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Tsai YC, Huang SM, Peng HH, Lin SW, Lin SR, Chin TY, Huang SM. Imbalance of synaptic and extrasynaptic NMDA receptors induced by the deletion of CRMP1 accelerates age-related cognitive decline in mice. Neurobiol Aging 2024; 135:48-59. [PMID: 38176125 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2023.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 12/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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Collapsin response mediator protein 1 (CRMP1) is involved in semaphorin 3A signaling pathway, promoting neurite extension and growth cone collapse. It is highly expressed in the nervous system, especially the hippocampus. The crmp1 knockout (KO) mice display impaired spatial learning and memory, and this phenomenon seemingly tends to deteriorate with age. Here we investigated whether CRMP1 is involved in age-related cognitive decline in WT and crmp1 KO mice at adult, middle-aged and older stages. The results revealed that cognitive dysfunction in the Morris water maze task became more severe and decreased glutamate and glutamine level in middle-aged crmp1 KO mice. Additionally, increasing levels of extrasynaptic NMDA receptors and phosphorylation of Tau were observed in middle-aged crmp1 KO mice, leading to synaptic and neuronal loss in the CA3 regions of hippocampus. These findings suggest that deletion of CRMP1 accelerates age-related cognitive decline by disrupting the balance between synaptic and extrasynaptic NMDA receptors, resulting in the loss of synapses and neurons.
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- Yun-Chieh Tsai
- Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Nanomedicine, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Bioscience Technology, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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- Department of Bioscience Technology, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Biochemistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Desprez F, Ung DC, Vourc’h P, Jeanne M, Laumonnier F. Contribution of the dihydropyrimidinase-like proteins family in synaptic physiology and in neurodevelopmental disorders. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1154446. [PMID: 37144098 PMCID: PMC10153444 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1154446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023] Open
Abstract
The dihydropyrimidinase-like (DPYSL) proteins, also designated as the collapsin response mediators (CRMP) proteins, constitute a family of five cytosolic phosphoproteins abundantly expressed in the developing nervous system but down-regulated in the adult mouse brain. The DPYSL proteins were initially identified as effectors of semaphorin 3A (Sema3A) signaling and consequently involved in regulation of growth cone collapse in young developing neurons. To date, it has been established that DPYSL proteins mediate signals for numerous intracellular/extracellular pathways and play major roles in variety of cellular process including cell migration, neurite extension, axonal guidance, dendritic spine development and synaptic plasticity through their phosphorylation status. The roles of DPYSL proteins at early stages of brain development have been described in the past years, particularly for DPYSL2 and DPYSL5 proteins. The recent characterization of pathogenic genetic variants in DPYSL2 and in DPYSL5 human genes associated with intellectual disability and brain malformations, such as agenesis of the corpus callosum and cerebellar dysplasia, highlighted the pivotal role of these actors in the fundamental processes of brain formation and organization. In this review, we sought to establish a detailed update on the knowledge regarding the functions of DPYSL genes and proteins in brain and to highlight their involvement in synaptic processing in later stages of neurodevelopment, as well as their particular contribution in human neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), such as autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID).
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- UMR1253, iBrain, Inserm, University of Tours, Tours, France
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- UMR1253, iBrain, Inserm, University of Tours, Tours, France
- Service de Génétique, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Tours, France
- Laboratoire de Biochimie et de Biologie Moléculaire, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Tours, France
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- UMR1253, iBrain, Inserm, University of Tours, Tours, France
- Service de Génétique, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Tours, France
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- UMR1253, iBrain, Inserm, University of Tours, Tours, France
- Service de Génétique, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Tours, France
- *Correspondence: Frédéric Laumonnier,
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Ravindran E, Arashiki N, Becker LL, Takizawa K, Lévy J, Rambaud T, Makridis KL, Goshima Y, Li N, Vreeburg M, Demeer B, Dickmanns A, Stegmann APA, Hu H, Nakamura F, Kaindl AM. Monoallelic CRMP1 gene variants cause neurodevelopmental disorder. eLife 2022; 11:80793. [PMID: 36511780 PMCID: PMC9803352 DOI: 10.7554/elife.80793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Collapsin response mediator proteins (CRMPs) are key for brain development and function. Here, we link CRMP1 to a neurodevelopmental disorder. We report heterozygous de novo variants in the CRMP1 gene in three unrelated individuals with muscular hypotonia, intellectual disability, and/or autism spectrum disorder. Based on in silico analysis these variants are predicted to affect the CRMP1 structure. We further analyzed the effect of the variants on the protein structure/levels and cellular processes. We showed that the human CRMP1 variants impact the oligomerization of CRMP1 proteins. Moreover, overexpression of the CRMP1 variants affect neurite outgrowth of murine cortical neurons. While altered CRMP1 levels have been reported in psychiatric diseases, genetic variants in CRMP1 gene have never been linked to human disease. We report for the first-time variants in the CRMP1 gene and emphasize its key role in brain development and function by linking directly to a human neurodevelopmental disease.
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- Ethiraj Ravindran
- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Center for Chronically Sick Children, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Institute for Cell Biology and Neurobiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Center for Chronically Sick Children, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Institute for Cell Biology and Neurobiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Genetics, Robert Debré University Hospital, Paris, France.,Laboratoire de biologie médicale multisites Seqoia, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de biologie médicale multisites Seqoia, Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Center for Chronically Sick Children, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Institute for Cell Biology and Neurobiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan
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- Laboratory of Medical Systems Biology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Clinical Genetics, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Center for Human Genetics, CLAD Nord de France, CHU Amiens-Picardie, Amiens, France.,CHIMERE EA 7516, University Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France
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- Department of Molecular Structural Biology, Institute for Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Laboratory of Medical Systems Biology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Center for Chronically Sick Children, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Institute for Cell Biology and Neurobiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Kawamoto Y, Tada M, Asano T, Nakamura H, Jitsuki-Takahashi A, Makihara H, Kubota S, Hashiguchi S, Kunii M, Ohshima T, Goshima Y, Takeuchi H, Doi H, Nakamura F, Tanaka F. Phosphorylated CRMP1, axon guidance protein, is a component of spheroids and is involved in axonal pathology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Front Neurol 2022; 13:994676. [PMID: 36237616 PMCID: PMC9552802 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.994676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), neurodegeneration is characterized by distal axonopathy that begins at the distal axons, including the neuromuscular junctions, and progresses proximally in a “dying back” manner prior to the degeneration of cell bodies. However, the molecular mechanism for distal axonopathy in ALS has not been fully addressed. Semaphorin 3A (Sema3A), a repulsive axon guidance molecule that phosphorylates collapsin response mediator proteins (CRMPs), is known to be highly expressed in Schwann cells near distal axons in a mouse model of ALS. To clarify the involvement of Sema3A–CRMP signaling in the axonal pathogenesis of ALS, we investigated the expression of phosphorylated CRMP1 (pCRMP1) in the spinal cords of 35 patients with sporadic ALS and seven disease controls. In ALS patients, we found that pCRMP1 accumulated in the proximal axons and co-localized with phosphorylated neurofilaments (pNFs), which are a major protein constituent of spheroids. Interestingly, the pCRMP1:pNF ratio of the fluorescence signal in spheroid immunostaining was inversely correlated with disease duration in 18 evaluable ALS patients, indicating that the accumulation of pCRMP1 may precede that of pNFs in spheroids or promote ALS progression. In addition, overexpression of a phospho-mimicking CRMP1 mutant inhibited axonal outgrowth in Neuro2A cells. Taken together, these results indicate that pCRMP1 may be involved in the pathogenesis of axonopathy in ALS, leading to spheroid formation through the proximal progression of axonopathy.
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- Yuko Kawamoto
- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nursing Course Biological Science and Nursing, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Medical Bioscience, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
- *Correspondence: Fumiaki Tanaka
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Quetiapine Ameliorates MIA-Induced Impairment of Sensorimotor Gating: Focus on Neuron-Microglia Communication and the Inflammatory Response in the Frontal Cortex of Adult Offspring of Wistar Rats. Cells 2022; 11:cells11182788. [PMID: 36139363 PMCID: PMC9496681 DOI: 10.3390/cells11182788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
The maternal immune activation produced by the systemic administration of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in rats provides valuable insights into the basis of behavioural schizophrenia-like disturbances and biochemical changes in the brains of the offspring, such as microglial activation. Regarding therapy, antipsychotics continually constitute the cornerstone of schizophrenia treatment. To their various efficacy and side effects, as well as not fully recognised mechanisms of action, further characteristics have been suggested, including an anti-inflammatory action via the impact on neuron–microglia axes responsible for inhibition of microglial activation. Therefore, in the present study, we sought to determine whether chronic treatment with chlorpromazine, quetiapine or aripiprazole could influence schizophrenia-like behavioural disturbances at the level of sensorimotor gating in male offspring prenatally exposed to LPS. Simultaneously, we wanted to explore if the chosen antipsychotics display a positive impact on the neuroimmunological parameters in the brains of these adult animals with a special focus on the ligand-receptor axes controlling neuron–microglia communication as well as pro- and anti-inflammatory factors related to the microglial activity. The results of our research revealed the beneficial effect of quetiapine on deficits in sensorimotor gating observed in prenatally LPS-exposed offspring. In terms of axes controlling neuron–microglia communication and markers of microglial reactivity, we observed a subtle impact of quetiapine on hippocampal Cx3cl1 and Cx3cr1 levels, as well as cortical Cd68 expression. Hence, further research is required to fully define and explain the involvement of quetiapine and other antipsychotics in Cx3cl1-Cx3cr1 and/or Cd200-Cd200r axes modulation and inflammatory processes in the LPS-based model of schizophrenia-like disturbances.
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Asano T, Nakamura H, Kawamoto Y, Tada M, Kimura Y, Takano H, Yao R, Saito H, Ikeda T, Komiya H, Kubota S, Hashiguchi S, Takahashi K, Kunii M, Tanaka K, Goshima Y, Nakamura F, Takeuchi H, Doi H, Tanaka F. Inhibition of Crmp1 Phosphorylation at Ser522 Ameliorates Motor Function and Neuronal Pathology in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Model Mice. eNeuro 2022; 9:ENEURO.0133-22.2022. [PMID: 35523582 PMCID: PMC9131721 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0133-22.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disorder that affects upper and lower motor neurons; however, its pathomechanism has not been fully elucidated. Using a comprehensive phosphoproteomic approach, we have identified elevated phosphorylation of Collapsin response mediator protein 1 (Crmp1) at serine 522 in the lumbar spinal cord of ALS model mice overexpressing a human superoxide dismutase mutant (SOD1G93A). We investigated the effects of Crmp1 phosphorylation and depletion in SOD1G93A mice using Crmp1S522A (Ser522→Ala) knock-in (Crmp1ki/ki ) mice in which the S522 phosphorylation site was abolished and Crmp1 knock-out (Crmp1-/-) mice, respectively. Crmp1ki/ki /SOD1G93A mice showed longer latency to fall in a rotarod test while Crmp1-/-/SOD1G93A mice showed shorter latency compared with SOD1G93A mice. Survival was prolonged in Crmp1ki/ki /SOD1G93A mice but not in Crmp1-/-/SOD1G93A mice. In agreement with these phenotypic findings, residual motor neurons and innervated neuromuscular junctions (NMJs) were comparatively well-preserved in Crmp1ki/ki /SOD1G93A mice without affecting microglial and astroglial pathology. Pathway analysis of proteome alterations showed that the sirtuin signaling pathway had opposite effects in Crmp1ki/ki /SOD1G93A and Crmp1-/-/SOD1G93A mice. Our study indicates that modifying CRMP1 phosphorylation is a potential therapeutic strategy for ALS.
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- Tetsuya Asano
- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Advanced Medical Research Center, Yokohama City University, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo 135-8550, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo 135-8550, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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Karunakaran KB, Amemori S, Balakrishnan N, Ganapathiraju MK, Amemori KI. Generalized and social anxiety disorder interactomes show distinctive overlaps with striosome and matrix interactomes. Sci Rep 2021; 11:18392. [PMID: 34526518 PMCID: PMC8443595 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-97418-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Mechanisms underlying anxiety disorders remain elusive despite the discovery of several associated genes. We constructed the protein-protein interaction networks (interactomes) of six anxiety disorders and noted enrichment for striatal expression among common genes in the interactomes. Five of these interactomes shared distinctive overlaps with the interactomes of genes that were differentially expressed in two striatal compartments (striosomes and matrix). Generalized anxiety disorder and social anxiety disorder interactomes showed exclusive and statistically significant overlaps with the striosome and matrix interactomes, respectively. Systematic gene expression analysis with the anxiety disorder interactomes constrained to contain only those genes that were shared with striatal compartment interactomes revealed a bifurcation among the disorders, which was influenced by the anterior cingulate cortex, nucleus accumbens, amygdala and hippocampus, and the dopaminergic signaling pathway. Our results indicate that the functionally distinct striatal pathways constituted by the striosome and the matrix may influence the etiological differentiation of various anxiety disorders.
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- Kalyani B Karunakaran
- Supercomputer Education and Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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- Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Supercomputer Education and Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA.
- Intelligent Systems Program, School of Computing and Information, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA.
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- Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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Clinical evidence that a dysregulated master neural network modulator may aid in diagnosing schizophrenia. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2100032118. [PMID: 34330827 PMCID: PMC8346854 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2100032118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
There are no biomarkers for schizophrenia (SCZ), a disorder of dysfunctional neural networks. We demonstrate that a master regulator of cytoskeleton (“CRMP2”) and, hence, neural circuitry, may form the basis for such a biomarker because its activity is uniquely imbalanced in SCZ patients. We show that SCZ patients are characterized by an excess of active CRMP2 not only in their brains (where it is correlated with dendritic abnormalities) but also in their peripheral blood lymphocytes. The abundance of active CRMP2 and insufficiency of opposing inactive p-CRMP2 likely disrupts neuronal function. Because peripheral blood CRMP2 appears to reflect intracerebral processes, it could form the basis of a rapid, minimally invasive, sensitive, and specific clinical diagnostic aid for SCZ in young patients. There are no validated biomarkers for schizophrenia (SCZ), a disorder linked to neural network dysfunction. We demonstrate that collapsin response mediator protein-2 (CRMP2), a master regulator of cytoskeleton and, hence, neural circuitry, may form the basis for a biomarker because its activity is uniquely imbalanced in SCZ patients. CRMP2’s activity depends upon its phosphorylation state. While an equilibrium between inactive (phosphorylated) and active (nonphosphorylated) CRMP2 is present in unaffected individuals, we show that SCZ patients are characterized by excess active CRMP2. We examined CRMP2 levels first in postmortem brains (correlated with neuronal morphometrics) and then, because CRMP2 is expressed in lymphocytes as well, in the peripheral blood of SCZ patients versus age-matched unaffected controls. In the brains and, more starkly, in the lymphocytes of SCZ patients <40 y old, we observed that nonphosphorylated CRMP2 was higher than in controls, while phosphorylated CRMP2 remained unchanged from control. In the brain, these changes were associated with dendritic structural abnormalities. The abundance of active CRMP2 with insufficient opposing inactive p-CRMP2 yielded a unique lowering of the p-CRMP2:CRMP2 ratio in SCZ patients, implying a disruption in the normal equilibrium between active and inactive CRMP2. These clinical data suggest that measuring CRMP2 and p-CRMP2 in peripheral blood might reflect intracerebral processes and suggest a rapid, minimally invasive, sensitive, and specific adjunctive diagnostic aid for early SCZ: increased CRMP2 or a decreased p-CRMP2:CRMP2 ratio may help cinch the diagnosis in a newly presenting young patient suspected of SCZ (versus such mimics as mania in bipolar disorder, where the ratio is high).
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Cuveillier C, Boulan B, Ravanello C, Denarier E, Deloulme JC, Gory-Fauré S, Delphin C, Bosc C, Arnal I, Andrieux A. Beyond Neuronal Microtubule Stabilization: MAP6 and CRMPS, Two Converging Stories. Front Mol Neurosci 2021; 14:665693. [PMID: 34025352 PMCID: PMC8131560 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2021.665693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The development and function of the central nervous system rely on the microtubule (MT) and actin cytoskeletons and their respective effectors. Although the structural role of the cytoskeleton has long been acknowledged in neuronal morphology and activity, it was recently recognized to play the role of a signaling platform. Following this recognition, research into Microtubule Associated Proteins (MAPs) diversified. Indeed, historically, structural MAPs—including MAP1B, MAP2, Tau, and MAP6 (also known as STOP);—were identified and described as MT-binding and -stabilizing proteins. Extensive data obtained over the last 20 years indicated that these structural MAPs could also contribute to a variety of other molecular roles. Among multi-role MAPs, MAP6 provides a striking example illustrating the diverse molecular and cellular properties of MAPs and showing how their functional versatility contributes to the central nervous system. In this review, in addition to MAP6’s effect on microtubules, we describe its impact on the actin cytoskeleton, on neuroreceptor homeostasis, and its involvement in signaling pathways governing neuron development and maturation. We also discuss its roles in synaptic plasticity, brain connectivity, and cognitive abilities, as well as the potential relationships between the integrated brain functions of MAP6 and its molecular activities. In parallel, the Collapsin Response Mediator Proteins (CRMPs) are presented as examples of how other proteins, not initially identified as MAPs, fall into the broader MAP family. These proteins bind MTs as well as exhibiting molecular and cellular properties very similar to MAP6. Finally, we briefly summarize the multiple similarities between other classical structural MAPs and MAP6 or CRMPs.In summary, this review revisits the molecular properties and the cellular and neuronal roles of the classical MAPs, broadening our definition of what constitutes a MAP.
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Hori T, Ikuta S, Hattori S, Takao K, Miyakawa T, Koike C. Mice with mutations in Trpm1, a gene in the locus of 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome, display pronounced hyperactivity and decreased anxiety-like behavior. Mol Brain 2021; 14:61. [PMID: 33785025 PMCID: PMC8008678 DOI: 10.1186/s13041-021-00749-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome is a genetic disorder characterized by a wide spectrum of psychiatric disorders that is caused by the deletion of a region containing 7 genes on chromosome 15 (MTMR10, FAN1, TRPM1, MIR211, KLF13, OTUD7A, and CHRNA7). The contribution of each gene in this syndrome has been studied using mutant mouse models, but no single mouse model recapitulates the whole spectrum of human 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome. The behavior of Trpm1-/- mice has not been investigated in relation to 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome due to the visual impairment in these mice, which may confound the results of behavioral tests involving vision. We were able to perform a comprehensive behavioral test battery using Trpm1 null mutant mice to investigate the role of Trpm1, which is thought to be expressed solely in the retina, in the central nervous system and to examine the relationship between TRPM1 and 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome. Our data demonstrate that Trpm1-/- mice exhibit abnormal behaviors that may explain some phenotypes of 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome, including reduced anxiety-like behavior, abnormal social interaction, attenuated fear memory, and the most prominent phenotype of Trpm1 mutant mice, hyperactivity. While the ON visual transduction pathway is impaired in Trpm1-/- mice, we did not detect compensatory high sensitivities for other sensory modalities. The pathway for visual impairment is the same between Trpm1-/- mice and mGluR6-/- mice, but hyperlocomotor activity has not been reported in mGluR6-/- mice. These data suggest that the phenotype of Trpm1-/- mice extends beyond that expected from visual impairment alone. Here, we provide the first evidence associating TRPM1 with impairment of cognitive function similar to that observed in phenotypes of 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome.
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- Tesshu Hori
- Graduate School of Pharmacy, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan
- Laboratory for Systems Neuroscience and Developmental Biology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Laboratory for Systems Neuroscience and Developmental Biology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan
- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Behavioral Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Toyama, Japan
- Research Center for Idling Brain Science, University of Toyama, Toyama, Toyama, Japan
- Center for Genetic Analysis of Behavior, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Behavioral Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmacy, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan.
- Laboratory for Systems Neuroscience and Developmental Biology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan.
- Center for Systems Vision Science, Research Organization of Science and Technology, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan.
- Ritsumeikan Global Innovation Research Organization (R-GIRO), Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan.
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Mazón-Cabrera R, Vandormael P, Somers V. Antigenic Targets of Patient and Maternal Autoantibodies in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Front Immunol 2019; 10:1474. [PMID: 31379804 PMCID: PMC6659315 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder whose behavioral symptoms become apparent in early childhood. The underlying pathophysiological mechanisms are only partially understood and the clinical manifestations are heterogeneous in nature, which poses a major challenge for diagnosis, prognosis and intervention. In the last years, an important role of a dysregulated immune system in ASD has emerged, but the mechanisms connecting this to a disruption of brain development are still largely unknown. Although ASD is not considered as a typical autoimmune disease, self-reactive antibodies or autoantibodies against a wide variety of targets have been found in a subset of ASD patients. In addition, autoantibodies reactive to fetal brain proteins have also been described in the prenatal stage of neurodevelopment, where they can be transferred from the mother to the fetus by transplacental transport. In this review, we give an extensive overview of the antibodies described in ASD according to their target antigens, their different origins, and timing of exposure during neurodevelopment.
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- Biomedical Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Life Science, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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Ohtani-Kaneko R. Crmp4-KO Mice as an Animal Model for Investigating Certain Phenotypes of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E2485. [PMID: 31137494 PMCID: PMC6566569 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20102485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2019] [Revised: 05/17/2019] [Accepted: 05/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Previous research has demonstrated that the collapsin response mediator protein (CRMP) family is involved in the formation of neural networks. A recent whole-exome sequencing study identified a de novo variant (S541Y) of collapsin response mediator protein 4 (CRMP4) in a male patient with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In addition, Crmp4-knockout (KO) mice show some phenotypes similar to those observed in human patients with ASD. For example, compared with wild-type mice, Crmp4-KO mice exhibit impaired social interaction, abnormal sensory sensitivities, broader distribution of activated (c-Fos expressing) neurons, altered dendritic formation, and aberrant patterns of neural gene expressions, most of which have sex differences. This review summarizes current knowledge regarding the role of CRMP4 during brain development and discusses the possible contribution of CRMP4 deficiencies or abnormalities to the pathogenesis of ASD. Crmp4-KO mice represent an appropriate animal model for investigating the mechanisms underlying some ASD phenotypes, such as impaired social behavior, abnormal sensory sensitivities, and sex-based differences, and other neurodevelopmental disorders associated with sensory processing disorders.
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- Ritsuko Ohtani-Kaneko
- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Toyo University, 1-1-1 Itakura, Oura 374-0193, Japan.
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Proteome and behavioral alterations in phosphorylation-deficient mutant Collapsin Response Mediator Protein2 knock-in mice. Neurochem Int 2018; 119:207-217. [PMID: 29758318 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2018.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2017] [Revised: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 04/19/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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CRMP2, alternatively designated as DPYSL2, was the first CRMP family member to be identified as an intracellular molecule mediating the signaling of the axon guidance molecule Semaphorin 3A (Sema3A). In Sema3A signaling, cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5) primarily phosphorylates CRMP2 at Ser522. Glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) subsequently phosphorylates the residues of Thr509 and Thr514 of CRMP2. Previous studies showed that CRMP2 is involved in pathogenesis of neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease. In Alzheimer's disease, hyper-phosphorylated forms of CRMP2 are accumulated in the paired helical filaments. To get insight into the possible involvement of the phosphorylation of CRMP2 in pathogenesis of neurological disorders, we previously created CRMP2 S522A knock-in (crmp2ki/ki) mice and demonstrated that the phosphorylation of CRMP2 at Ser522 is involved in normal dendrite patterning in cortical neurons. However, the behavioral impact and in vivo signaling network of the CRMP2 phosphorylation are not fully understood. In this study, we performed behavioral and proteomics analysis of crmp2ki/ki mice. The crmp2ki/ki mice appeared healthy and showed no obvious differences in physical characteristics compared to wild-type mice, but they showed impaired emotional behavior, reduced sociality, and low sensitivity to pain stimulation. Through mass-spectrometry-based proteomic analysis, we found that 59 proteins were increased and 77 proteins were decreased in the prefrontal cortex of crmp2ki/ki mice. Notably, CRMP3, CRMP4, and CRMP5, the other CRMP family proteins, were increased in crmp2ki/ki mice. KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) pathway analyses identified 14 pathways in increased total proteins and 13 pathways in decreased total proteins which are associated with the pathogenesis of Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and Huntington's diseases. We also detected 20 pathways in increased phosphopeptides and 16 pathways in decreased phosphopeptides including "inflammatory mediator regulation of TRP channels" in crmp2ki/ki mice. Our study suggests that the phosphorylation of CRMP2 at Ser522 is involved in the signaling pathways that may be related to neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases and pain.
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Naudet N, Moutal A, Vu HN, Chounlamountri N, Watrin C, Cavagna S, Malleval C, Benetollo C, Bardel C, Dronne MA, Honnorat J, Meissirel C, Besançon R. Transcriptional regulation of CRMP5 controls neurite outgrowth through Sox5. Cell Mol Life Sci 2018; 75:67-79. [PMID: 28864883 PMCID: PMC11105725 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-017-2634-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2016] [Revised: 07/10/2017] [Accepted: 08/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Transcriptional regulation of proteins involved in neuronal polarity is a key process that underlies the ability of neurons to transfer information in the central nervous system. The Collapsin Response Mediator Protein (CRMP) family is best known for its role in neurite outgrowth regulation conducting to neuronal polarity and axonal guidance, including CRMP5 that drives dendrite differentiation. Although CRMP5 is able to control dendritic development, the regulation of its expression remains poorly understood. Here we identify a Sox5 consensus binding sequence in the putative promoter sequence upstream of the CRMP5 gene. By luciferase assays we show that Sox5 increases CRMP5 promoter activity, but not if the putative Sox5 binding site is mutated. We demonstrate that Sox5 can physically bind to the CRMP5 promoter DNA in gel mobility shift and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays. Using a combination of real-time RT-PCR and quantitative immunocytochemistry, we provide further evidence for a Sox5-dependent upregulation of CRMP5 transcription and protein expression in N1E115 cells: a commonly used cell line model for neuronal differentiation. Furthermore, we report that increasing Sox5 levels in this neuronal cell line inhibits neurite outgrowth. This inhibition requires CRMP5 because CRMP5 knockdown prevents the Sox5-dependent effect. We confirm the physiological relevance of the Sox5-CRMP5 pathway in the regulation of neurite outgrowth using mouse primary hippocampal neurons. These findings identify Sox5 as a critical modulator of neurite outgrowth through the selective activation of CRMP5 expression.
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- Nicolas Naudet
- Institut NeuroMyoGène, UMR, CNRS 5310, INSERM U1217, 69000, Lyon, France
- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69100, Villeurbanne, France
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, UMR, CNRS 5310, INSERM U1217, 69000, Lyon, France
- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69100, Villeurbanne, France
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, UMR, CNRS 5310, INSERM U1217, 69000, Lyon, France
- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69100, Villeurbanne, France
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, UMR, CNRS 5310, INSERM U1217, 69000, Lyon, France
- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69100, Villeurbanne, France
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, UMR, CNRS 5310, INSERM U1217, 69000, Lyon, France
- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69100, Villeurbanne, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon, UMR, CNRS 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRS, UMR5292, 69000, Lyon, France
- Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive, CNRS, UMR 5558, 69100, Villeurbanne, France
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, UMR, CNRS 5310, INSERM U1217, 69000, Lyon, France
- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69100, Villeurbanne, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon, UMR, CNRS 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRS, UMR5292, 69000, Lyon, France
- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69100, Villeurbanne, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69100, Villeurbanne, France
- Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive, CNRS, UMR 5558, 69100, Villeurbanne, France
- Service de Biostatistique, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 69003, Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69100, Villeurbanne, France
- Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive, CNRS, UMR 5558, 69100, Villeurbanne, France
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, UMR, CNRS 5310, INSERM U1217, 69000, Lyon, France
- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69100, Villeurbanne, France
- Service de Neuro-Oncologie, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 69003, Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69100, Villeurbanne, France
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, UMR, CNRS 5310, INSERM U1217, 69000, Lyon, France.
- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69100, Villeurbanne, France.
- Faculté de Médecine RTH Laënnec, Institut NeuroMyoGène, Synatac Team, UMR, CNRS 5310, INSERM U1217, 69008, Lyon, France.
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Suzuki Y, Imayoshi I. Network analysis of exploratory behaviors of mice in a spatial learning and memory task. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0180789. [PMID: 28700627 PMCID: PMC5507260 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The Barnes maze is one of the main behavioral tasks used to study spatial learning and memory. The Barnes maze is a task conducted on "dry land" in which animals try to escape from a brightly lit exposed circular open arena to a small dark escape box located under one of several holes at the periphery of the arena. In comparison with another classical spatial learning and memory task, the Morris water maze, the negative reinforcements that motivate animals in the Barnes maze are less severe and less stressful. Furthermore, the Barnes maze is more compatible with recently developed cutting-edge techniques in neural circuit research, such as the miniature brain endoscope or optogenetics. For this study, we developed a lift-type task start system and equipped the Barnes maze with it. The subject mouse is raised up by the lift and released into the maze automatically so that it can start navigating the maze smoothly from exactly the same start position across repeated trials. We believe that a Barnes maze test with a lift-type task start system may be useful for behavioral experiments when combined with head-mounted or wire-connected devices for online imaging and intervention in neural circuits. Furthermore, we introduced a network analysis method for the analysis of the Barnes maze data. Each animal's exploratory behavior in the maze was visualized as a network of nodes and their links, and spatial learning in the maze is described by systematic changes in network structures of search behavior. Network analysis was capable of visualizing and quantitatively analyzing subtle but significant differences in an animal's exploratory behavior in the maze.
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- Yusuke Suzuki
- Medical Innovation Center/SK Project, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Medical Innovation Center/SK Project, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
- The Hakubi Center, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
- Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
- World Premier International Research Initiative–Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
- Japan Science and Technology Agency, Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology, Saitama, Japan
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Shah K, Rossie S. Tale of the Good and the Bad Cdk5: Remodeling of the Actin Cytoskeleton in the Brain. Mol Neurobiol 2017; 55:3426-3438. [PMID: 28502042 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-017-0525-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2017] [Accepted: 04/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Cdk5 kinase, a cyclin-dependent kinase family member, is a key regulator of cytoskeletal remodeling in the brain. Cdk5 is essential for brain development during embryogenesis. After birth, it is essential for numerous neuronal processes such as learning and memory formation, drug addiction, pain signaling, and long-term behavior changes, all of which rely on rapid alterations in the cytoskeleton. Cdk5 activity is deregulated in various brain disorders including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and ischemic stroke, resulting in profound remodeling of the neuronal cytoskeleton, loss of synapses, and ultimately neurodegeneration. This review focuses on the "good and bad" Cdk5 in the brain and its pleiotropic contribution in regulating neuronal actin cytoskeletal remodeling. A vast majority of physiological and pathological Cdk5 substrates are associated with the actin cytoskeleton. Thus, our special emphasis is on the numerous Cdk5 substrates identified in the past two decades such as ephexin1, p27, Mst3, CaMKv, kalirin-7, RasGRF2, Pak1, WAVE1, neurabin-1, TrkB, 5-HT6R, talin, drebrin, synapsin I, synapsin III, CRMP1, GKAP, SPAR, PSD-95, and LRRK2. These substrates have unraveled the molecular mechanisms by which Cdk5 plays divergent roles in regulating neuronal actin cytoskeletal dynamics both in healthy and diseased states.
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- Kavita Shah
- Department of Chemistry and Purdue University Center of Cancer Research, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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Nakamura H, Yamashita N, Kimura A, Kimura Y, Hirano H, Makihara H, Kawamoto Y, Jitsuki-Takahashi A, Yonezaki K, Takase K, Miyazaki T, Nakamura F, Tanaka F, Goshima Y. Comprehensive behavioral study and proteomic analyses of CRMP2-deficient mice. Genes Cells 2016; 21:1059-1079. [DOI: 10.1111/gtc.12403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2016] [Accepted: 07/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Haruko Nakamura
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology; Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine; Yokohama 236-0004 Japan
- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine; Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine; Yokohama 236-0004 Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology; Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine; Yokohama 236-0004 Japan
- JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research Abroad; Tokyo 102-0083 Japan
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- Advanced Medical Research Center; Yokohama City University; Yokohama 236-0004 Japan
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- Advanced Medical Research Center; Yokohama City University; Yokohama 236-0004 Japan
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- Advanced Medical Research Center; Yokohama City University; Yokohama 236-0004 Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology; Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine; Yokohama 236-0004 Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology; Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine; Yokohama 236-0004 Japan
- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine; Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine; Yokohama 236-0004 Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology; Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine; Yokohama 236-0004 Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology; Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine; Yokohama 236-0004 Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology; Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine; Yokohama 236-0004 Japan
- Laboratory of Psychology; Jichi Medical University; Shimotsuke 329-0498 Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology; Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine; Yokohama 236-0004 Japan
- Department of Physiology; Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine; Yokohama 236-0004 Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology; Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine; Yokohama 236-0004 Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine; Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine; Yokohama 236-0004 Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology; Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine; Yokohama 236-0004 Japan
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Makihara H, Nakai S, Ohkubo W, Yamashita N, Nakamura F, Kiyonari H, Shioi G, Jitsuki-Takahashi A, Nakamura H, Tanaka F, Akase T, Kolattukudy P, Goshima Y. CRMP1 and CRMP2 have synergistic but distinct roles in dendritic development. Genes Cells 2016; 21:994-1005. [DOI: 10.1111/gtc.12399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Accepted: 07/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Hiroko Makihara
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology; Graduate School of Medicine; Yokohama City University; 3-9 Fuku-ura Kanazawa-ku Yokohama 236-0004 Japan
- Biological Science and Nursing; Graduate School of Medicine; Yokohama City University; 3-9 Fuku-ura Kanazawa-ku Yokohama 236-0004 Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology; Graduate School of Medicine; Yokohama City University; 3-9 Fuku-ura Kanazawa-ku Yokohama 236-0004 Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology; Graduate School of Medicine; Yokohama City University; 3-9 Fuku-ura Kanazawa-ku Yokohama 236-0004 Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology; Graduate School of Medicine; Yokohama City University; 3-9 Fuku-ura Kanazawa-ku Yokohama 236-0004 Japan
- JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research Abroad; Chiyoda-ku 102-0083 Japan
- Department of Biology; Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore MD 21218 USA
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology; Graduate School of Medicine; Yokohama City University; 3-9 Fuku-ura Kanazawa-ku Yokohama 236-0004 Japan
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- Animal Resource Development Unit; RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies; 2-2-3 Minatojima Minami-machi Chuou-ku Kobe 650-0047 Japan
- Genetic Engineering Team; RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies; 2-2-3 Minatojima Minami-machi Chuou-ku Kobe 650-0047 Japan
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- Genetic Engineering Team; RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies; 2-2-3 Minatojima Minami-machi Chuou-ku Kobe 650-0047 Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology; Graduate School of Medicine; Yokohama City University; 3-9 Fuku-ura Kanazawa-ku Yokohama 236-0004 Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology; Graduate School of Medicine; Yokohama City University; 3-9 Fuku-ura Kanazawa-ku Yokohama 236-0004 Japan
- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine; Graduate School of Medicine; Yokohama City University; Yokohama 236-0004 Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine; Graduate School of Medicine; Yokohama City University; Yokohama 236-0004 Japan
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- Biological Science and Nursing; Graduate School of Medicine; Yokohama City University; 3-9 Fuku-ura Kanazawa-ku Yokohama 236-0004 Japan
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- Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences; College of Medicine; University of Central Florida; Orlando FL USA
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology; Graduate School of Medicine; Yokohama City University; 3-9 Fuku-ura Kanazawa-ku Yokohama 236-0004 Japan
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Nagai J, Baba R, Ohshima T. CRMPs Function in Neurons and Glial Cells: Potential Therapeutic Targets for Neurodegenerative Diseases and CNS Injury. Mol Neurobiol 2016; 54:4243-4256. [PMID: 27339876 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-016-0005-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2016] [Accepted: 06/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Neurodegeneration in the adult mammalian central nervous system (CNS) is fundamentally accelerated by its intrinsic neuronal mechanisms, including its poor regenerative capacity and potent extrinsic inhibitory factors. Thus, the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases faces many obstacles. The degenerative processes, consisting of axonal/dendritic structural disruption, abnormal axonal transport, release of extracellular factors, and inflammation, are often controlled by the cytoskeleton. From this perspective, regulators of the cytoskeleton could potentially be a therapeutic target for neurodegenerative diseases and CNS injury. Collapsin response mediator proteins (CRMPs) are known to regulate the assembly of cytoskeletal proteins in neurons, as well as control axonal growth and neural circuit formation. Recent studies have provided some novel insights into the roles of CRMPs in several inhibitory signaling pathways of neurodegeneration, in addition to its functions in neurological disorders and CNS repair. Here, we summarize the roles of CRMPs in axon regeneration and its emerging functions in non-neuronal cells, especially in inflammatory responses. We also discuss the direct and indirect targeting of CRMPs as a novel therapeutic strategy for neurological diseases.
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- Jun Nagai
- Department of Life Science and Medical Bioscience, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, TWIns, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8480, Japan.,Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Medical Bioscience, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, TWIns, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8480, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Medical Bioscience, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, TWIns, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8480, Japan.
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Tsutiya A, Watanabe H, Nakano Y, Nishihara M, Goshima Y, Ohtani‐Kaneko R. Deletion of collapsin response mediator protein 4 results in abnormal layer thickness and elongation of mitral cell apical dendrites in the neonatal olfactory bulb. J Anat 2016; 228:792-804. [PMID: 26739921 PMCID: PMC4831339 DOI: 10.1111/joa.12434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Collapsin response mediator protein 4 (CRMP4), a member of the CRMP family, is involved in the pathogenesis of neurodevelopmental disorders such as schizophrenia and autism. Here, we first compared layer thickness of the olfactory bulb between wild-type (WT) and CRMP4-knockout (KO) mice. The mitral cell layer (MCL) was significantly thinner, whereas the external plexiform layer (EPL) was significantly thicker in CRMP4-KO mice at postnatal day 0 (PD0) compared with WTs. However, differences in layer thickness disappeared by PD14. No apoptotic cells were found in the MCL, and the number of mitral cells (MCs) identified with a specific marker (i.e. Tbx21 antibody) did not change in CRMP4-KO neonates. However, DiI-tracing showed that the length of mitral cell apical dendrites was greater in CRMP4-KO neonates than in WTs. In addition, expression of CRMP4 mRNA in WT mice was most abundant in the MCL at PD0 and decreased afterward. These results suggest that CRMP4 contributes to dendritic elongation. Our in vitro studies showed that deletion or knockdown of CRMP4 resulted in enhanced growth of MAP2-positive neurites, whereas overexpression of CRMP4 reduced their growth, suggesting a new role for CRMP4 as a suppressor of dendritic elongation. Overall, our data suggest that disruption of CRMP4 produces a temporary alteration in EPL thickness, which is constituted mainly of mitral cell apical dendrites, through the enhanced growth of these dendrites.
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- Graduate School of Life SciencesToyo UniversityOuraGunmaJapan
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- Graduate School of Life SciencesToyo UniversityOuraGunmaJapan
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- Department of Veterinary PhysiologyGraduate School of Agricultural and Life SciencesThe University of TokyoBunkyo‐kuTokyoJapan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and NeurobiologyYokohama City University Graduate School of MedicineYokohamaKanazawa WardJapan
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- Graduate School of Life SciencesToyo UniversityOuraGunmaJapan
- Bio‐Nano Electronic Research CentreToyo UniversityKawagoeSaitamaJapan
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Shah K, Lahiri DK. A Tale of the Good and Bad: Remodeling of the Microtubule Network in the Brain by Cdk5. Mol Neurobiol 2016; 54:2255-2268. [PMID: 26944284 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-016-9792-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Accepted: 02/11/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Cdk5, a cyclin-dependent kinase family member, is a global orchestrator of neuronal cytoskeletal dynamics. During embryogenesis, Cdk5 is indispensable for brain development. In adults, it is essential for numerous neuronal processes, including higher cognitive functions such as learning and memory formation, drug addiction, pain signaling, and long-term behavior changes through long-term potentiation and long-term depression, all of which rely on rapid alterations in the cytoskeleton. Cdk5 activity becomes deregulated in various brain disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, epilepsy, schizophrenia, and ischemic stroke; these all result in profound remodeling of the neuronal cytoskeleton. This Commentary specifically focuses on the pleiotropic contribution of Cdk5 in regulating neuronal microtubule remodeling. Because the vast majority of the physiological substrates of Cdk5 are associated with the neuronal cytoskeleton, our emphasis is on the Cdk5 substrates, such as CRMP2, stathmin, drebrin, dixdc1, axin, MAP2, MAP1B, doublecortin, kinesin-5, and tau, that have allowed to unravel the molecular mechanisms through which Cdk5 exerts its divergent roles in regulating neuronal microtubule dynamics, both in healthy and disease states.
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- Kavita Shah
- Department of Chemistry and Purdue University Center for Cancer Research, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
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- Departments of Psychiatry and Medical & Molecular Genetics, Institute of Psychiatric Research, Neuroscience Research Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, 320 W. 15th Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46202-2266, USA
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Kedracka-Krok S, Swiderska B, Jankowska U, Skupien-Rabian B, Solich J, Dziedzicka-Wasylewska M. Stathmin reduction and cytoskeleton rearrangement in rat nucleus accumbens in response to clozapine and risperidone treatment - Comparative proteomic study. Neuroscience 2015; 316:63-81. [PMID: 26708747 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.12.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2015] [Revised: 12/02/2015] [Accepted: 12/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The complex network of anatomical connections of the nucleus accumbens (NAc) makes it an interface responsible for the selection and integration of cognitive and affective information to modulate appetitive or aversively motivated behaviour. There is evidence for NAc dysfunction in schizophrenia. NAc also seems to be important for antipsychotic drug action, but the biochemical characteristics of drug-induced alterations within NAc remain incompletely characterized. In this study, a comprehensive proteomic analysis was performed to describe the differences in the mechanisms of action of clozapine (CLO) and risperidone (RIS) in the rat NAc. Both antipsychotics influenced the level of microtubule-regulating proteins, i.e., stathmin, and proteins of the collapsin response mediator protein family (CRMPs), and only CLO affected NAD-dependent protein deacetylase sirtuin-2 and septin 6. Both antipsychotics induced changes in levels of other cytoskeleton-related proteins. CLO exclusively up-regulated proteins involved in neuroprotection, such as glutathione synthetase, heat-shock 70-kDa protein 8 and mitochondrial heat-shock protein 75. RIS tuned cell function by changing the pattern of post-translational modifications of some proteins: it down-regulated the phosphorylated forms of stathmin and dopamine and the cyclic AMP-regulated phosphoprotein (DARPP-32) isoform but up-regulated cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5). RIS modulated the level and phosphorylation state of synaptic proteins: synapsin-2, synaptotagmin-1 and adaptor-related protein-2 (AP-2) complex.
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- S Kedracka-Krok
- Department of Physical Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland; Department of Structural Biology, Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.
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- Department of Physical Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Structural Biology, Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Physical Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Physical Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland; Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland
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Tsutiya A, Nishihara M, Goshima Y, Ohtani-Kaneko R. Mouse pups lacking collapsin response mediator protein 4 manifest impaired olfactory function and hyperactivity in the olfactory bulb. Eur J Neurosci 2015; 42:2335-45. [PMID: 26118640 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2015] [Revised: 06/11/2015] [Accepted: 06/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Members of the collapsin response mediator protein (CRMP) family are reported to be involved in the pathogenesis of various neuronal disorders, including schizophrenia and autism. One of them, CRMP4, is reported to participate in aspects of neuronal development, such as axonal guidance and dendritic development. However, no physiological or behavioral phenotypes in Crmp4 knockout (Crmp4-KO) mice have been identified, making it difficult to elucidate the in vivo roles of CRMP4. Focusing on the olfaction process because of the previous study showing strong expression of Crmp4 mRNA in the olfactory bulb (OB) during the early postnatal period, it was aimed to test the hypothesis that Crmp4-KO pups would exhibit abnormal olfaction. Based on measurements of their ultrasonic vocalizations, impaired olfactory ability in Crmp4-KO pups was found. In addition, c-Fos expression, a marker of neuron activity, revealed hyperactivity in the OB of Crmp4-KO pups compared with wild-types following exposure to an odorant. Moreover, the mRNA and protein expression levels of glutamate receptor 1 (GluR1) and 2 (GluR2) were exaggerated in Crmp4-KO pups relative to other excitatory and inhibitory receptors and transporters, raising the possibility that enhanced expression of these excitatory receptors contributes to the hyperactivity phenotype and impairs olfactory ability. This study provides evidence for an animal model for elucidating the roles of CRMP4 in the development of higher brain functions as well as for elucidating the developmental regulatory mechanisms controlling the activity of the neural circuitry.
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- Atsuhiro Tsutiya
- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Toyo University, 1-1-1 Itakura, Oura, Gunma, 374-0193, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Toyo University, 1-1-1 Itakura, Oura, Gunma, 374-0193, Japan
- Bio-Nano Electronic Research Centre, Toyo University, Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan
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CRMPs: critical molecules for neurite morphogenesis and neuropsychiatric diseases. Mol Psychiatry 2015; 20:1037-45. [PMID: 26077693 DOI: 10.1038/mp.2015.77] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2014] [Revised: 04/29/2015] [Accepted: 05/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Neuronal polarity and spatial rearrangement of neuronal processes are central to the development of all mature nervous systems. Recent studies have highlighted the dynamic expression of Collapsin-Response-Mediator Proteins (CRMPs) in neuronal dendritic/axonal compartments, described their interaction with cytoskeleton proteins, identified their ability to activate L- and N-type voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs) and delineated their crucial role as signaling molecules essential for neuron differentiation and neural network development and maintenance. In addition, evidence obtained from genome-wide/genetic linkage/proteomic/translational approaches revealed that CRMP expression is altered in human pathologies including mental (schizophrenia and mood disorders) and neurological (Alzheimer's, prion encephalopathy, epilepsy and others) disorders. Changes in CRMPs levels have been observed after psychotropic treatments, and disrupting CRMP2 binding to calcium channels blocked neuropathic pain. These observations, altogether with those obtained from genetically modified mice targeting individual CRMPs and RNA interference approaches, pave the way for considering CRMPs as potential early disease markers and modulation of their activity as therapeutic strategy for disorders associated with neurite abnormalities.
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