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Cell ; 184(3): 689-708.e20, 2021 02 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33482083

RESUMO

The most common genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a GGGGCC repeat expansion in the C9orf72 gene. We developed a platform to interrogate the chromatin accessibility landscape and transcriptional program within neurons during degeneration. We provide evidence that neurons expressing the dipeptide repeat protein poly(proline-arginine), translated from the C9orf72 repeat expansion, activate a highly specific transcriptional program, exemplified by a single transcription factor, p53. Ablating p53 in mice completely rescued neurons from degeneration and markedly increased survival in a C9orf72 mouse model. p53 reduction also rescued axonal degeneration caused by poly(glycine-arginine), increased survival of C9orf72 ALS/FTD-patient-induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived motor neurons, and mitigated neurodegeneration in a C9orf72 fly model. We show that p53 activates a downstream transcriptional program, including Puma, which drives neurodegeneration. These data demonstrate a neurodegenerative mechanism dynamically regulated through transcription-factor-binding events and provide a framework to apply chromatin accessibility and transcription program profiles to neurodegeneration.


Assuntos
Proteína C9orf72/metabolismo , Expansão das Repetições de DNA/genética , Degeneração Neural/metabolismo , Proteína Supressora de Tumor p53/metabolismo , Animais , Proteínas Reguladoras de Apoptose/metabolismo , Axônios/metabolismo , Proteína C9orf72/genética , Morte Celular , Células Cultivadas , Córtex Cerebral/patologia , Cromatina/metabolismo , Dano ao DNA , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Drosophila , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Degeneração Neural/patologia , Estabilidade Proteica , Transcrição Gênica , Proteínas Supressoras de Tumor/metabolismo
2.
Cell ; 172(4): 696-705.e12, 2018 02 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29398115

RESUMO

Protein aggregation and dysfunction of the ubiquitin-proteasome system are hallmarks of many neurodegenerative diseases. Here, we address the elusive link between these phenomena by employing cryo-electron tomography to dissect the molecular architecture of protein aggregates within intact neurons at high resolution. We focus on the poly-Gly-Ala (poly-GA) aggregates resulting from aberrant translation of an expanded GGGGCC repeat in C9orf72, the most common genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia. We find that poly-GA aggregates consist of densely packed twisted ribbons that recruit numerous 26S proteasome complexes, while other macromolecules are largely excluded. Proximity to poly-GA ribbons stabilizes a transient substrate-processing conformation of the 26S proteasome, suggesting stalled degradation. Thus, poly-GA aggregates may compromise neuronal proteostasis by driving the accumulation and functional impairment of a large fraction of cellular proteasomes.


Assuntos
Alanina/análogos & derivados , Proteína C9orf72 , Neurônios , Ácido Poliglutâmico , Complexo de Endopeptidases do Proteassoma , Agregados Proteicos , Alanina/genética , Alanina/metabolismo , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/genética , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/metabolismo , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/patologia , Animais , Proteína C9orf72/genética , Proteína C9orf72/metabolismo , Demência Frontotemporal/genética , Demência Frontotemporal/metabolismo , Demência Frontotemporal/patologia , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Neurônios/metabolismo , Neurônios/patologia , Ácido Poliglutâmico/genética , Ácido Poliglutâmico/metabolismo , Complexo de Endopeptidases do Proteassoma/genética , Complexo de Endopeptidases do Proteassoma/metabolismo , Biossíntese de Proteínas , Estabilidade Proteica , Estrutura Quaternária de Proteína , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley
3.
Cell ; 173(4): 958-971.e17, 2018 05 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29628143

RESUMO

Defects in nucleocytoplasmic transport have been identified as a key pathogenic event in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) mediated by a GGGGCC hexanucleotide repeat expansion in C9ORF72, the most common genetic cause of ALS/FTD. Furthermore, nucleocytoplasmic transport disruption has also been implicated in other neurodegenerative diseases with protein aggregation, suggesting a shared mechanism by which protein stress disrupts nucleocytoplasmic transport. Here, we show that cellular stress disrupts nucleocytoplasmic transport by localizing critical nucleocytoplasmic transport factors into stress granules, RNA/protein complexes that play a crucial role in ALS pathogenesis. Importantly, inhibiting stress granule assembly, such as by knocking down Ataxin-2, suppresses nucleocytoplasmic transport defects as well as neurodegeneration in C9ORF72-mediated ALS/FTD. Our findings identify a link between stress granule assembly and nucleocytoplasmic transport, two fundamental cellular processes implicated in the pathogenesis of C9ORF72-mediated ALS/FTD and other neurodegenerative diseases.


Assuntos
Transporte Ativo do Núcleo Celular/fisiologia , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/patologia , Ataxina-2/metabolismo , Proteína C9orf72/genética , Demência Frontotemporal/patologia , Transporte Ativo do Núcleo Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Idoso , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/metabolismo , Arsenitos/toxicidade , Ataxina-2/antagonistas & inibidores , Ataxina-2/genética , Proteína C9orf72/metabolismo , Expansão das Repetições de DNA/genética , Feminino , Demência Frontotemporal/metabolismo , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Masculino , Glicoproteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Complexo de Proteínas Formadoras de Poros Nucleares/metabolismo , Estresse Oxidativo/efeitos dos fármacos , Interferência de RNA , RNA Interferente Pequeno/metabolismo , Compostos de Sódio/toxicidade , alfa Carioferinas/antagonistas & inibidores , alfa Carioferinas/genética , alfa Carioferinas/metabolismo , beta Carioferinas/antagonistas & inibidores , beta Carioferinas/genética , beta Carioferinas/metabolismo , Proteína ran de Ligação ao GTP/antagonistas & inibidores , Proteína ran de Ligação ao GTP/genética , Proteína ran de Ligação ao GTP/metabolismo
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Mol Cell ; 80(5): 876-891.e6, 2020 12 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33217318

RESUMO

Stress granules (SGs) are cytoplasmic assemblies of proteins and non-translating mRNAs. Whereas much has been learned about SG formation, a major gap remains in understanding the compositional changes SGs undergo during normal disassembly and under disease conditions. Here, we address this gap by proteomic dissection of the SG temporal disassembly sequence using multi-bait APEX proximity proteomics. We discover 109 novel SG proteins and characterize distinct SG substructures. We reveal dozens of disassembly-engaged proteins (DEPs), some of which play functional roles in SG disassembly, including small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) conjugating enzymes. We further demonstrate that SUMOylation regulates SG disassembly and SG formation. Parallel proteomics with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)-associated C9ORF72 dipeptides uncovered attenuated DEP recruitment during SG disassembly and impaired SUMOylation. Accordingly, SUMO activity ameliorated C9ORF72-ALS-related neurodegeneration in Drosophila. By dissecting the SG spatiotemporal proteomic landscape, we provide an in-depth resource for future work on SG function and reveal basic and disease-relevant mechanisms of SG disassembly.


Assuntos
Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/metabolismo , Proteína C9orf72/metabolismo , Grânulos Citoplasmáticos/metabolismo , Proteínas de Drosophila/metabolismo , Proteínas Modificadoras Pequenas Relacionadas à Ubiquitina/metabolismo , Sumoilação , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/genética , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/patologia , Animais , Proteína C9orf72/genética , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Grânulos Citoplasmáticos/genética , Grânulos Citoplasmáticos/patologia , Dipeptídeos/genética , Dipeptídeos/metabolismo , Proteínas de Drosophila/genética , Drosophila melanogaster , Humanos , Camundongos , Proteômica , Proteínas Modificadoras Pequenas Relacionadas à Ubiquitina/genética
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Am J Hum Genet ; 111(2): 383-392, 2024 02 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38242117

RESUMO

The C9orf72 hexanucleotide repeat expansion (HRE) is a common genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The inheritance is autosomal dominant, but a high proportion of subjects with the mutation are simplex cases. One possible explanation is de novo expansions of unstable intermediate-length alleles (IAs). Using haplotype sharing trees (HSTs) with the haplotype analysis tool kit (HAPTK), we derived majority-based ancestral haplotypes of HRE samples and discovered that IAs containing ≥18-20 repeats share large haplotypes in common with the HRE. Using HSTs of HRE and IA samples, we demonstrate that the longer IA haplotypes are largely indistinguishable from HRE haplotypes and that several ≥18-20 IA haplotypes share over 5 Mb (>600 markers) haplotypes in common with the HRE haplotypes. These analysis tools allow physical understanding of the haplotype blocks shared with the majority-based ancestral haplotype. Our results demonstrate that the haplotypes with longer IAs belong to the same pool of haplotypes as the HRE and suggest that longer IAs represent potential premutation alleles.


Assuntos
Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica , Proteína C9orf72 , Árvores , Humanos , Alelos , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/genética , Proteína C9orf72/genética , Expansão das Repetições de DNA/genética , Haplótipos/genética , Receptores Proteína Tirosina Quinases/genética , Árvores/genética
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Mol Cell ; 74(4): 713-728.e6, 2019 05 16.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30981631

RESUMO

Repeat expansion in the C9orf72 gene is the most common cause of the neurodegenerative disorder amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (C9-ALS) and is linked to the unconventional translation of five dipeptide-repeat polypeptides (DPRs). The two enriched in arginine, poly(GR) and poly(PR), infiltrate liquid-like nucleoli, co-localize with the nucleolar protein nucleophosmin (NPM1), and alter the phase separation behavior of NPM1 in vitro. Here, we show that poly(PR) DPRs bind tightly to a long acidic tract within the intrinsically disordered region of NPM1, altering its phase separation with nucleolar partners to the extreme of forming large, soluble complexes that cause droplet dissolution in vitro. In cells, poly(PR) DPRs disperse NPM1 from nucleoli and entrap rRNA in static condensates in a DPR-length-dependent manner. We propose that R-rich DPR toxicity involves disrupting the role of phase separation by NPM1 in organizing ribosomal proteins and RNAs within the nucleolus.


Assuntos
Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/genética , Proteína C9orf72/genética , Proteínas Nucleares/genética , Sequências Repetitivas de Aminoácidos/genética , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/patologia , Arginina/genética , Nucléolo Celular/química , Nucléolo Celular/genética , Dipeptídeos/genética , Humanos , Nucleofosmina , Peptídeos/genética , Poli A/genética , RNA Ribossômico/genética
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 121(17): e2307814121, 2024 Apr 23.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38621131

RESUMO

Efforts to genetically reverse C9orf72 pathology have been hampered by our incomplete understanding of the regulation of this complex locus. We generated five different genomic excisions at the C9orf72 locus in a patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) line and a non-diseased wild-type (WT) line (11 total isogenic lines), and examined gene expression and pathological hallmarks of C9 frontotemporal dementia/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in motor neurons differentiated from these lines. Comparing the excisions in these isogenic series removed the confounding effects of different genomic backgrounds and allowed us to probe the effects of specific genomic changes. A coding single nucleotide polymorphism in the patient cell line allowed us to distinguish transcripts from the normal vs. mutant allele. Using digital droplet PCR (ddPCR), we determined that transcription from the mutant allele is upregulated at least 10-fold, and that sense transcription is independently regulated from each allele. Surprisingly, excision of the WT allele increased pathologic dipeptide repeat poly-GP expression from the mutant allele. Importantly, a single allele was sufficient to supply a normal amount of protein, suggesting that the C9orf72 gene is haplo-sufficient in induced motor neurons. Excision of the mutant repeat expansion reverted all pathology (RNA abnormalities, dipeptide repeat production, and TDP-43 pathology) and improved electrophysiological function, whereas silencing sense expression did not eliminate all dipeptide repeat proteins, presumably because of the antisense expression. These data increase our understanding of C9orf72 gene regulation and inform gene therapy approaches, including antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) and CRISPR gene editing.


Assuntos
Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica , Demência Frontotemporal , Humanos , Proteína C9orf72/genética , Proteína C9orf72/metabolismo , Alelos , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/metabolismo , Demência Frontotemporal/metabolismo , Neurônios Motores/metabolismo , Mutação , Expansão das Repetições de DNA/genética , Dipeptídeos/metabolismo
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 121(31): e2220020121, 2024 Jul 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39042693

RESUMO

Expansion of intronic GGGGCC repeats in the C9orf72 gene causes amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia. Transcription of the expanded repeats results in the formation of RNA-containing nuclear foci and altered RNA metabolism. In addition, repeat-associated non-AUG (RAN) translation of the expanded GGGGCC-repeat sequence results in the production of highly toxic dipeptide-repeat (DPR) proteins. GGGGCC repeat-containing transcripts form G-quadruplexes, which are associated with formation of RNA foci and RAN translation. Zfp106, an RNA-binding protein essential for motor neuron survival in mice, suppresses neurotoxicity in a Drosophila model of C9orf72 ALS. Here, we show that Zfp106 inhibits formation of RNA foci and significantly reduces RAN translation caused by GGGGCC repeats in cultured mammalian cells, and we demonstrate that Zfp106 coexpression reduces the levels of DPRs in C9orf72 patient-derived cells. Further, we show that Zfp106 binds to RNA G-quadruplexes and causes a conformational change in the G-quadruplex structure formed by GGGGCC repeats. Together, these data demonstrate that Zfp106 suppresses the formation of RNA foci and DPRs caused by GGGGCC repeats and suggest that the G-quadruplex RNA-binding function of Zfp106 contributes to its suppression of GGGGCC repeat-mediated cytotoxicity.


Assuntos
Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica , Proteína C9orf72 , Quadruplex G , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA , RNA , Animais , Humanos , Camundongos , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/genética , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/metabolismo , Proteína C9orf72/genética , Proteína C9orf72/metabolismo , Expansão das Repetições de DNA , Demência Frontotemporal/genética , Demência Frontotemporal/metabolismo , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/metabolismo , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/genética , Ligação Proteica , Biossíntese de Proteínas , RNA/metabolismo , RNA/genética , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/metabolismo , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/genética
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Am J Hum Genet ; 110(7): 1086-1097, 2023 07 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37339631

RESUMO

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the degeneration of motor neurons. Although repeat expansion in C9orf72 is its most common cause, the pathogenesis of ALS isn't fully clear. In this study, we show that repeat expansion in LRP12, a causative variant of oculopharyngodistal myopathy type 1 (OPDM1), is a cause of ALS. We identify CGG repeat expansion in LRP12 in five families and two simplex individuals. These ALS individuals (LRP12-ALS) have 61-100 repeats, which contrasts with most OPDM individuals with repeat expansion in LRP12 (LRP12-OPDM), who have 100-200 repeats. Phosphorylated TDP-43 is present in the cytoplasm of iPS cell-derived motor neurons (iPSMNs) in LRP12-ALS, a finding that reproduces the pathological hallmark of ALS. RNA foci are more prominent in muscle and iPSMNs in LRP12-ALS than in LRP12-OPDM. Muscleblind-like 1 aggregates are observed only in OPDM muscle. In conclusion, CGG repeat expansions in LRP12 cause ALS and OPDM, depending on the length of the repeat. Our findings provide insight into the repeat length-dependent switching of phenotypes.


Assuntos
Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica , Distrofias Musculares , Doenças Neurodegenerativas , Humanos , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/genética , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/patologia , Neurônios Motores/patologia , Distrofias Musculares/genética , Doenças Neurodegenerativas/genética , Proteína C9orf72/genética , Expansão das Repetições de DNA , Proteína-1 Relacionada a Receptor de Lipoproteína de Baixa Densidade/genética
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EMBO Rep ; 25(5): 2479-2510, 2024 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38684907

RESUMO

The most prevalent genetic cause of both amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia is a (GGGGCC)n nucleotide repeat expansion (NRE) occurring in the first intron of the C9orf72 gene (C9). Brain glucose hypometabolism is consistently observed in C9-NRE carriers, even at pre-symptomatic stages, but its role in disease pathogenesis is unknown. Here, we show alterations in glucose metabolic pathways and ATP levels in the brains of asymptomatic C9-BAC mice. We find that, through activation of the GCN2 kinase, glucose hypometabolism drives the production of dipeptide repeat proteins (DPRs), impairs the survival of C9 patient-derived neurons, and triggers motor dysfunction in C9-BAC mice. We also show that one of the arginine-rich DPRs (PR) could directly contribute to glucose metabolism and metabolic stress by inhibiting glucose uptake in neurons. Our findings provide a potential mechanistic link between energy imbalances and C9-ALS/FTD pathogenesis and suggest a feedforward loop model with potential opportunities for therapeutic intervention.


Assuntos
Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica , Proteína C9orf72 , Demência Frontotemporal , Glucose , Fenótipo , Proteína ran de Ligação ao GTP , Animais , Camundongos , Trifosfato de Adenosina/metabolismo , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/metabolismo , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/genética , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/patologia , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Encéfalo/patologia , Proteína C9orf72/genética , Proteína C9orf72/metabolismo , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Expansão das Repetições de DNA/genética , Demência Frontotemporal/genética , Demência Frontotemporal/metabolismo , Demência Frontotemporal/patologia , Glucose/metabolismo , Camundongos Transgênicos , Neurônios/metabolismo , Biossíntese de Proteínas , Proteína ran de Ligação ao GTP/metabolismo
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Nature ; 585(7823): 96-101, 2020 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32814898

RESUMO

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are neurodegenerative disorders that overlap in their clinical presentation, pathology and genetic origin. Autoimmune disorders are also overrepresented in both ALS and FTD, but this remains an unexplained epidemiologic observation1-3. Expansions of a hexanucleotide repeat (GGGGCC) in the C9orf72 gene are the most common cause of familial ALS and FTD (C9-ALS/FTD), and lead to both repeat-containing RNA and dipeptide accumulation, coupled with decreased C9orf72 protein expression in brain and peripheral blood cells4-6. Here we show in mice that loss of C9orf72 from myeloid cells alone is sufficient to recapitulate the age-dependent lymphoid hypertrophy and autoinflammation seen in animals with a complete knockout of C9orf72. Dendritic cells isolated from C9orf72-/- mice show marked early activation of the type I interferon response, and C9orf72-/- myeloid cells are selectively hyperresponsive to activators of the stimulator of interferon genes (STING) protein-a key regulator of the innate immune response to cytosolic DNA. Degradation of STING through the autolysosomal pathway is diminished in C9orf72-/- myeloid cells, and blocking STING suppresses hyperactive type I interferon responses in C9orf72-/- immune cells as well as splenomegaly and inflammation in C9orf72-/- mice. Moreover, mice lacking one or both copies of C9orf72 are more susceptible to experimental autoimmune encephalitis, mirroring the susceptibility to autoimmune diseases seen in people with C9-ALS/FTD. Finally, blood-derived macrophages, whole blood and brain tissue from patients with C9-ALS/FTD all show an elevated type I interferon signature compared with samples from people with sporadic ALS/FTD; this increased interferon response can be suppressed with a STING inhibitor. Collectively, our results suggest that patients with C9-ALS/FTD have an altered immunophenotype because their reduced levels of C9orf72 cannot suppress the inflammation mediated by the induction of type I interferons by STING.


Assuntos
Proteína C9orf72/genética , Proteína C9orf72/metabolismo , Inflamação/metabolismo , Inflamação/prevenção & controle , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Células Mieloides/metabolismo , Envelhecimento/imunologia , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/genética , Animais , Proteína C9orf72/deficiência , Células Dendríticas/citologia , Células Dendríticas/imunologia , Encefalomielite Autoimune Experimental/genética , Encefalomielite Autoimune Experimental/imunologia , Feminino , Humanos , Inflamação/genética , Inflamação/imunologia , Interferon Tipo I/biossíntese , Interferon Tipo I/imunologia , Proteínas de Membrana/antagonistas & inibidores , Camundongos , Células Mieloides/imunologia , Neoplasias/imunologia , Linfócitos T/citologia , Linfócitos T/imunologia
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Nature ; 585(7824): 251-255, 2020 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32848248

RESUMO

Mutation of C9orf72 is the most prevalent defect associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal degeneration1. Together with hexanucleotide-repeat expansion2,3, haploinsufficiency of C9orf72 contributes to neuronal dysfunction4-6. Here we determine the structure of the C9orf72-SMCR8-WDR41 complex by cryo-electron microscopy. C9orf72 and SMCR8 both contain longin and DENN (differentially expressed in normal and neoplastic cells) domains7, and WDR41 is a ß-propeller protein that binds to SMCR8 such that the whole structure resembles an eye slip hook. Contacts between WDR41 and the DENN domain of SMCR8 drive the lysosomal localization of the complex in conditions of amino acid starvation. The structure suggested that C9orf72-SMCR8 is a GTPase-activating protein (GAP), and we found that C9orf72-SMCR8-WDR41 acts as a GAP for the ARF family of small GTPases. These data shed light on the function of C9orf72 in normal physiology, and in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal degeneration.


Assuntos
Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/genética , Proteínas Relacionadas à Autofagia/química , Proteína C9orf72/química , Proteína C9orf72/genética , Proteínas de Transporte/química , Microscopia Crioeletrônica , Demência Frontotemporal/genética , Haploinsuficiência , Complexos Multiproteicos/química , Proteínas Adaptadoras de Transdução de Sinal/química , Proteínas Adaptadoras de Transdução de Sinal/genética , Proteínas Adaptadoras de Transdução de Sinal/metabolismo , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/metabolismo , Proteínas Relacionadas à Autofagia/deficiência , Proteínas Relacionadas à Autofagia/metabolismo , Proteínas Relacionadas à Autofagia/ultraestrutura , Proteína C9orf72/metabolismo , Proteínas de Transporte/genética , Proteínas de Transporte/metabolismo , Proteínas de Transporte/ultraestrutura , Demência Frontotemporal/metabolismo , Humanos , Lisossomos/metabolismo , Modelos Moleculares , Complexos Multiproteicos/genética , Complexos Multiproteicos/metabolismo , Complexos Multiproteicos/ultraestrutura , Proteínas Mutantes/genética , Proteínas Mutantes/metabolismo , Mutação , Domínios Proteicos
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Nature ; 582(7810): 89-94, 2020 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32483373

RESUMO

A hexanucleotide-repeat expansion in C9ORF72 is the most common genetic variant that contributes to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia1,2. The C9ORF72 mutation acts through gain- and loss-of-function mechanisms to induce pathways that are implicated in neural degeneration3-9. The expansion is transcribed into a long repetitive RNA, which negatively sequesters RNA-binding proteins5 before its non-canonical translation into neural-toxic dipeptide proteins3,4. The failure of RNA polymerase to read through the mutation also reduces the abundance of the endogenous C9ORF72 gene product, which functions in endolysosomal pathways and suppresses systemic and neural inflammation6-9. Notably, the effects of the repeat expansion act with incomplete penetrance in families with a high prevalence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or frontotemporal dementia, indicating that either genetic or environmental factors modify the risk of disease for each individual. Identifying disease modifiers is of considerable translational interest, as it could suggest strategies to diminish the risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or frontotemporal dementia, or to slow progression. Here we report that an environment with reduced abundance of immune-stimulating bacteria10,11 protects C9orf72-mutant mice from premature mortality and significantly ameliorates their underlying systemic inflammation and autoimmunity. Consistent with C9orf72 functioning to prevent microbiota from inducing a pathological inflammatory response, we found that reducing the microbial burden in mutant mice with broad spectrum antibiotics-as well as transplanting gut microflora from a protective environment-attenuated inflammatory phenotypes, even after their onset. Our studies provide further evidence that the microbial composition of our gut has an important role in brain health and can interact in surprising ways with well-known genetic risk factors for disorders of the nervous system.


Assuntos
Proteína C9orf72/genética , Microbioma Gastrointestinal/fisiologia , Gliose/microbiologia , Gliose/patologia , Inflamação/genética , Inflamação/microbiologia , Medula Espinal/patologia , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/genética , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/patologia , Animais , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Autoimunidade/efeitos dos fármacos , Autoimunidade/genética , Autoimunidade/imunologia , Movimento Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Citocinas/imunologia , Transplante de Microbiota Fecal , Feminino , Demência Frontotemporal/genética , Demência Frontotemporal/patologia , Microbioma Gastrointestinal/efeitos dos fármacos , Microbioma Gastrointestinal/imunologia , Gliose/genética , Gliose/prevenção & controle , Inflamação/patologia , Inflamação/prevenção & controle , Mutação com Perda de Função/genética , Masculino , Camundongos , Microglia/imunologia , Microglia/microbiologia , Microglia/patologia , Medula Espinal/imunologia , Medula Espinal/microbiologia , Taxa de Sobrevida
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Nucleic Acids Res ; 52(10): 5732-5755, 2024 Jun 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38597682

RESUMO

Expansion of a G4C2 repeat in the C9orf72 gene is associated with familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD). To investigate the underlying mechanisms of repeat instability, which occurs both somatically and intergenerationally, we created a novel mouse model of familial ALS/FTD that harbors 96 copies of G4C2 repeats at a humanized C9orf72 locus. In mouse embryonic stem cells, we observed two modes of repeat expansion. First, we noted minor increases in repeat length per expansion event, which was dependent on a mismatch repair pathway protein Msh2. Second, we found major increases in repeat length per event when a DNA double- or single-strand break (DSB/SSB) was artificially introduced proximal to the repeats, and which was dependent on the homology-directed repair (HDR) pathway. In mice, the first mode primarily drove somatic repeat expansion. Major changes in repeat length, including expansion, were observed when SSB was introduced in one-cell embryos, or intergenerationally without DSB/SSB introduction if G4C2 repeats exceeded 400 copies, although spontaneous HDR-mediated expansion has yet to be identified. These findings provide a novel strategy to model repeat expansion in a non-human genome and offer insights into the mechanism behind C9orf72 G4C2 repeat instability.


Assuntos
Proteína C9orf72 , Expansão das Repetições de DNA , Instabilidade Genômica , Animais , Humanos , Camundongos , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/genética , Proteína C9orf72/genética , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Quebras de DNA de Cadeia Dupla , Expansão das Repetições de DNA/genética , Demência Frontotemporal/genética , Técnicas de Introdução de Genes , Instabilidade Genômica/genética , Proteína 2 Homóloga a MutS/genética
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Nucleic Acids Res ; 52(13): 7961-7970, 2024 Jul 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38860430

RESUMO

The abnormal GGGGCC hexanucleotide repeat expansions (HREs) in C9orf72 cause the fatal neurodegenerative diseases including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia. The transcribed RNA HREs, short for r(G4C2)n, can form toxic RNA foci which sequestrate RNA binding proteins and impair RNA processing, ultimately leading to neurodegeneration. Here, we determined the crystal structure of r(G4C2)2, which folds into a parallel tetrameric G-quadruplex composed of two four-layer dimeric G-quadruplex via 5'-to-5' stacking in coordination with a K+ ion. Notably, the two C bases locate at 3'- end stack on the outer G-tetrad with the assistance of two additional K+ ions. The high-resolution structure reported here lays a foundation in understanding the mechanism of neurological toxicity of RNA HREs. Furthermore, the atomic details provide a structural basis for the development of potential therapeutic agents against the fatal neurodegenerative diseases ALS/FTD.


Assuntos
Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica , Proteína C9orf72 , Expansão das Repetições de DNA , Demência Frontotemporal , Quadruplex G , RNA , Proteína C9orf72/genética , Proteína C9orf72/química , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/genética , Demência Frontotemporal/genética , Humanos , RNA/química , RNA/genética , Expansão das Repetições de DNA/genética , Cristalografia por Raios X , Modelos Moleculares
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Nucleic Acids Res ; 52(11): 6707-6717, 2024 Jun 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38738637

RESUMO

The abnormal expansion of GGGGCC/GGCCCC hexanucleotide repeats (HR) in C9orf72 is associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Structural polymorphisms of HR result in the multifactorial pathomechanism of ALS/FTD. Consequently, many ongoing studies are focused at developing therapies targeting pathogenic HR RNA. One of them involves small molecules blocking sequestration of important proteins, preventing formation of toxic nuclear foci. However, rational design of potential therapeutics is hindered by limited number of structural studies of RNA-ligand complexes. We determined the crystal structure of antisense HR RNA in complex with ANP77 ligand (1.1 Šresolution) and in the free form (0.92 and 1.5 Šresolution). HR RNA folds into a triplex structure composed of four RNA chains. ANP77 interacted with two neighboring single-stranded cytosines to form pseudo-canonical base pairs by adopting sandwich-like conformation and adjusting the position of its naphthyridine units to the helical twist of the RNA. In the unliganded structure, the cytosines formed a peculiar triplex i-motif, assembled by trans C•C+ pair and a third cytosine located at the Hoogsteen edge of the C•C+ pair. These results extend our knowledge of the structural polymorphisms of HR and can be used for rational design of small molecules targeting disease-related RNAs.


Assuntos
Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica , Proteína C9orf72 , Demência Frontotemporal , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/genética , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/metabolismo , Demência Frontotemporal/genética , Demência Frontotemporal/metabolismo , Proteína C9orf72/genética , Proteína C9orf72/metabolismo , Humanos , Ligantes , RNA Antissenso/genética , RNA Antissenso/química , RNA Antissenso/metabolismo , Conformação de Ácido Nucleico , Expansão das Repetições de DNA/genética , Cristalografia por Raios X , Modelos Moleculares
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Nucleic Acids Res ; 52(10): 5928-5949, 2024 Jun 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38412259

RESUMO

A GGGGCC (G4C2) hexanucleotide repeat expansion in C9ORF72 causes amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia (C9ALS/FTD), while a CGG trinucleotide repeat expansion in FMR1 leads to the neurodegenerative disorder Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS). These GC-rich repeats form RNA secondary structures that support repeat-associated non-AUG (RAN) translation of toxic proteins that contribute to disease pathogenesis. Here we assessed whether these same repeats might trigger stalling and interfere with translational elongation. We find that depletion of ribosome-associated quality control (RQC) factors NEMF, LTN1 and ANKZF1 markedly boost RAN translation product accumulation from both G4C2 and CGG repeats while overexpression of these factors reduces RAN production in both reporter assays and C9ALS/FTD patient iPSC-derived neurons. We also detected partially made products from both G4C2 and CGG repeats whose abundance increased with RQC factor depletion. Repeat RNA sequence, rather than amino acid content, is central to the impact of RQC factor depletion on RAN translation-suggesting a role for RNA secondary structure in these processes. Together, these findings suggest that ribosomal stalling and RQC pathway activation during RAN translation inhibits the generation of toxic RAN products. We propose augmenting RQC activity as a therapeutic strategy in GC-rich repeat expansion disorders.


Assuntos
Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica , Proteína C9orf72 , Demência Frontotemporal , Biossíntese de Proteínas , Proteínas Ribossômicas , Expansão das Repetições de Trinucleotídeos , Humanos , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/genética , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/metabolismo , Ataxia , Proteína C9orf72/genética , Proteína C9orf72/metabolismo , Expansão das Repetições de DNA/genética , Proteína do X Frágil da Deficiência Intelectual/genética , Proteína do X Frágil da Deficiência Intelectual/metabolismo , Síndrome do Cromossomo X Frágil/genética , Síndrome do Cromossomo X Frágil/metabolismo , Demência Frontotemporal/genética , Demência Frontotemporal/metabolismo , Sequência Rica em GC , Células HEK293 , Células-Tronco Pluripotentes Induzidas/metabolismo , Neurônios/metabolismo , Ribossomos/metabolismo , Ribossomos/genética , Tremor , Expansão das Repetições de Trinucleotídeos/genética , Proteínas Ribossômicas/metabolismo
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 120(50): e2220496120, 2023 Dec 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38064514

RESUMO

Massive GGGGCC (G4C2) repeat expansion in C9orf72 and the resulting loss of C9orf72 function are the key features of ~50% of inherited amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia cases. However, the biological function of C9orf72 remains unclear. We previously found that C9orf72 can form a stable GTPase activating protein (GAP) complex with SMCR8 (Smith-Magenis chromosome region 8). Herein, we report that the C9orf72-SMCR8 complex is a major negative regulator of primary ciliogenesis, abnormalities in which lead to ciliopathies. Mechanistically, the C9orf72-SMCR8 complex suppresses the primary cilium as a RAB8A GAP. Moreover, based on biochemical analysis, we found that C9orf72 is the RAB8A binding subunit and that SMCR8 is the GAP subunit in the complex. We further found that the C9orf72-SMCR8 complex suppressed the primary cilium in multiple tissues from mice, including but not limited to the brain, kidney, and spleen. Importantly, cells with C9orf72 or SMCR8 knocked out were more sensitive to hedgehog signaling. These results reveal the unexpected impact of C9orf72 on primary ciliogenesis and elucidate the pathogenesis of diseases caused by the loss of C9orf72 function.


Assuntos
Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica , Proteína C9orf72 , Cílios , Demência Frontotemporal , Animais , Camundongos , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/metabolismo , Proteína C9orf72/genética , Proteína C9orf72/metabolismo , Cílios/metabolismo , Expansão das Repetições de DNA , Demência Frontotemporal/metabolismo , Proteínas Ativadoras de GTPase/metabolismo , Humanos , Células HEK293
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Genes Dev ; 32(13-14): 929-943, 2018 07 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29950492

RESUMO

While a mutation in C9ORF72 is the most common genetic contributor to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), much remains to be learned concerning the function of the protein normally encoded at this locus. To elaborate further on functions for C9ORF72, we used quantitative mass spectrometry-based proteomics to identify interacting proteins in motor neurons and found that its long isoform complexes with and stabilizes SMCR8, which further enables interaction with WDR41. To study the organismal and cellular functions for this tripartite complex, we generated Smcr8 loss-of-function mutant mice and found that they developed phenotypes also observed in C9orf72 loss-of-function animals, including autoimmunity. Along with a loss of tolerance for many nervous system autoantigens, we found increased lysosomal exocytosis in Smcr8 mutant macrophages. In addition to elevated surface Lamp1 (lysosome-associated membrane protein 1) expression, we also observed enhanced secretion of lysosomal components-phenotypes that we subsequently observed in C9orf72 loss-of-function macrophages. Overall, our findings demonstrate that C9ORF72 and SMCR8 have interdependent functions in suppressing autoimmunity as well as negatively regulating lysosomal exocytosis-processes of potential importance to ALS.


Assuntos
Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/genética , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/fisiopatologia , Autoimunidade/genética , Proteínas de Transporte/metabolismo , Exocitose/genética , Lisossomos/metabolismo , Animais , Proteína C9orf72/genética , Proteína C9orf72/metabolismo , Proteínas de Transporte/genética , Regulação da Expressão Gênica/genética , Humanos , Linfonodos/patologia , Proteína 1 de Membrana Associada ao Lisossomo/genética , Macrófagos/patologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Knockout , Mutação , Isoformas de Proteínas , Estabilidade Proteica , Esplenomegalia/genética
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Genes Dev ; 32(21-22): 1380-1397, 2018 11 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30366907

RESUMO

Cells undergo metabolic adaptation during environmental changes by using evolutionarily conserved stress response programs. This metabolic homeostasis is exquisitely regulated, and its imbalance could underlie human pathological conditions. We report here that C9orf72, which is linked to the most common forms of the neurodegenerative diseases amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), is a key regulator of lipid metabolism under stress. Loss of C9orf72 leads to an overactivation of starvation-induced lipid metabolism that is mediated by dysregulated autophagic digestion of lipids and increased de novo fatty acid synthesis. C9orf72 acts by promoting the lysosomal degradation of coactivator-associated arginine methyltransferase 1 (CARM1), which in turn regulates autophagy-lysosomal functions and lipid metabolism. In ALS/FTD patient-derived neurons or tissues, a reduction in C9orf72 function is associated with dysregulation in the levels of CARM1, fatty acids, and NADPH oxidase NOX2. These results reveal a C9orf72-CARM1 axis in the control of stress-induced lipid metabolism and implicates epigenetic dysregulation in relevant human diseases.


Assuntos
Proteína C9orf72/fisiologia , Glucose/fisiologia , Metabolismo dos Lipídeos , Proteína-Arginina N-Metiltransferases/metabolismo , Estresse Fisiológico , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/genética , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/metabolismo , Animais , Proteína C9orf72/genética , Proteína C9orf72/metabolismo , Células Cultivadas , Ácidos Graxos/metabolismo , Demência Frontotemporal/genética , Demência Frontotemporal/metabolismo , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Lisossomos/metabolismo , Camundongos , Proteína-Arginina N-Metiltransferases/fisiologia
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