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Guzenko VV, Bachurin SS, Khaitin AM, Dzreyan VA, Kalyuzhnaya YN, Bin H, Demyanenko SV. Acetylation of p53 in the Cerebral Cortex after Photothrombotic Stroke. Transl Stroke Res 2024; 15:970-985. [PMID: 37580538 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-023-01183-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
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p53 expression and acetylation are crucial for the survival and death of neurons in penumbra. At the same time, the outcome of ischemia for penumbra cells depends largely on the histone acetylation status, but the effect of histone acetyltransferases and deacetylases on non-histone proteins like p53 is largely understudied. With combined in silico and in vitro approach, we have identified enzymes capable of acetylation/deacetylation, distribution, stability, and pro-apoptotic activity of p53 in ischemic penumbra in the course of post-stroke recovery, and also detected involved loci of acetylation in p53. The dynamic regulation of the acetylation of p53 at lysine 320 is controlled by acetyltransferase PCAF and histone deacetylases HDAC1 and HDAC6. The in silico simulation have made it possible to suggest the acetylation of p53 at lysine 320 acetylation may facilitate the shuttling of p53 between the nucleus and cytoplasm in penumbra neurons. Acetylation of p53 at lysine 320 is more preferable than acetylation at lysine 373 and probably promotes survival and repair of penumbra neurons after stroke. Strategies to increase p53 acetylation at lysine 320 via increasing PCAF activity, inhibiting HDAC1 or HDAC6, inhibiting p53, or a combination of these interventions may have therapeutic benefits for stroke recovery and would be promising for neuroprotective therapy of stroke.
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- V V Guzenko
- Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 194/1 Stachki ave., Rostov-on-Don, 344090, Russia
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- Department of General and Clinical Biochemistry no.2, Rostov State Medical University, Nakhichevansky lane, Rostov-on-Don, 344022, Russia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 194/1 Stachki ave., Rostov-on-Don, 344090, Russia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 194/1 Stachki ave., Rostov-on-Don, 344090, Russia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 194/1 Stachki ave., Rostov-on-Don, 344090, Russia
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Engineering Research Center for the Development and Application of Ethnic Medicine and TCM (Ministry of Education), Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 194/1 Stachki ave., Rostov-on-Don, 344090, Russia.
- Department of General and Clinical Biochemistry no.2, Rostov State Medical University, Nakhichevansky lane, Rostov-on-Don, 344022, Russia.
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Mitchnick KA, Nicholson K, Wideman C, Jardine K, Jamieson-Williams R, Creighton SD, Lacoursiere A, Milite C, Castellano S, Sbardella G, MacLusky NJ, Choleris E, Winters BD. The Lysine Acetyltransferase PCAF Functionally Interacts with Estrogen Receptor Alpha in the Hippocampus of Gonadally Intact Male-But Not Female-Rats to Enhance Short-Term Memory. J Neurosci 2024; 44:e1574232024. [PMID: 39138001 PMCID: PMC11376336 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1574-23.2024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2024] [Accepted: 07/15/2024] [Indexed: 08/15/2024] Open
Abstract
Acetylation of histone proteins by histone acetyltransferases (HATs), and the resultant change in gene expression, is a well-established mechanism necessary for long-term memory (LTM) consolidation, which is not required for short-term memory (STM). However, we previously demonstrated that the HAT p300/CBP-associated factor (PCAF) also influences hippocampus (HPC)-dependent STM in male rats. In addition to their epigenetic activity, HATs acetylate nonhistone proteins involved in nongenomic cellular processes, such as estrogen receptors (ERs). Given that ERs have rapid, nongenomic effects on HPC-dependent STM, we investigated the potential interaction between ERs and PCAF for STM mediated by the dorsal hippocampus (dHPC). Using a series of pharmacological agents administered directly into the dHPC, we reveal a functional interaction between PCAF and ERα in the facilitation of short-term object-in-place memory in male but not female rats. This interaction was specific to ERα, while ERβ agonism did not enhance STM. It was further specific to dHPC STM, as the effect was not present in the dHPC for LTM or in the perirhinal cortex. Further, while STM required local (i.e., dHPC) estrogen synthesis, the facilitatory interaction effect appeared independent of estrogens. Finally, western blot analyses demonstrated that PCAF activation in the dHPC rapidly (5 min) activated downstream estrogen-related cell signaling kinases (c-Jun N-terminal kinase and extracellular signal-related kinase). Collectively, these findings indicate that PCAF, which is typically implicated in LTM through epigenetic processes, also influences STM in the dHPC, possibly via nongenomic ER activity. Critically, this novel PCAF-ER interaction might exist as a male-specific mechanism supporting STM.
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- Krista A Mitchnick
- Department of Psychology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
- Collaborative Neuroscience Program, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Collaborative Neuroscience Program, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
- Collaborative Neuroscience Program, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
- Collaborative Neuroscience Program, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
- Collaborative Neuroscience Program, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacy, Epigenetic Med Chem Lab, University of Salerno, Fisciano I-84084, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Epigenetic Med Chem Lab, University of Salerno, Fisciano I-84084, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Epigenetic Med Chem Lab, University of Salerno, Fisciano I-84084, Italy
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- Collaborative Neuroscience Program, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
- Collaborative Neuroscience Program, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
- Collaborative Neuroscience Program, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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Pavlou S, Foskolou S, Patikas N, Field SF, Papachristou EK, Santos CD, Edwards AR, Kishore K, Ansari R, Rajan SS, Fernandes HJR, Metzakopian E. CRISPR-Cas9 genetic screen leads to the discovery of L-Moses, a KAT2B inhibitor that attenuates Tunicamycin-mediated neuronal cell death. Sci Rep 2023; 13:3934. [PMID: 36894612 PMCID: PMC9998435 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-31141-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Accumulation of aggregated and misfolded proteins, leading to endoplasmic reticulum stress and activation of the unfolded protein response, is a hallmark of several neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Genetic screens are powerful tools that are proving invaluable in identifying novel modulators of disease associated processes. Here, we performed a loss-of-function genetic screen using a human druggable genome library, followed by an arrayed-screen validation, in human iPSC-derived cortical neurons. We identified and genetically validated 13 genes, whose knockout was neuroprotective against Tunicamycin, a glycoprotein synthesis inhibitor widely used to induce endoplasmic reticulum stress. We also demonstrated that pharmacological inhibition of KAT2B, a lysine acetyltransferase identified by our genetic screens, by L-Moses, attenuates Tunicamycin-mediated neuronal cell death and activation of CHOP, a key pro-apoptotic member of the unfolded protein response in both cortical and dopaminergic neurons. Follow-up transcriptional analysis suggested that L-Moses provided neuroprotection by partly reversing the transcriptional changes caused by Tunicamycin. Finally, L-Moses treatment attenuated total protein levels affected by Tunicamycin, without affecting their acetylation profile. In summary, using an unbiased approach, we identified KAT2B and its inhibitor, L-Moses, as potential therapeutic targets for neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Sofia Pavlou
- UK Dementia Research Institute, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0AH, UK.
- Open Targets, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SA, UK.
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- UK Dementia Research Institute, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0AH, UK
- Open Targets, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SA, UK
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- UK Dementia Research Institute, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0AH, UK
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- UK Dementia Research Institute, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0AH, UK
- Open Targets, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SA, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0RE, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0RE, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0RE, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0RE, UK
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- UK Dementia Research Institute, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0AH, UK
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- UK Dementia Research Institute, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0AH, UK
- Open Targets, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SA, UK
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- UK Dementia Research Institute, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0AH, UK
- Open Targets, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SA, UK
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- UK Dementia Research Institute, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0AH, UK.
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Creighton SD, Jardine KH, Desimone A, Zmetana M, Castellano S, Milite C, Sbardella G, Winters BD. Age-dependent attenuation of spatial memory deficits by the histone acetyltransferase p300/CBP-associated factor (PCAF) in 3xTG Alzheimer's disease mice. Learn Mem 2022; 29:71-76. [PMID: 35169045 PMCID: PMC8852226 DOI: 10.1101/lm.053536.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Histone acetylation, catalyzed by histone acetyltransferases, has emerged as a promising therapeutic strategy in Alzheimer's disease (AD). By longitudinally characterizing spatial memory at 3, 6, and 9 mo of age, we show that acute activation and inhibition of the histone acetyltransferase PCAF remediated memory impairments in 3xTG-AD mice in an age-related bidirectional manner. At 3 and 6 mo of age, PCAF activation ameliorated memory deficits. At 9 mo of age, PCAF activation had no effect on spatial memory, whereas PCAF inhibition improved memory deficits in females. This work reveals a complex potential therapeutic role for PCAF in AD, initially benefitting memory but becoming detrimental as the disease progresses.
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- Samantha D. Creighton
- Department of Psychology, Collaborative Neuroscience Program, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada,Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario L5L 1C6, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Collaborative Neuroscience Program, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Collaborative Neuroscience Program, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Collaborative Neuroscience Program, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacy, Epigenetic Med Chem Laboratory, University of Salerno, I-84084 Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Epigenetic Med Chem Laboratory, University of Salerno, I-84084 Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Epigenetic Med Chem Laboratory, University of Salerno, I-84084 Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Collaborative Neuroscience Program, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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Jiang C, Wu X, Wang J, Li C, Luo G. Activation of CB1 pathway in the perirhinal cortex is necessary but not sufficient for destabilization of contextual fear memory in rats. Behav Brain Res 2022; 416:113573. [PMID: 34499934 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2021.113573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Revised: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
Abstract
According to the reconsolidation theory, memories can be modified through the destabilization-reconsolidation process. The rodent perirhinal cortex (PER; Brodmann areas 35 and 36) critically participates in the process of fear conditioning. Previous studies showed that some of the parahippocampal regions are critical for contextual fear memory reconsolidation. In our research, through a three-day paradigm of CFC, we showed that protein synthesis in PER of rats is required for memory reconsolidation, and activation of CB1 pathway is necessary but not sufficient in inducing memory destabilization. This result underlines parahippocampal regions in destabilization and reconsolidation process of fear memory besides amygdala and hippocampus.
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- Che Jiang
- Department of Neurosurgery, General Hospital of Southern Theatre Command, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, General Hospital of Southern Theatre Command, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, General Hospital of Southern Theatre Command, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, General Hospital of Southern Theatre Command, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, General Hospital of Southern Theatre Command, Guangzhou, China
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Milenkovic D, Krga I, Dinel AL, Morand C, Laye S, Castanon N. Nutrigenomic modification induced by anthocyanin-rich bilberry extract in the hippocampus of ApoE-/- mice. J Funct Foods 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2021.104609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Creighton SD, Stefanelli G, Reda A, Zovkic IB. Epigenetic Mechanisms of Learning and Memory: Implications for Aging. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E6918. [PMID: 32967185 PMCID: PMC7554829 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21186918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The neuronal epigenome is highly sensitive to external events and its function is vital for producing stable behavioral outcomes, such as the formation of long-lasting memories. The importance of epigenetic regulation in memory is now well established and growing evidence points to altered epigenome function in the aging brain as a contributing factor to age-related memory decline. In this review, we first summarize the typical role of epigenetic factors in memory processing in a healthy young brain, then discuss the aspects of this system that are altered with aging. There is general agreement that many epigenetic marks are modified with aging, but there are still substantial inconsistencies in the precise nature of these changes and their link with memory decline. Here, we discuss the potential source of age-related changes in the epigenome and their implications for therapeutic intervention in age-related cognitive decline.
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- Samantha D. Creighton
- Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6, Canada; (S.D.C.); (G.S.)
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- Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6, Canada; (S.D.C.); (G.S.)
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- Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S, Canada;
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- Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6, Canada; (S.D.C.); (G.S.)
- Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S, Canada;
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Demyanenko SV, Dzreyan VA, Uzdensky AB. The Expression and Localization of Histone Acetyltransferases HAT1 and PCAF in Neurons and Astrocytes of the Photothrombotic Stroke-Induced Penumbra in the Rat Brain Cortex. Mol Neurobiol 2020; 57:3219-3227. [PMID: 32506381 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-020-01959-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Stroke is one of the leading reasons of human death. Ischemic penumbra that surrounds the stroke-induced infarction core is potentially salvageable, but molecular mechanisms of its formation are poorly known. Histone acetylation induces chromatin decondensation and stimulates gene expression. We studied the changes in the levels and localization of histone acetyltransferases HAT1 and PCAF in penumbra after photothrombotic stroke (PTS, a stroke model). In PTS, laser irradiation induces local occlusion of cerebral vessels after photosensitization by Rose Bengal. HAT1 and PCAF are poorly expressed in normal cortical neurons and astrocytes, but they are overexpressed 4-24 h after PTS. Their predominant localization in neuronal nuclei did not change after PTS, but their levels in the astrocyte nuclei significantly increased. Western blotting showed the increase of HAT1 and PCAF levels in the cytoplasmic fraction of the PTS-induced penumbra. In the nuclear fraction, PCAF level did not change, and HAT1 was overexpressed only at 24 h post-PTS. PTS-induced upregulation of HAT1 and PCAF in the penumbra was mainly associated with overexpression in the cytoplasm of neurons and especially astrocytes. HAT1 and PCAF did not co-localize with TUNEL-positive cells that indicated their nonparticipation in PTS-induced apoptosis.
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- S V Demyanenko
- Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 194/1 Stachky Ave, Rostov-on-Don, 344090, Russia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 194/1 Stachky Ave, Rostov-on-Don, 344090, Russia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 194/1 Stachky Ave, Rostov-on-Don, 344090, Russia.
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Yan L, Wang Y, Zhang Z, Xu S, Ullah R, Luo X, Xu X, Ma X, Chen Z, Zhang L, Lv Y, Du L. Postnatal delayed growth impacts cognition but rescues programmed impaired pulmonary vascular development in an IUGR rat model. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2019; 29:1418-1428. [PMID: 31653519 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2019.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Revised: 08/19/2019] [Accepted: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is a state of slower fetal growth usually followed by a catch-up growth. Postnatal catch-up growth in IUGR models increases the incidence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in adulthood. Here, we hypothesize that the adverse pulmonary vascular consequences of IUGR may be improved by slowing down postnatal growth velocity. Meanwhile, cognitive function was also studied. METHODS AND RESULTS We established an IUGR rat model by restricting maternal food throughout gestation. After birth, pups were fed a regular or restricted diet during lactation by changing litter size. Thus, there were three experimental groups according to the dam/offspring diet: C/C (gold standard), IUGR with catch-up growth (R/C) and IUGR with delayed growth (R/D). In adulthood (14 weeks of age), we assessed pulmonary vascular development by hemodynamic measurement and immunohistochemistry. Our results showed that adult R/C offspring developed an elevated mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) and pulmonary arteriolar remodeling accompanied with decreased eNOS mRNA and protein expressions compared to C/C or R/D offspring. This suggested that delayed postnatal growth improved pulmonary circulation compared to postnatal catch-up growth. Conversely, adult R/D offspring performed poorly in cognition. Behavior test and electrophysiology results exhibited a reduced synaptic plasticity. Furthermore, decreased mRNA expression levels of the memory-related gene zif268 and transcription factor recruitment factor p300 in the hippocampus region were also observed in R/D group. CONCLUSION These findings indicate that delayed postnatal growth results in cognitive impairment, but it reverses elevations in mPAP induced by postnatal catch-up growth following IUGR.
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- LingLing Yan
- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Fujian University of Medicine, NICU, Fuzhou Children's Hospital of Fujian Province, Fuzhou, 350005, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
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Mitchnick KA, Mendell AL, Wideman CE, Jardine KH, Creighton SD, Muller AM, Choleris E, MacLusky NJ, Winters BD. Dissociable involvement of estrogen receptors in perirhinal cortex-mediated object-place memory in male rats. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2019; 107:98-108. [PMID: 31125759 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2018] [Revised: 03/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Estrogens and the estrogen receptors (ER) - ERα, ERβ, and the G-protein coupled estrogen receptor (GPER) - are implicated in various forms of hippocampus (HPC)-dependent memory. However, the involvement of ER-related mechanisms in perirhinal cortex (PRh), which is necessary for object memory, remains much less clear. Moreover, there is a paucity of data assessing ER contributions to cognition in males,despite documented sex differences at the cellular level.We hypothesized that estrogens in PRh are important for object memory in males, assessingthe role of 17-βestradiol (E2), ERα, ERβ, GPER, and their downstream signaling pathways, in PRh-mediated object-in-place (OiP) memory in gonadally-intact male rats. Intra-PRh administration of E2 enhanced both long-term memory (LTM; 24 h) and short-term memory (STM; 20 min). Conversely, aromatase inhibition with letrozole impaired LTM and STM. The semi-selective ER inhibitor ICI 182780 impaired LTM, but not STM. This effect may be due to inhibition of ERβ, as the ERβagonist DPN, but not ERαagonist PPT, enhanced LTM. GPER was also found to be necessary in PRh, as the antagonist G15 impaired both LTM and STM. Western blot analyses demonstrated that phosphorylation levels of the extracellular signal-related kinase (ERK2 isoform), awell-establisheddownstream signaling pathway activated by estrogens through ERα/ERβ, was elevated in PRh 5 min following OiP learning.We also reportincreased levels of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK; p46 and p54 isoforms) phosphorylation in PRh 5 min following learning,consistent with recent research linking GPER activation and JNK signaling in the HPC. This effect was abolished by intra-PRh administration of G15, but not letrozole, suggesting that JNK signaling is triggered via GPER activation during OiP learning, and is possibly E2-independent, similar to findings in the HPC. These results, therefore, reveal interesting dissociations between the roles of various ERs, possibly involving both estrogen-dependent and independent mechanisms, in PRh-mediated object-place learning in male rats.
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- Krista A Mitchnick
- Department of Psychology, University of Guelph, Canada; Collaborative Neuroscience Program, University of Guelph, Canada.
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- Collaborative Neuroscience Program, University of Guelph, Canada; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Guelph, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Guelph, Canada; Collaborative Neuroscience Program, University of Guelph, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Guelph, Canada; Collaborative Neuroscience Program, University of Guelph, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Guelph, Canada; Collaborative Neuroscience Program, University of Guelph, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Guelph, Canada; Collaborative Neuroscience Program, University of Guelph, Canada
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- Collaborative Neuroscience Program, University of Guelph, Canada; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Guelph, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Guelph, Canada; Collaborative Neuroscience Program, University of Guelph, Canada.
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Miranda M, Bekinschtein P. Plasticity Mechanisms of Memory Consolidation and Reconsolidation in the Perirhinal Cortex. Neuroscience 2018; 370:46-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2017.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2017] [Revised: 05/26/2017] [Accepted: 06/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Scott H, Smith AE, Barker GR, Uney JB, Warburton EC. Contrasting roles for DNA methyltransferases and histone deacetylases in single-item and associative recognition memory. NEUROEPIGENETICS 2017; 9:1-9. [PMID: 28367410 PMCID: PMC5364272 DOI: 10.1016/j.nepig.2017.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2016] [Revised: 01/27/2017] [Accepted: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Recognition memory enables us to judge whether we have encountered a stimulus before and to recall associated information, including where the stimulus was encountered. The perirhinal cortex (PRh) is required for judgment of stimulus familiarity, while hippocampus (HPC) and medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) are additionally involved when spatial information associated with a stimulus needs to be remembered. While gene expression is known to be essential for the consolidation of long-term recognition memory, the underlying regulatory mechanisms are not fully understood. Here we investigated the roles of two epigenetic mechanisms, DNA methylation and histone deacetylation, in recognition memory. Infusion of DNA methyltransferase inhibitors into PRh impaired performance in novel object recognition and object-in-place tasks while infusions into HPC or mPFC impaired object-in-place performance only. In contrast, inhibition of histone deacetylases in PRh, but not mPFC, enhanced recognition memory. These results support the emerging role of epigenetic processes in learning and memory.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hannah Scott
- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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