Your browser doesn't support javascript.
loading
VPS13A knockdown impairs corticostriatal synaptic plasticity and locomotor behavior in a new mouse model of chorea-acanthocytosis.
García-García, Esther; Ramón-Lainez, Alba; Conde-Berriozabal, Sara; Del Toro, Daniel; Escaramis, Georgia; Giralt, Albert; Masana, Mercè; Alberch, Jordi; Rodríguez, Manuel J.
Afiliação
  • García-García E; Dept Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat de Barcelona, E-08036 Barcelona, Spain; August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), E-08036 Barcelona, Spain; Networked Biomedical Research Centre for Neurodegenerative Disorders
  • Ramón-Lainez A; Dept Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat de Barcelona, E-08036 Barcelona, Spain; August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), E-08036 Barcelona, Spain; Networked Biomedical Research Centre for Neurodegenerative Disorders
  • Conde-Berriozabal S; Dept Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat de Barcelona, E-08036 Barcelona, Spain; August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), E-08036 Barcelona, Spain; Networked Biomedical Research Centre for Neurodegenerative Disorders
  • Del Toro D; Dept Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat de Barcelona, E-08036 Barcelona, Spain; August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), E-08036 Barcelona, Spain; Networked Biomedical Research Centre for Neurodegenerative Disorders
  • Escaramis G; Dept Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat de Barcelona, E-08036 Barcelona, Spain; Biomedical Research Networking Center for Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address
  • Giralt A; Dept Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat de Barcelona, E-08036 Barcelona, Spain; August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), E-08036 Barcelona, Spain; Networked Biomedical Research Centre for Neurodegenerative Disorders
  • Masana M; Dept Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat de Barcelona, E-08036 Barcelona, Spain; August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), E-08036 Barcelona, Spain; Networked Biomedical Research Centre for Neurodegenerative Disorders
  • Alberch J; Dept Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat de Barcelona, E-08036 Barcelona, Spain; August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), E-08036 Barcelona, Spain; Networked Biomedical Research Centre for Neurodegenerative Disorders
  • Rodríguez MJ; Dept Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat de Barcelona, E-08036 Barcelona, Spain; August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), E-08036 Barcelona, Spain; Networked Biomedical Research Centre for Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurobiol Dis ; 187: 106292, 2023 Oct 15.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37714309
Chorea-acanthocytosis (ChAc) is an inherited neurodegenerative movement disorder caused by VPS13A gene mutations leading to the absence of protein expression. The striatum is the most affected brain region in ChAc patients. However, the study of the VPS13A function in the brain has been poorly addressed. Here we generated a VPS13A knockdown (KD) model and aimed to elucidate the contribution of VPS13A to synaptic plasticity and neuronal communication in the corticostriatal circuit. First, we infected primary cortical neurons with miR30-shRNA against VPS13A and analyzed its effects on neuronal plasticity. VPS13A-KD neurons showed a higher degree of branching than controls, accompanied by decreased BDNF and PSD-95 levels, indicative of synaptic alterations. We then injected AAV-KD bilaterally in the frontal cortex and two different regions of the striatum of mice and analyzed the effects of VPS13A-KD on animal behavior and synaptic plasticity. VPS13A-KD mice showed modification of the locomotor behavior pattern, with increased exploratory behavior and hyperlocomotion. Corticostriatal dysfunction in VPS13A-KD mice was evidenced by impaired striatal long-term depression (LTD) after stimulation of cortical afferents, which was partially recovered by BDNF administration. VPS13A-KD did not lead to neuronal loss in the cortex or the striatum but induced a decrease in the neuronal release of CX3CL1 and triggered a microglial reaction, especially in the striatum. Notably, CX3CL1 administration partially restored the impaired corticostriatal LTD in VPS13A-KD mice. Our results unveil the involvement of VPS13A in neuronal connectivity modifying BDNF and CX3CL1 release. Moreover, the involvement of VPS13A in synaptic plasticity and motor behavior provides key information to further understand not only ChAc pathophysiology but also other neurological disorders.
Palavras-chave

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Neurobiol Dis Assunto da revista: NEUROLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Neurobiol Dis Assunto da revista: NEUROLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Estados Unidos