity of BDNF, we also propose a de novo prediction of the 3D structure of translates in at least one species for each class, in order to get hints about the functional constraints of the protein.
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