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Neurol Genet ; 10(2): e200142, 2024 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38586598

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Objectives: Mosaic gain of chromosome 1q (chr1q) has been associated with malformation of cortical development (MCD) and epilepsy. Hyaline protoplasmic astrocytopathy (HPA) is a rare neuropathologic finding seen in cases of epilepsy with MCD. The cell-type specificity of mosaic chr1q gain in the brain and the molecular signatures of HPA are unknown. Methods: We present the case of a child with pharmacoresistant epilepsy who underwent epileptic focus resections at age 3 and 5 years and was found to have mosaic chr1q gain and HPA. We performed single-nuclei RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq) of brain tissue from the second resection. Results: snRNA-seq showed increased expression of chr1q genes specifically in subsets of neurons and astrocytes. Differentially expressed genes associated with inferred chr1q gain included AKT3 and genes associated with cell adhesion or migration. A subpopulation of astrocytes demonstrated marked enrichment for synapse-associated transcripts, possibly linked to the astrocytic inclusions observed in HPA. Discussion: snRNA-seq may be used to infer the cell-type specificity of mosaic chromosomal copy number changes and identify associated gene expression alterations, which in the case of chr1q gain may involve aberrations in cell migration. Future studies using spatial profiling could yield further insights on the molecular signatures of HPA.

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bioRxiv ; 2024 Jan 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38328093

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Introduction: Mosaic gain of chromosome 1q (chr1q) has been associated with malformation of cortical development (MCD) and epilepsy. Hyaline protoplasmic astrocytopathy (HPA) is a rare neuropathological finding seen in cases of epilepsy with MCD. The cell-type specificity of mosaic chr1q gain in the brain and the molecular signatures of HPA are unknown. Methods: We present a child with pharmacoresistant epilepsy who underwent epileptic focus resections at age 3 and 5 years and was found to have mosaic chr1q gain and HPA. We performed single-nuclei RNA-sequencing (snRNA-seq) of brain tissue from the second resection. Results: snRNA-seq showed increased expression of chr1q genes specifically in subsets of neurons and astrocytes. Differentially expressed genes associated with inferred chr1q gain included AKT3 and genes associated with cell adhesion or migration. A subpopulation of astrocytes demonstrated marked enrichment for synapse-associated transcripts, possibly linked to the astrocytic inclusions observed in HPA. Discussion: snRNA-seq may be used to infer the cell type-specificity of mosaic chromosomal copy number changes and identify associated gene expression alterations, which in the case of chr1q gain may involve aberrations in cell migration. Future studies using spatial profiling could yield further insights on the molecular signatures of HPA.

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J Neurosci ; 40(3): 557-568, 2020 01 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31776210

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Mitochondria are important sources of energy, but they are also the target of cellular stress, toxin exposure, and aging-related injury. Persistent accumulation of damaged mitochondria has been implicated in many neurodegenerative diseases. One highly conserved mechanism to clear damaged mitochondria involves the E3 ubiquitin ligase Parkin and PTEN-induced kinase 1 (PINK1), which cooperatively initiate the process called mitophagy that identifies and eliminates damaged mitochondria through the autophagosome and lysosome pathways. Parkin is a mostly cytosolic protein, but is rapidly recruited to damaged mitochondria and target them for mitophagy. Moreover, Parkin interactomes also involve signaling pathways and transcriptional machinery critical for survival and cell death. However, the mechanism that regulates Parkin protein level remains poorly understood. Here, we show that the loss of homeodomain interacting protein kinase 2 (HIPK2) in neurons and mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) has a broad protective effect from cell death induced by mitochondrial toxins. The mechanism by which Hipk2-/- neurons and MEFs are more resistant to mitochondrial toxins is in part due to the role of HIPK2 and its kinase activity in promoting Parkin degradation via the proteasome-mediated mechanism. The loss of HIPK2 leads to higher cytosolic Parkin protein levels at basal conditions and upon exposure to mitochondrial toxins, which protects mitochondria from toxin-induced damage. In addition, Hipk2-/- neurons and MEFs show increased expression of PGC-1α (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator 1), a Parkin downstream target that can provide additional benefits via transcriptional activation of mitochondrial genes. Together, these results reveal a previously unrecognized avenue to target HIPK2 in neuroprotection via the Parkin-mediated pathway.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT In this study, we provide evidence that homeodomain interacting protein kinase 2 (HIPK2) and its kinase activity promote Parkin degradation via the proteasome-mediated pathway. The loss of HIPK2 increases cytosolic and mitochondrial Parkin protein levels under basal conditions and upon exposure to mitochondrial toxins, which protect mitochondria from toxin-induced damage. In addition, Hipk2-/- neurons and mouse embryonic fibroblasts also show increased expression of PGC-1α (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator 1), a Parkin downstream target that can provide additional benefits via transcriptional activation of mitochondrial genes. These results indicate that targeting HIPK2 and its kinase activity can have neuroprotective effects by elevating Parkin protein levels.


Assuntos
Mitocôndrias/efeitos dos fármacos , Neurônios , Fármacos Neuroprotetores , Neurotoxinas/toxicidade , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinases/genética , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinases/fisiologia , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases/metabolismo , Animais , Neurônios Dopaminérgicos/ultraestrutura , Feminino , Fibroblastos/metabolismo , Regulação da Expressão Gênica/genética , Masculino , Potencial da Membrana Mitocondrial/genética , Potencial da Membrana Mitocondrial/fisiologia , Camundongos , Camundongos da Linhagem 129 , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , Mitocôndrias/ultraestrutura , Coativador 1-alfa do Receptor gama Ativado por Proliferador de Peroxissomo/metabolismo , Proteínas Quinases/genética
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J Clin Invest ; 124(3): 981-99, 2014 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24509083

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Autosomal dominant mutations of the RNA/DNA binding protein FUS are linked to familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FALS); however, it is not clear how FUS mutations cause neurodegeneration. Using transgenic mice expressing a common FALS-associated FUS mutation (FUS-R521C mice), we found that mutant FUS proteins formed a stable complex with WT FUS proteins and interfered with the normal interactions between FUS and histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1). Consequently, FUS-R521C mice exhibited evidence of DNA damage as well as profound dendritic and synaptic phenotypes in brain and spinal cord. To provide insights into these defects, we screened neural genes for nucleotide oxidation and identified brain-derived neurotrophic factor (Bdnf) as a target of FUS-R521C-associated DNA damage and RNA splicing defects in mice. Compared with WT FUS, mutant FUS-R521C proteins formed a more stable complex with Bdnf RNA in electrophoretic mobility shift assays. Stabilization of the FUS/Bdnf RNA complex contributed to Bdnf splicing defects and impaired BDNF signaling through receptor TrkB. Exogenous BDNF only partially restored dendrite phenotype in FUS-R521C neurons, suggesting that BDNF-independent mechanisms may contribute to the defects in these neurons. Indeed, RNA-seq analyses of FUS-R521C spinal cords revealed additional transcription and splicing defects in genes that regulate dendritic growth and synaptic functions. Together, our results provide insight into how gain-of-function FUS mutations affect critical neuronal functions.


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Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/genética , Dano ao DNA , Splicing de RNA , Proteína FUS de Ligação a RNA/genética , Animais , Fator Neurotrófico Derivado do Encéfalo/genética , Fator Neurotrófico Derivado do Encéfalo/metabolismo , Células Cultivadas , Cricetinae , Feminino , Histona Desacetilase 1/metabolismo , Humanos , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Transgênicos , Córtex Motor/metabolismo , Córtex Motor/patologia , Neurônios Motores/metabolismo , Mutação de Sentido Incorreto , Ligação Proteica , Transporte Proteico , RNA Mensageiro/genética , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , Proteína FUS de Ligação a RNA/metabolismo , Receptor trkB/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais , Medula Espinal/metabolismo , Medula Espinal/patologia , Sinapses/metabolismo , Transcriptoma
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J Clin Invest ; 123(6): 2719-29, 2013 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23676464

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Adult-onset autosomal-dominant leukodystrophy (ADLD) is a progressive and fatal neurological disorder characterized by early autonomic dysfunction, cognitive impairment, pyramidal tract and cerebellar dysfunction, and white matter loss in the central nervous system. ADLD is caused by duplication of the LMNB1 gene, which results in increased lamin B1 transcripts and protein expression. How duplication of LMNB1 leads to myelin defects is unknown. To address this question, we developed a mouse model of ADLD that overexpresses lamin B1. These mice exhibited cognitive impairment and epilepsy, followed by age-dependent motor deficits. Selective overexpression of lamin B1 in oligodendrocytes also resulted in marked motor deficits and myelin defects, suggesting these deficits are cell autonomous. Proteomic and genome-wide transcriptome studies indicated that lamin B1 overexpression is associated with downregulation of proteolipid protein, a highly abundant myelin sheath component that was previously linked to another myelin-related disorder, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease. Furthermore, we found that lamin B1 overexpression leads to reduced occupancy of Yin Yang 1 transcription factor at the promoter region of proteolipid protein. These studies identify a mechanism by which lamin B1 overexpression mediates oligodendrocyte cell-autonomous neuropathology in ADLD and implicate lamin B1 as an important regulator of myelin formation and maintenance during aging.


Assuntos
Lamina Tipo B/metabolismo , Oligodendroglia/patologia , Doença de Pelizaeus-Merzbacher/metabolismo , Animais , Axônios/metabolismo , Axônios/patologia , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Marcha Atáxica/metabolismo , Marcha Atáxica/patologia , Marcha Atáxica/fisiopatologia , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Humanos , Lamina Tipo B/genética , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Transgênicos , Atividade Motora , Proteína Proteolipídica de Mielina/genética , Bainha de Mielina/metabolismo , Bainha de Mielina/patologia , Oligodendroglia/metabolismo , Doença de Pelizaeus-Merzbacher/patologia , Doença de Pelizaeus-Merzbacher/fisiopatologia , Regiões Promotoras Genéticas , Ligação Proteica , Teste de Desempenho do Rota-Rod , Convulsões/metabolismo , Convulsões/patologia , Convulsões/fisiopatologia , Fator de Transcrição YY1/metabolismo
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J Clin Invest ; 122(11): 3955-9, 2012 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23041626

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Progranulin (PGRN) is a widely expressed secreted protein that is linked to inflammation. In humans, PGRN haploinsufficiency is a major inherited cause of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), but how PGRN deficiency causes neurodegeneration is unknown. Here we show that loss of PGRN results in increased neuron loss in response to injury in the CNS. When exposed acutely to 1-methyl-4-(2'-methylphenyl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydrophine (MPTP), mice lacking PGRN (Grn⁻/⁻) showed more neuron loss and increased microgliosis compared with wild-type mice. The exacerbated neuron loss was due not to selective vulnerability of Grn⁻/⁻ neurons to MPTP, but rather to an increased microglial inflammatory response. Consistent with this, conditional mutants lacking PGRN in microglia exhibited MPTP-induced phenotypes similar to Grn⁻/⁻ mice. Selective depletion of PGRN from microglia in mixed cortical cultures resulted in increased death of wild-type neurons in the absence of injury. Furthermore, Grn⁻/⁻ microglia treated with LPS/IFN-γ exhibited an amplified inflammatory response, and conditioned media from these microglia promoted death of cultured neurons. Our results indicate that PGRN deficiency leads to dysregulated microglial activation and thereby contributes to increased neuron loss with injury. These findings suggest that PGRN deficiency may cause increased neuron loss in other forms of CNS injury accompanied by neuroinflammation.


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1-Metil-4-Fenil-1,2,3,6-Tetra-Hidropiridina/efeitos adversos , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intercelular/metabolismo , Intoxicação por MPTP/metabolismo , Microglia/metabolismo , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/metabolismo , Neurônios/metabolismo , Neurotoxinas/efeitos adversos , 1-Metil-4-Fenil-1,2,3,6-Tetra-Hidropiridina/farmacologia , Animais , Morte Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Morte Celular/genética , Células Cultivadas , Córtex Cerebral/metabolismo , Córtex Cerebral/patologia , Demência Frontotemporal/genética , Demência Frontotemporal/metabolismo , Demência Frontotemporal/patologia , Granulinas , Humanos , Inflamação/induzido quimicamente , Inflamação/genética , Inflamação/metabolismo , Inflamação/patologia , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intercelular/genética , Interferon gama/farmacologia , Lipopolissacarídeos/farmacologia , Intoxicação por MPTP/genética , Intoxicação por MPTP/patologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Knockout , Microglia/patologia , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/genética , Neurônios/patologia , Neurotoxinas/farmacologia , Progranulinas
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