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Fan J, Senaratne TN, Liu JY, Bina M, Martinez-Agosto JA, Quintero-Rivera F, Wang JJ. Outcomes of two different unbalanced segregations from a maternal t(4;10)(q33;p15.1) translocation. BMC Med Genomics 2023; 16:65. [PMID: 36991446 PMCID: PMC10061865 DOI: 10.1186/s12920-023-01491-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Unbalanced translocations can cause developmental delay (DD), intellectual disability (ID), growth problems, dysmorphic features, and congenital anomalies. They may arise de novo or may be inherited from a parent carrying a balanced rearrangement. It is estimated that 1/500 people is a balanced translocation carrier. The outcomes of different chromosomal rearrangements have the potential to reveal the functional consequences of partial trisomy or partial monosomy and can help guide genetic counseling for balanced carriers, and other young patients diagnosed with similar imbalances. METHODS We performed clinical phenotyping and cytogenetic analyses of two siblings with a history of developmental delay (DD), intellectual disability (ID) and dysmorphic features. RESULTS The proband, a 38-year-old female, has a history of short stature, dysmorphic features and aortic coarctation. She underwent chromosomal microarray analysis, which identified partial monosomy of 4q and partial trisomy of 10p. Her brother, a 37-year-old male, has a history of more severe DD, behavioral problems, dysmorphic features, and congenital anomalies. Subsequently, karyotype confirmed two different unbalanced translocations in the siblings: 46,XX,der(4)t(4;10)(q33;p15.1) and 46,XY,der(10)t(4;10)(q33;p15.1), respectively. These chromosomal rearrangements represent two possible outcomes from a parent who is a carrier for a balanced translocation 46,XX,t(4;10)(q33;p15.1). CONCLUSION To our knowledge, this 4q and 10p translocation has not been described in literature. In this report we compare clinical features due to the composite effects of partial monosomy 4q with partial trisomy 10p and partial trisomy 4q with partial monosomy 10p. These findings speak to the relevance of old and new genomic testing, the viability of these segregation outcomes, and need for genetic counseling.
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- Judith Fan
- Department of Medicine, University of California, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UCLA Clinical Genomics Center, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, USA
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- Departments of Human Genetics, Pediatrics and Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UCLA Clinical Genomics Center, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
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Santarriaga S, Gerlovin K, Layadi Y, Karmacharya R. Human stem cell-based models to study synaptic dysfunction and cognition in schizophrenia: A narrative review. Schizophr Res 2023:S0920-9964(23)00084-1. [PMID: 36925354 PMCID: PMC10500041 DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2023.02.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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Cognitive impairment is the strongest predictor of functional outcomes in schizophrenia and is hypothesized to result from synaptic dysfunction. However, targeting synaptic plasticity and cognitive deficits in patients remains a significant clinical challenge. A comprehensive understanding of synaptic plasticity and the molecular basis of learning and memory in a disease context can provide specific targets for the development of novel therapeutics targeting cognitive impairments in schizophrenia. Here, we describe the role of synaptic plasticity in cognition, summarize evidence for synaptic dysfunction in schizophrenia and demonstrate the use of patient derived induced-pluripotent stem cells for studying synaptic plasticity in vitro. Lastly, we discuss current advances and future technologies for bridging basic science research of synaptic dysfunction with clinical and translational research that can be used to predict treatment response and develop novel therapeutics.
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- Stephanie Santarriaga
- Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Chemical Biology and Therapeutic Science Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Chemical Biology and Therapeutic Science Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Chimie ParisTech, Université Paris Sciences et Lettres, Paris, France
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Chemical Biology and Therapeutic Science Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA.
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Glycoprotein M6A Suppresses Lung Adenocarcinoma Progression via Inhibition of the PI3K/AKT Pathway. JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2022; 2022:4601501. [PMID: 36405247 PMCID: PMC9674424 DOI: 10.1155/2022/4601501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Lung adenocarcinoma is the most common subtype of lung cancer and has high morbidity and mortality. Glycoprotein M6A (GPM6A) is a neuronal membrane glycoprotein reported to be related with cancer. However, studies on GPM6A in lung adenocarcinoma are rare. This study aimed to investigate the role of GPM6A in lung adenocarcinoma and its potential mechanism. GPM6A mRNA expression was analysed in 33 types of cancers using The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) datasets. It was compared among normal lung tissues, lung adenocarcinoma tissues, and adjacent tissues using the Oncomine database. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was performed to detect GPM6A expression in human lung adenocarcinoma cell lines (A549 and H1299) and normal pulmonary epithelial cells (BEAS-2B). When GPM6A was inhibited, cell proliferative capacity was detected by Cell Counting Kit 8 (CCK8), EdU, and colony formation assays. Cell migration ability was detected by wound healing and transwell assays. The expression of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers was detected by Western blotting (WB) and RT-qPCR. When GPM6A was overexpressed, cell proliferation and migration were detected again. Ten nude mice were subcutaneously injected with cells overexpressing GPM6A or empty vector, and the tumor size was recorded on day 14 and then measured every 3 days thereafter. The final tumor weight was measured on day 36. Furthermore, the expressions of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K), phosphorylated PI3K, AKT, and phosphorylated AKT were detected by WB. Results showed that GPM6A mRNA expression decreased in 15 types of tumors in TCGA dataset. GPM6A expression was lower in lung adenocarcinoma than in normal lung tissues or adjacent tissues in the Oncomine dataset. Similar results were found in lung adenocarcinoma cells. The function study showed that GPM6A downregulation enhanced the proliferation, migration, and EMT of lung adenocarcinoma cells, while GPM6A upregulation inhibited their development. The xenograft results suggested that GPM6A upregulation delayed tumor growth and reduced tumor weight. Moreover, WB showed that GPM6A knockdown activated the PI3K/AKT pathway, while GPM6A upregulation inhibited the activation of the PI3K/AKT pathway. In conclusion, GPM6A suppresses lung adenocarcinoma progression via inhibition of the PI3K/AKT pathway. Thus, GPM6A could be a possible treatment target for lung cancer therapy.
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León A, Aparicio GI, Scorticati C. Neuronal Glycoprotein M6a: An Emerging Molecule in Chemical Synapse Formation and Dysfunction. Front Synaptic Neurosci 2021; 13:661681. [PMID: 34017241 PMCID: PMC8129562 DOI: 10.3389/fnsyn.2021.661681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders show that most of them can be categorized as synaptopathies-or damage of synaptic function and plasticity. Synaptic formation and maintenance are orchestrated by protein complexes that are in turn regulated in space and time during neuronal development allowing synaptic plasticity. However, the exact mechanisms by which these processes are managed remain unknown. Large-scale genomic and proteomic projects led to the discovery of new molecules and their associated variants as disease risk factors. Neuronal glycoprotein M6a, encoded by the GPM6A gene is emerging as one of these molecules. M6a has been involved in neuron development and synapse formation and plasticity, and was also recently proposed as a gene-target in various neuropsychiatric disorders where it could also be used as a biomarker. In this review, we provide an overview of the structure and molecular mechanisms by which glycoprotein M6a participates in synapse formation and maintenance. We also review evidence collected from patients carrying mutations in the GPM6A gene; animal models, and in vitro studies that together emphasize the relevance of M6a, particularly in synapses and in neurological conditions.
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas “Rodolfo A. Ugalde”, Universidad Nacional de San Martín and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IIBio-UNSAM-CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Drosophila melanogaster males reduce courtship behaviour after mating failure. In the lab, such conditioned courtship suppression, aka 'courtship conditioning', serves as a complex learning and memory assay. Interestingly, variations in the courtship conditioning assay can establish different types of memory. Here, we review research investigating the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms that allow male flies to form memories of previous mating failures.
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- Nicholas Raun
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Identification by proximity labeling of novel lipidic and proteinaceous potential partners of the dopamine transporter. Cell Mol Life Sci 2021; 78:7733-7756. [PMID: 34709416 PMCID: PMC8629785 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-021-03998-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Dopamine (DA) transporters (DATs) are regulated by trafficking and modulatory processes that probably rely on stable and transient interactions with neighboring proteins and lipids. Using proximity-dependent biotin identification (BioID), we found novel potential partners for DAT, including several membrane proteins, such as the transmembrane chaperone 4F2hc, the proteolipid M6a and a potential membrane receptor for progesterone (PGRMC2). We also detected two cytoplasmic proteins: a component of the Cullin1-dependent ubiquitination machinery termed F-box/LRR-repeat protein 2 (FBXL2), and the enzyme inositol 5-phosphatase 2 (SHIP2). Immunoprecipitation (IP) and immunofluorescence studies confirmed either a physical association or a close spatial proximity between these proteins and DAT. M6a, SHIP2 and the Cullin1 system were shown to increase DAT activity in coexpression experiments, suggesting a functional role for their association. Deeper analysis revealed that M6a, which is enriched in neuronal protrusions (filopodia or dendritic spines), colocalized with DAT in these structures. In addition, the product of SHIP2 enzymatic activity (phosphatidylinositol 3,4-bisphosphate [PI(3,4)P2]) was tightly associated with DAT, as shown by co-IP and by colocalization of mCherry-DAT with a specific biosensor for this phospholipid. PI(3,4)P2 strongly stimulated transport activity in electrophysiological recordings, and conversely, inhibition of SHIP2 reduced DA uptake in several experimental systems including striatal synaptosomes and the dopaminergic cell line SH-SY5Y. In summary, here we report several potential new partners for DAT and a novel regulatory lipid, which may represent new pharmacological targets for DAT, a pivotal protein in dopaminergic function of the brain.
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Monteleone MC, Billi SC, Viale L, Catoira NP, Frasch AC, Brocco MA. Search of brain-enriched proteins in salivary extracellular vesicles for their use as mental disease biomarkers: A pilot study of the neuronal glycoprotein M6a. JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS REPORTS 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jadr.2020.100003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Fliedner A, Kirchner P, Wiesener A, van de Beek I, Waisfisz Q, van Haelst M, Scott DA, Lalani SR, Rosenfeld JA, Azamian MS, Xia F, Dutra-Clarke M, Martinez-Agosto JA, Lee H, Noh GJ, Lippa N, Alkelai A, Aggarwal V, Agre KE, Gavrilova R, Mirzaa GM, Straussberg R, Cohen R, Horist B, Krishnamurthy V, McWalter K, Juusola J, Davis-Keppen L, Ohden L, van Slegtenhorst M, de Man SA, Ekici AB, Gregor A, van de Laar I, Zweier C, Nelson SF, Grody WW, Lee H, Deignan JL, Kang SH, Arboleda VA, Senaratne TN, Dorrani N, Dutra-Clarke MS, Kianmahd J, Hinkamp FL, Neustadt AM, Martinez-Agosto JA, Fogel BL, Quintero-Rivera F. Variants in SCAF4 Cause a Neurodevelopmental Disorder and Are Associated with Impaired mRNA Processing. Am J Hum Genet 2020; 107:544-554. [PMID: 32730804 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2020.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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RNA polymerase II interacts with various other complexes and factors to ensure correct initiation, elongation, and termination of mRNA transcription. One of these proteins is SR-related CTD-associated factor 4 (SCAF4), which is important for correct usage of polyA sites for mRNA termination. Using exome sequencing and international matchmaking, we identified nine likely pathogenic germline variants in SCAF4 including two splice-site and seven truncating variants, all residing in the N-terminal two thirds of the protein. Eight of these variants occurred de novo, and one was inherited. Affected individuals demonstrated a variable neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by mild intellectual disability, seizures, behavioral abnormalities, and various skeletal and structural anomalies. Paired-end RNA sequencing on blood lymphocytes of SCAF4-deficient individuals revealed a broad deregulation of more than 9,000 genes and significant differential splicing of more than 2,900 genes, indicating an important role of SCAF4 in mRNA processing. Knockdown of the SCAF4 ortholog CG4266 in the model organism Drosophila melanogaster resulted in impaired locomotor function, learning, and short-term memory. Furthermore, we observed an increased number of active zones in larval neuromuscular junctions, representing large glutamatergic synapses. These observations indicate a role of CG4266 in nervous system development and function and support the implication of SCAF4 in neurodevelopmental phenotypes. In summary, our data show that heterozygous, likely gene-disrupting variants in SCAF4 are causative for a variable neurodevelopmental disorder associated with impaired mRNA processing.
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Aparicio GI, Formoso K, León A, Frasch AC, Scorticati C. Identification of Potential Interacting Proteins With the Extracellular Loops of the Neuronal Glycoprotein M6a by TMT/MS. Front Synaptic Neurosci 2020; 12:28. [PMID: 32848694 PMCID: PMC7396582 DOI: 10.3389/fnsyn.2020.00028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Nowadays, great efforts are made to gain insight into the molecular mechanisms that underlie structural neuronal plasticity. Moreover, the identification of signaling pathways involved in the development of psychiatric disorders aids the screening of possible therapeutic targets. Genetic variations or alterations in GPM6A expression are linked to neurological disorders such as schizophrenia, depression, and Alzheimer's disease. GPM6A encodes the neuronal surface glycoprotein M6a that promotes filopodia/spine, dendrite, and synapse formation by unknown mechanisms. A substantial body of evidence suggests that the extracellular loops of M6a command its function. However, the proteins that associate with them and that modulate neuronal plasticity have not been determined yet. To address this question, we generated a chimera protein that only contains the extracellular loops of M6a and performed a co-immunoprecipitation with rat hippocampus samples followed by TMT/MS. Here, we report 72 proteins, which are good candidates to interact with M6a's extracellular loops and modify its function. Gene ontology (GO) analysis showed that 63% of the potential M6a's interactor proteins belong to the category "synapse," at both sides of the synaptic cleft, "neuron projections" (51%) and "presynapse" (49%). In this sense, we showed that endogenous M6a interacts with piccolo, synaptic vesicle protein 2B, and synapsin 1 in mature cultured hippocampal neurons. Interestingly, about 28% of the proteins left were related to the "myelin sheath" annotation, suggesting that M6a could interact with proteins at the surface of oligodendrocytes. Indeed, we demonstrated the (cis and trans) interaction between M6a and proteolipid protein (PLP) in neuroblastoma N2a cells. Finally, the 72 proteins were subjected to disease-associated genes and variants screening by DisGeNET. Apart from the diseases that have already been associated with M6a, most of the proteins are also involved in "autistic disorder," "epilepsy," and "seizures" increasing the spectrum of disorders in which M6a could play a role. Data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD017347.
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- Gabriela I Aparicio
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas, Universidad Nacional de San Martín (IIBio-UNSAM), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), San Martín, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas, Universidad Nacional de San Martín (IIBio-UNSAM), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), San Martín, Argentina.,Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas (BIOMED), Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA), CONICET, San Martín, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas, Universidad Nacional de San Martín (IIBio-UNSAM), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), San Martín, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas, Universidad Nacional de San Martín (IIBio-UNSAM), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), San Martín, Argentina.,Vicerrectorado, Edificio de Gobierno, Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM), San Martín, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas, Universidad Nacional de San Martín (IIBio-UNSAM), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), San Martín, Argentina
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Khalid Z, Sezerman OU. A comprehensive study on identifying the structural and functional SNPs of human neuronal membrane glycoprotein M6A (GPM6A). J Biomol Struct Dyn 2020; 39:2693-2701. [PMID: 32248748 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1751712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Glycoprotein M6A, a stress related gene, plays an important role in synapse and filopodia formation. Filopodia formation is vital for development, immunity, angiogenesis, wound healing and metastasis. In this study, structural and functional analysis of high-risk SNPs associated with Glycoprotein M6-A were evaluated using six different bioinformatics tools. Results classified T210I, T134I, Y153H, I215T, F156L, T160I, I226T, R247W, R178C, W159R, N157S and P151L as deleterious mutants that are crucial for the structure and function of the protein causing malfunction of M6-a and ultimately leads to disease development. The three-dimensional structure of wild-type M6-a and mutant M6-a were also predicted. Furthermore, the effects of high risk substitutions were also analyzed with interaction with valproic acid. Based on structural models obtained, the binding pocket of ligand bound glycoprotein M6-A structure showed few core interacting residues which are different in the mutant models. Among all substitutions, F156L showed complete loss of binding pocket when interacting with valproic acid as compared to the wild type model. Up to the best of our knowledge this is the first comprehensive study where GPM6A mutations were analyzed. The mechanism of action of GPM6A is still not fully defined which limits the understanding of functional details encoding M6-A. Our results may help enlighten some molecular aspects underlying glycoprotein M6-A. Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Zoya Khalid
- National University of Computers and Emerging Sciences, FAST-NU, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Jing X, Behmer ST. Insect Sterol Nutrition: Physiological Mechanisms, Ecology, and Applications. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENTOMOLOGY 2020; 65:251-271. [PMID: 31600456 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ento-011019-025017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Insects, like all eukaryotes, require sterols for structural and metabolic purposes. However, insects, like all arthropods, cannot make sterols. Cholesterol is the dominant tissue sterol for most insects; insect herbivores produce cholesterol by metabolizing phytosterols, but not always with high efficiency. Many insects grow on a mixed-sterol diet, but this ability varies depending on the types and ratio of dietary sterols. Dietary sterol uptake, transport, and metabolism are regulated by several proteins and processes that are relatively conserved across eukaryotes. Sterol requirements also impact insect ecology and behavior. There is potential to exploit insect sterol requirements to (a) control insect pests in agricultural systems and (b) better understand sterol biology, including in humans. We suggest that future studies focus on the genetic mechanism of sterol metabolism and reverse transportation, characterizing sterol distribution and function at the cellular level, the role of bacterial symbionts in sterol metabolism, and interrupting sterol trafficking for pest control.
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- Xiangfeng Jing
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China;
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in Northwestern Loess Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA;
- Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Graduate Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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Konrad EDH, Nardini N, Caliebe A, Nagel I, Young D, Horvath G, Santoro SL, Shuss C, Ziegler A, Bonneau D, Kempers M, Pfundt R, Legius E, Bouman A, Stuurman KE, Õunap K, Pajusalu S, Wojcik MH, Vasileiou G, Le Guyader G, Schnelle HM, Berland S, Zonneveld-Huijssoon E, Kersten S, Gupta A, Blackburn PR, Ellingson MS, Ferber MJ, Dhamija R, Klee EW, McEntagart M, Lichtenbelt KD, Kenney A, Vergano SA, Abou Jamra R, Platzer K, Ella Pierpont M, Khattar D, Hopkin RJ, Martin RJ, Jongmans MCJ, Chang VY, Martinez-Agosto JA, Kuismin O, Kurki MI, Pietiläinen O, Palotie A, Maarup TJ, Johnson DS, Venborg Pedersen K, Laulund LW, Lynch SA, Blyth M, Prescott K, Canham N, Ibitoye R, Brilstra EH, Shinawi M, Fassi E, Sticht H, Gregor A, Van Esch H, Zweier C. CTCF variants in 39 individuals with a variable neurodevelopmental disorder broaden the mutational and clinical spectrum. Genet Med 2019; 21:2723-2733. [PMID: 31239556 PMCID: PMC6892744 DOI: 10.1038/s41436-019-0585-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Purpose Pathogenic variants in the chromatin organizer CTCF were previously reported in seven individuals
with a neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD). Methods Through international collaboration we collected data from 39
subjects with variants in CTCF. We performed
transcriptome analysis on RNA from blood samples and utilized Drosophila melanogaster to investigate the impact
of Ctcf dosage alteration on nervous system
development and function. Results The individuals in our cohort carried 2 deletions, 8 likely
gene-disruptive, 2 splice-site, and 20 different missense variants, most of them
de novo. Two cases were familial. The associated phenotype was of variable
severity extending from mild developmental delay or normal IQ to severe
intellectual disability. Feeding difficulties and behavioral abnormalities were
common, and variable other findings including growth restriction and cardiac
defects were observed. RNA-sequencing in five individuals identified 3828
deregulated genes enriched for known NDD genes and biological processes such as
transcriptional regulation. Ctcf dosage
alteration in Drosophila resulted in impaired
gross neurological functioning and learning and memory deficits. Conclusion We significantly broaden the mutational and clinical spectrum ofCTCF-associated NDDs. Our data shed light
onto the functional role of CTCF by identifying deregulated genes and show that
Ctcf alterations result in nervous system defects in Drosophila.
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- Enrico D H Konrad
- Institute of Human Genetics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig Holstein Campus Kiel and Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig Holstein Campus Kiel and Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, Germany.,Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Adult Metabolic Diseases Clinic, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Adult Metabolic Diseases Clinic, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Division of Molecular and Human Genetics, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Molecular and Human Genetics, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Département de Biochimie et Génétique, CHU Angers et Mitolab INSERM 1083-CNRS 6015, Angers, France
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- Département de Biochimie et Génétique, CHU Angers et Mitolab INSERM 1083-CNRS 6015, Angers, France
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center and Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center and Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, KU Leuven and Center for Human Genetics, University Hospital Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, United Laboratories, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia.,Department of Clinical Genetics, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.,The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, United Laboratories, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia.,Department of Clinical Genetics, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.,Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.,Divisions of Genetics and Genomics and Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center and Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Clinical Genomics, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
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- Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- South West Thames Regional Genetics Centre, St. George's Healthcare NHS Trust, St. George's, University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Medical Genetics and Metabolism, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, Norfolk, VA, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics and Metabolism, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, Norfolk, VA, USA
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center and Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,PEDEGO Research Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.,Medical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.,Department of Clinical Genetics, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Psychiatric & Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,The Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- The Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.,Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Psychiatric & Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,The Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.,Analytic and Translational Genetics Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- University College Dublin and Temple Street Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Yorkshire Regional Genetics Service, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Yorkshire Regional Genetics Service, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- North West Thames Regional Genetics Service, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, UK
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- North West Thames Regional Genetics Service, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, UK
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Emil-Fischer Center, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Center for Human Genetics, University Hospital Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.
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Rosas NM, Alvarez Juliá A, Alzuri SE, Frasch AC, Fuchsova B. Alanine Scanning Mutagenesis of the C-Terminal Cytosolic End of Gpm6a Identifies Key Residues Essential for the Formation of Filopodia. Front Mol Neurosci 2018; 11:314. [PMID: 30233315 PMCID: PMC6131581 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2018.00314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 08/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Neuronal membrane glycoprotein M6a (Gpm6a) is a protein with four transmembrane regions and the N- and the C-ends facing the cytosol. It functions in processes of neuronal development, outgrowth of neurites, and formation of filopodia, spines, and synapsis. Molecular mechanisms by which Gpm6a acts in these processes are not fully comprehended. Structural similarities of Gpm6a with tetraspanins led us to hypothesize that, similarly to tetraspanins, the cytoplasmic tails function as connections with cytoskeletal and/or signaling proteins. Here, we demonstrate that the C- but not the N-terminal cytosolic end of Gpm6a is required for the formation of filopodia by Gpm6a in cultured neurons from rat hippocampus and in neuroblastoma cells N2a. Further immunofluorescence microcopy and flow cytometry analysis show that deletion of neither the N- nor the C-terminal intracellular domains interferes with the recognition of Gpm6a by the function-blocking antibody directed against the extracellular part of Gpm6a. Expression levels of both truncation mutants were not affected but we observed decrease in the amount of both truncated proteins on cell surface suggesting that the incapacity of the Gpm6a lacking C-terminus to induce filopodium formation is not due to the lower amount of Gpm6a on cell surface. Following colocalization assays shows that deletion of the C- but not the N-terminus diminishes the association of Gpm6a with clathrin implying involvement of clathrin-mediated trafficking events. Next, using comprehensive alanine scanning mutagenesis of the C-terminus we identify K250, K255, and E258 as the key residues for the formation of filopodia by Gpm6a. Substitution of these charged residues with alanine also diminishes the amount of Gpm6a on cell surface and in case of K255 and E258 leads to the lower amount of total expressed protein. Subsequent bioinformatic analysis of Gpm6a amino acid sequence reveals that highly conserved and functional residues cluster preferentially within the C- and not within the N-terminus and that K250, K255, and E258 are predicted as part of sorting signals of transmembrane proteins. Altogether, our results provide evidence that filopodium outgrowth induced by Gpm6a requires functionally critical residues within the C-terminal cytoplasmic tail.
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- Nicolás M Rosas
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas IIB-INTECH, CONICET-UNSAM, San Martin, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas IIB-INTECH, CONICET-UNSAM, San Martin, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas IIB-INTECH, CONICET-UNSAM, San Martin, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas IIB-INTECH, CONICET-UNSAM, San Martin, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas IIB-INTECH, CONICET-UNSAM, San Martin, Argentina
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In Vivo and In Vitro Neuronal Plasticity Modulation by Epigenetic Regulators. J Mol Neurosci 2018; 65:301-311. [PMID: 29931501 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-018-1101-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Prenatal stress (PS) induces molecular changes that alter neural connectivity, increasing the risk for neuropsychiatric disorders. Here we analyzed -in the hippocampus of adult rats exposed to PS- the epigenetic signature mediating the PS-induced neuroplasticity changes. Furthermore, using cultured hippocampal neurons, we investigated the effects on neuroplasticity of an epigenetic modulator. PS induced significant modifications in the mRNA levels of stress-related transcription factor MEF2A, SUV39H1 histone methyltransferase, and TET1 hydroxylase, indicating that PS modifies gene expression through chromatin remodeling. In in vitro analysis, histone acetylation inhibition with apicidin increased filopodium density, suggesting that the external regulation of acetylation levels might modulate neuronal morphology. These results offer a way to enhance neural connectivity that could be considered to revert PS effects.
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Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified more than 100 loci that show robust association with schizophrenia risk. However, due to the complexity of linkage disequilibrium and gene regulatory, it is challenging to pinpoint the causal genes at the risk loci and translate the genetic findings from GWAS into disease mechanism and clinical treatment. Here we systematically predicted the plausible candidate causal genes for schizophrenia at genome-wide level. We utilized different approaches and strategies to predict causal genes for schizophrenia, including Sherlock, SMR, DAPPLE, Prix Fixe, NetWAS, and DEPICT. By integrating the results from different prediction approaches, we identified six top candidates that represent promising causal genes for schizophrenia, including CNTN4, GATAD2A, GPM6A, MMP16, PSMA4, and TCF4. Besides, we also identified 35 additional high-confidence causal genes for schizophrenia. The identified causal genes showed distinct spatio-temporal expression patterns in developing and adult human brain. Cell-type-specific expression analysis indicated that the expression level of the predicted causal genes was significantly higher in neurons compared with oligodendrocytes and microglia (P < 0.05). We found that synaptic transmission-related genes were significantly enriched among the identified causal genes (P < 0.05), providing further support for the dysregulation of synaptic transmission in schizophrenia. Finally, we showed that the top six causal genes are dysregulated in schizophrenia cases compared with controls and knockdown of these genes impaired the proliferation of neuronal cells. Our study depicts the landscape of plausible schizophrenia causal genes for the first time. Further genetic and functional validation of these genes will provide mechanistic insights into schizophrenia pathogenesis and may facilitate to provide potential targets for future therapeutics and diagnostics.
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- Changguo Ma
- 0000000119573309grid.9227.eKey Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Yunnan Province, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650223 China
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- 0000000119573309grid.9227.eKey Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Yunnan Province, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650223 China
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- 0000000119573309grid.9227.eKey Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Yunnan Province, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650223 China
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- 0000000119573309grid.9227.eKey Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Yunnan Province, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650223 China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Yunnan Province, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, 650223, China. .,Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, 650223, China.
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Missense Variants in RHOBTB2 Cause a Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy in Humans, and Altered Levels Cause Neurological Defects in Drosophila. Am J Hum Genet 2018; 102:44-57. [PMID: 29276004 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2017.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2017] [Accepted: 11/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Although the role of typical Rho GTPases and other Rho-linked proteins in synaptic plasticity and cognitive function and dysfunction is widely acknowledged, the role of atypical Rho GTPases (such as RHOBTB2) in neurodevelopment has barely been characterized. We have now identified de novo missense variants clustering in the BTB-domain-encoding region of RHOBTB2 in ten individuals with a similar phenotype, including early-onset epilepsy, severe intellectual disability, postnatal microcephaly, and movement disorders. Three of the variants were recurrent. Upon transfection of HEK293 cells, we found that mutant RHOBTB2 was more abundant than the wild-type, most likely because of impaired degradation in the proteasome. Similarly, elevated amounts of the Drosophila ortholog RhoBTB in vivo were associated with seizure susceptibility and severe locomotor defects. Knockdown of RhoBTB in the Drosophila dendritic arborization neurons resulted in a decreased number of dendrites, thus suggesting a role of RhoBTB in dendritic development. We have established missense variants in the BTB-domain-encoding region of RHOBTB2 as causative for a developmental and epileptic encephalopathy and have elucidated the role of atypical Rho GTPase RhoBTB in Drosophila neurological function and possibly dendrite development.
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Garcia MD, Formoso K, Aparicio GI, Frasch ACC, Scorticati C. The Membrane Glycoprotein M6a Endocytic/Recycling Pathway Involves Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis and Affects Neuronal Synapses. Front Mol Neurosci 2017; 10:296. [PMID: 28979185 PMCID: PMC5611492 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2017.00296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Accepted: 09/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Single point mutations or variations in the expression of the gene encoding the neuronal glycoprotein M6a have been associated with psychiatric disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, depression and schizophrenia. In cultured neurons, M6a positively contributes to neurite extension, axon guidance, filopodia/spine outgrowth, and synapse formation. The endocytic processes of neuronal membrane proteins are linked to the differentiation, growth, signaling and plasticity of neurons. However, the roles of M6a and the precise mechanisms through which M6a internalizes and recycles back to the neuronal membrane are unknown. Here, by using a controlled in vitro assay, we showed that if 30–40% of M6a is endocytosed, the number of synapses in hippocampal neurons decreases. When re-establishing the levels of M6a at the cell surface, the number of synapses returned to normal values. M6a internalization involves clathrin-coated pits, probably by association between the adaptor protein 2 and the 251YEDI254 “tyrosine-based” motif located within the C-tail of M6a. Upon endocytosis, M6a is sorted to early endosome antigen 1- and Rab5-positive endosomes and then sorted back to the cell surface via Rab11-positive endosomes or to degradation via Rab7 and, finally LAMP-1-positive endosomes. Our results demonstrated that the levels of M6a at the cell surface modified the formation/maintenance of synapses, without altering the protein levels of synaptophysin or N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor type-1. This novel mechanism might be relevant during neuronal development, pruning and/or many of the neurological disorders in which the number of synapses is affected.
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- Micaela D Garcia
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas-Instituto Tecnológico de Chascomús, Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasBuenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Católica ArgentinaBuenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas-Instituto Tecnológico de Chascomús, Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasBuenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas-Instituto Tecnológico de Chascomús, Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasBuenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas-Instituto Tecnológico de Chascomús, Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasBuenos Aires, Argentina
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Extracellular Signals Induce Glycoprotein M6a Clustering of Lipid Rafts and Associated Signaling Molecules. J Neurosci 2017; 37:4046-4064. [PMID: 28275160 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3319-16.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2016] [Revised: 01/25/2017] [Accepted: 02/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Lipid raft domains, where sphingolipids and cholesterol are enriched, concentrate signaling molecules. To examine how signaling protein complexes are clustered in rafts, we focused on the functions of glycoprotein M6a (GPM6a), which is expressed at a high concentration in developing mouse neurons. Using imaging of lipid rafts, we found that GPM6a congregated in rafts in a GPM6a palmitoylation-dependent manner, thereby contributing to lipid raft clustering. In addition, we found that signaling proteins downstream of GPM6a, such as Rufy3, Rap2, and Tiam2/STEF, accumulated in lipid rafts in a GPM6a-dependent manner and were essential for laminin-dependent polarity during neurite formation in neuronal development. In utero RNAi targeting of GPM6a resulted in abnormally polarized neurons with multiple neurites. These results demonstrate that GPM6a induces the clustering of lipid rafts, which supports the raft aggregation of its associated downstream molecules for acceleration of neuronal polarity determination. Therefore, GPM6a acts as a signal transducer that responds to extracellular signals.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Lipid raft domains, where sphingolipids and cholesterol are enriched, concentrate signaling molecules. We focused on glycoprotein M6a (GPM6a), which is expressed at a high concentration in developing neurons. Using imaging of lipid rafts, we found that GPM6a congregated in rafts in a palmitoylation-dependent manner, thereby contributing to lipid raft clustering. In addition, we found that signaling proteins downstream of GPM6a accumulated in lipid rafts in a GPM6a-dependent manner and were essential for laminin-dependent polarity during neurite formation. In utero RNAi targeting of GPM6a resulted in abnormally polarized neurons with multiple neurites. These results demonstrate that GPM6a induces the clustering of lipid rafts, which supports the raft aggregation of its associated downstream molecules for acceleration of polarity determination. Therefore, GPM6a acts as a signal transducer that responds to extracellular signals.
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Orbitofrontal Neuroadaptations and Cross-Species Synaptic Biomarkers in Heavy-Drinking Macaques. J Neurosci 2017; 37:3646-3660. [PMID: 28270566 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0133-17.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Revised: 02/17/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Cognitive impairments, uncontrolled drinking, and neuropathological cortical changes characterize alcohol use disorder. Dysfunction of the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), a critical cortical subregion that controls learning, decision-making, and prediction of reward outcomes, contributes to executive cognitive function deficits in alcoholic individuals. Electrophysiological and quantitative synaptomics techniques were used to test the hypothesis that heavy drinking produces neuroadaptations in the macaque OFC. Integrative bioinformatics and reverse genetic approaches were used to identify and validate synaptic proteins with novel links to heavy drinking in BXD mice. In drinking monkeys, evoked firing of OFC pyramidal neurons was reduced, whereas the amplitude and frequency of postsynaptic currents were enhanced compared with controls. Bath application of alcohol reduced evoked firing in neurons from control monkeys, but not drinking monkeys. Profiling of the OFC synaptome identified alcohol-sensitive proteins that control glutamate release (e.g., SV2A, synaptogyrin-1) and postsynaptic signaling (e.g., GluA1, PRRT2) with no changes in synaptic GABAergic proteins. Western blot analysis confirmed the increase in GluA1 expression in drinking monkeys. An exploratory analysis of the OFC synaptome found cross-species genetic links to alcohol intake in discrete proteins (e.g., C2CD2L, DIRAS2) that discriminated between low- and heavy-drinking monkeys. Validation studies revealed that BXD mouse strains with the D allele at the C2cd2l interval drank less alcohol than B allele strains. Thus, by profiling of the OFC synaptome, we identified changes in proteins controlling glutamate release and postsynaptic signaling and discovered several proteins related to heavy drinking that have potential as novel targets for treating alcohol use disorder.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Clinical research identified cognitive deficits in alcoholic individuals as a risk factor for relapse, and alcoholic individuals display deficits on cognitive tasks that are dependent upon the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC). To identify neurobiological mechanisms that underpin OFC dysfunction, this study used electrophysiology and integrative synaptomics in a translational nonhuman primate model of heavy alcohol consumption. We found adaptations in synaptic proteins that control glutamatergic signaling in chronically drinking monkeys. Our functional genomic exploratory analyses identified proteins with genetic links to alcohol and cocaine intake across mice, monkeys, and humans. Future work is necessary to determine whether targeting these novel targets reduces excessive and harmful levels of alcohol drinking.
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Formoso K, Garcia MD, Frasch AC, Scorticati C. Evidence for a role of glycoprotein M6a in dendritic spine formation and synaptogenesis. Mol Cell Neurosci 2016; 77:95-104. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2016.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Revised: 09/27/2016] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Alvarez Juliá A, Frasch AC, Fuchsova B. Neuronal filopodium formation induced by the membrane glycoprotein M6a (Gpm6a) is facilitated by coronin-1a, Rac1, and p21-activated kinase 1 (Pak1). J Neurochem 2016; 137:46-61. [PMID: 26809475 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2015] [Revised: 01/18/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Stress-responsive neuronal membrane glycoprotein M6a (Gpm6a) functions in neurite extension, filopodium and spine formation and synaptogenesis. The mechanisms of Gpm6a action in these processes are incompletely understood. Previously, we identified the actin regulator coronin-1a (Coro1a) as a putative Gpm6a interacting partner. Here, we used co-immunoprecipitation assays with the anti-Coro1a antibody to show that Coro1a associates with Gpm6a in rat hippocampal neurons. By immunofluorescence microscopy, we demonstrated that in hippocampal neurons Coro1a localizes in F-actin-enriched regions and some of Coro1a spots co-localize with Gpm6a labeling. Notably, the over-expression of a dominant-negative form of Coro1a as well as its down-regulation by siRNA interfered with Gpm6a-induced filopodium formation. Coro1a is known to regulate the plasma membrane translocation and activation of small GTPase Rac1. We show that Coro1a co-immunoprecipitates with Rac1 together with Gpm6a. Pharmacological inhibition of Rac1 resulted in a significant decrease in filopodium formation by Gpm6a. The same was observed upon the co-expression of Gpm6a with the inactive GDP-bound form of Rac1. In this case, the elevated membrane recruitment of GDP-bound Rac1 was detected as well. Moreover, the kinase activity of the p21-activated kinase 1 (Pak1), a main downstream effector of Rac1 that acts downstream of Coro1a, was required for Gpm6a-induced filopodium formation. Taken together, our results provide evidence that a signaling pathway including Coro1a, Rac1, and Pak1 facilitates Gpm6a-induced filopodium formation. Formation of filopodia by membrane glycoprotein M6a (Gpm6a) requires actin regulator coronin-1a (Coro1a), known to regulate plasma membrane localization and activation of Rac1 and its downstream effector Pak1. Coro1a associates with Gpm6a. Blockage of Coro1a, Rac1, or Pak1 interferes with Gpm6a-induced filopodium formation. Moreover, Gpm6a facilitates Rac1 membrane recruitment. Altogether, a mechanistic insight into the process of Gpm6a-induced neuronal filopodium formation is provided.
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- Anabel Alvarez Juliá
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas IIB-INTECH, CONICET-UNSAM, San Martin, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas IIB-INTECH, CONICET-UNSAM, San Martin, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas IIB-INTECH, CONICET-UNSAM, San Martin, Argentina
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Dubos A, Castells-Nobau A, Meziane H, Oortveld MAW, Houbaert X, Iacono G, Martin C, Mittelhaeuser C, Lalanne V, Kramer JM, Bhukel A, Quentin C, Slabbert J, Verstreken P, Sigrist SJ, Messaddeq N, Birling MC, Selloum M, Stunnenberg HG, Humeau Y, Schenck A, Herault Y. Conditional depletion of intellectual disability and Parkinsonism candidate gene ATP6AP2 in fly and mouse induces cognitive impairment and neurodegeneration. Hum Mol Genet 2015; 24:6736-55. [PMID: 26376863 PMCID: PMC4634377 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddv380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2015] [Accepted: 09/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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ATP6AP2, an essential accessory component of the vacuolar H+ ATPase (V-ATPase), has been associated with intellectual disability (ID) and Parkinsonism. ATP6AP2 has been implicated in several signalling pathways; however, little is known regarding its role in the nervous system. To decipher its function in behaviour and cognition, we generated and characterized conditional knockdowns of ATP6AP2 in the nervous system of Drosophila and mouse models. In Drosophila, ATP6AP2 knockdown induced defective phototaxis and vacuolated photoreceptor neurons and pigment cells when depleted in eyes and altered short- and long-term memory when depleted in the mushroom body. In mouse, conditional Atp6ap2 deletion in glutamatergic neurons (Atp6ap2Camk2aCre/0 mice) caused increased spontaneous locomotor activity and altered fear memory. Both Drosophila ATP6AP2 knockdown and Atp6ap2Camk2aCre/0 mice presented with presynaptic transmission defects, and with an abnormal number and morphology of synapses. In addition, Atp6ap2Camk2aCre/0 mice showed autophagy defects that led to axonal and neuronal degeneration in the cortex and hippocampus. Surprisingly, axon myelination was affected in our mutant mice, and axonal transport alterations were observed in Drosophila. In accordance with the identified phenotypes across species, genome-wide transcriptome profiling of Atp6ap2Camk2aCre/0 mouse hippocampi revealed dysregulation of genes involved in myelination, action potential, membrane-bound vesicles and motor behaviour. In summary, ATP6AP2 disruption in mouse and fly leads to cognitive impairment and neurodegeneration, mimicking aspects of the neuropathology associated with ATP6AP2 mutations in humans. Our results identify ATP6AP2 as an essential gene for the nervous system.
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- Aline Dubos
- Institut Clinique de la Souris, PHENOMIN, GIE CERBM, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Illkirch, France, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR7104, Illkirch, France, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U964, Illkirch, France and Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Department of Human Genetics, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institut Clinique de la Souris, PHENOMIN, GIE CERBM, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Department of Human Genetics, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Team Synapse in Cognition, Institut Interdisciplinaire de NeuroScience, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS UMR5297, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Team Synapse in Cognition, Institut Interdisciplinaire de NeuroScience, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS UMR5297, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Institut Clinique de la Souris, PHENOMIN, GIE CERBM, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Institut Clinique de la Souris, PHENOMIN, GIE CERBM, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Department of Human Genetics, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Genetics, Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Genetics, Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany, NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- VIB, Center for the Biology of Disease, Leuven, Belgium, KU Leuven, Center for Human Genetics and Leuven Institute for Neuroscience and Disease (LIND), Leuven, Belgium
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- VIB, Center for the Biology of Disease, Leuven, Belgium, KU Leuven, Center for Human Genetics and Leuven Institute for Neuroscience and Disease (LIND), Leuven, Belgium
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- Genetics, Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany, NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Illkirch, France, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR7104, Illkirch, France, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U964, Illkirch, France and Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Institut Clinique de la Souris, PHENOMIN, GIE CERBM, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Institut Clinique de la Souris, PHENOMIN, GIE CERBM, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Team Synapse in Cognition, Institut Interdisciplinaire de NeuroScience, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS UMR5297, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Human Genetics, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands,
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- Institut Clinique de la Souris, PHENOMIN, GIE CERBM, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Illkirch, France, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR7104, Illkirch, France, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U964, Illkirch, France and Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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Formoso K, García MD, Frasch AC, Scorticati C. Filopodia formation driven by membrane glycoprotein M6a depends on the interaction of its transmembrane domains. J Neurochem 2015; 134:499-512. [PMID: 25940868 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2014] [Revised: 04/21/2015] [Accepted: 04/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Membrane glycoprotein M6a, which belongs to the tetraspan proteolipid protein family, promotes structural plasticity in neurons and cell lines by unknown mechanisms. This glycoprotein is encoded by Gpm6a, a stress-regulated gene. The hippocampus of animals chronically stressed by either psychosocial or physical stressors shows decreased M6a expression. Stressed Gpm6a-null mice develop a claustrophobia-like phenotype. In humans, de novo duplication of GPM6A results in learning/behavioral abnormalities, and two single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the non-coding region are linked to mood disorders. Here, we studied M6a dimerization in neuronal membranes and its functional relevance. We showed that the self-interaction of M6a transmembrane domains (TMDs) might be driving M6a dimerization, which is required to induce filopodia formation. Glycine mutants located in TMD2 and TMD4 of M6a affected its dimerization, thus preventing M6a-induced filopodia formation in neurons. In silico analysis of three non-synonymous SNPs located in the coding region of TMDs suggested that these mutations induce protein instability. Indeed, these SNPs prevented M6a from being functional in neurons, owing to decreased stability, dimerization or improper folding. Interestingly, SNP3 (W141R), which caused endoplasmic reticulum retention, is equivalent to that mutated in PLP1, W161L, which causes demyelinating Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease. In this work we analyzed the functional contribution of transmembrane domains (TMDs) of the neuronal membrane glycoprotein M6a. We determined that certain glycines present in TMD2 and TMD4 are critical for filopodia induction in neurons. In addition, three nsSNPs located in the coding region of TMD2 and TMD3 of GPM6A impair M6a function by affecting its stability, folding and dimer formation.
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- Karina Formoso
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas-Instituto Tecnológico de Chascomús (IIB-INTECH), Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas-Instituto Tecnológico de Chascomús (IIB-INTECH), Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas-Instituto Tecnológico de Chascomús (IIB-INTECH), Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas-Instituto Tecnológico de Chascomús (IIB-INTECH), Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Fuchsova B, Alvarez Juliá A, Rizavi HS, Frasch AC, Pandey GN. Altered expression of neuroplasticity-related genes in the brain of depressed suicides. Neuroscience 2015; 299:1-17. [PMID: 25934039 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.04.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2015] [Revised: 04/02/2015] [Accepted: 04/22/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Expression of the neuronal membrane glycoprotein M6a (GPM6A), the proteolipid protein (PLP/DM20) family member, is downregulated in the hippocampus of chronically stressed animals. Its neuroplastic function involves a role in neurite formation, filopodium outgrowth and synaptogenesis through an unknown mechanism. Disruptions in neuroplasticity mechanisms have been shown to play a significant part in the etiology of depression. Thus, the current investigation examined whether GPM6A expression is also altered in human depressed brain. METHODS Expression levels and coexpression patterns of GPM6A, GPM6B, and PLP1 (two other members of PLP/DM20 family) as well as of the neuroplasticity-related genes identified to associate with GPM6A were determined using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) in postmortem samples from the hippocampus (n = 18) and the prefrontal cortex (PFC) (n = 25) of depressed suicide victims and compared with control subjects (hippocampus n = 18; PFC n = 25). Neuroplasticity-related proteins that form complexes with GPM6A were identified by coimmunoprecipitation technique followed by mass spectrometry. RESULTS Results indicated transcriptional downregulation of GPM6A and GPM6B in the hippocampus of depressed suicides. The expression level of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II alpha (CAMK2A) and coronin1A (CORO1A) was also significantly decreased. Subsequent analysis of coexpression patterns demonstrated coordinated gene expression in the hippocampus and in the PFC indicating that the function of these genes might be coregulated in the human brain. However, in the brain of depressed suicides this coordinated response was disrupted. CONCLUSIONS Disruption of coordinated gene expression as well as abnormalities in GPM6A and GPM6B expression and expression of the components of GPM6A complexes were detected in the brain of depressed suicides.
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- B Fuchsova
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas, CONICET-UNSAM, 1650 San Martin, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas, CONICET-UNSAM, 1650 San Martin, Argentina
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas, CONICET-UNSAM, 1650 San Martin, Argentina
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Endocrinopathies in a boy with cryptic copy-number variations on 4q, 7q and Xp. Hum Genome Var 2015; 2:15020. [PMID: 27081533 PMCID: PMC4785576 DOI: 10.1038/hgv.2015.20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Revised: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 04/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
We report a male patient with three copy-number variations (CNVs) and unique phenotype. He carried ~11.2 Mb terminal duplication on 4q, ~13.4 Mb terminal deletion on 7q and ~1.7 Mb interstitial duplication on Xp22.31, which were identified by array-based comparative genomic hybridization. He manifested mental retardation, mild brain anomalies and skeletal deformities ascribable to these CNVs, together with central precocious puberty and mild adrenocorticotropic hormone overproduction of unknown etiologies.
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