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Nishikawa M, Scala M, Umair M, Ito H, Waqas A, Striano P, Zara F, Costain G, Capra V, Nagata KI. Gain-of-function p.F28S variant in RAC3 disrupts neuronal differentiation, migration and axonogenesis during cortical development, leading to neurodevelopmental disorder. J Med Genet 2023; 60:223-232. [PMID: 35595279 DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2022-108483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND RAC3 encodes a Rho family small GTPase that regulates the behaviour and organisation of actin cytoskeleton and intracellular signal transduction. Variants in RAC3 can cause a phenotypically heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder with structural brain anomalies and dysmorphic facies. The pathomechanism of this recently discovered genetic disorder remains unclear. METHODS We investigated an early adolescent female with intellectual disability, drug-responsive epilepsy and white matter abnormalities. Through exome sequencing, we identified the novel de novo variant (NM_005052.3): c.83T>C (p.Phe28Ser) in RAC3. We then examined the pathophysiological significance of the p.F28S variant in comparison with the recently reported disease-causing p.Q61L variant, which results in a constitutively activated version of RAC3. RESULTS In vitro analyses revealed that the p.F28S variant was spontaneously activated by substantially increased intrinsic GTP/GDP-exchange activity and bound to downstream effectors tested, such as PAK1 and MLK2. The variant suppressed the differentiation of primary cultured hippocampal neurons and caused cell rounding with lamellipodia. In vivo analyses using in utero electroporation showed that acute expression of the p.F28S variant caused migration defects of excitatory neurons and axon growth delay during corticogenesis. Notably, defective migration was rescued by a dominant negative version of PAK1 but not MLK2. CONCLUSION Our results indicate that RAC3 is critical for brain development and the p.F28S variant causes morphological and functional defects in cortical neurons, likely due to the hyperactivation of PAK1.
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- Masashi Nishikawa
- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Aichi Developmental Disability Center, Kasugai, Japan
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- Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy .,Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Medical Genomics Research Department, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Life Sciences, School of Science, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Aichi Developmental Disability Center, Kasugai, Japan
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- Department Zoology, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.,Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Unit of Medical Genetics, IRCCS Giannina Gaslini Institute, Genova, Italy
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- Genetics and Genome Biology, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Unit of Medical Genetics, IRCCS Giannina Gaslini Institute, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Aichi Developmental Disability Center, Kasugai, Japan .,Department of Neurochemistry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Liaci C, Camera M, Zamboni V, Sarò G, Ammoni A, Parmigiani E, Ponzoni L, Hidisoglu E, Chiantia G, Marcantoni A, Giustetto M, Tomagra G, Carabelli V, Torelli F, Sala M, Yanagawa Y, Obata K, Hirsch E, Merlo GR. Loss of ARHGAP15 affects the directional control of migrating interneurons in the embryonic cortex and increases susceptibility to epilepsy. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:875468. [PMID: 36568982 PMCID: PMC9774038 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.875468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
GTPases of the Rho family are components of signaling pathways linking extracellular signals to the control of cytoskeleton dynamics. Among these, RAC1 plays key roles during brain development, ranging from neuronal migration to neuritogenesis, synaptogenesis, and plasticity. RAC1 activity is positively and negatively controlled by guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs), guanosine nucleotide dissociation inhibitors (GDIs), and GTPase-activating proteins (GAPs), but the specific role of each regulator in vivo is poorly known. ARHGAP15 is a RAC1-specific GAP expressed during development in a fraction of migrating cortical interneurons (CINs) and in the majority of adult CINs. During development, loss of ARHGAP15 causes altered directionality of the leading process of tangentially migrating CINs, along with altered morphology in vitro. Likewise, time-lapse imaging of embryonic CINs revealed a poorly coordinated directional control during radial migration, possibly due to a hyper-exploratory behavior. In the adult cortex, the observed defects lead to subtle alteration in the distribution of CALB2-, SST-, and VIP-positive interneurons. Adult Arhgap15-knock-out mice also show reduced CINs intrinsic excitability, spontaneous subclinical seizures, and increased susceptibility to the pro-epileptic drug pilocarpine. These results indicate that ARHGAP15 imposes a fine negative regulation on RAC1 that is required for morphological maturation and directional control during CIN migration, with consequences on their laminar distribution and inhibitory function.
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- Carla Liaci
- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Neuroscience Institute, Consiglio Nazionale Ricerche, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Drug Science, NIS Center, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience and National Institute of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Drug Science, NIS Center, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience and National Institute of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Drug Science, NIS Center, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Institute for Physiology I, Medical Faculty, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany,Faculty of Biology, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Neuroscience Institute, Consiglio Nazionale Ricerche, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Genetic Behavioral Neuroscience, Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy,*Correspondence: Giorgio R. Merlo,
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Scala M, Nishikawa M, Ito H, Tabata H, Khan T, Accogli A, Davids L, Ruiz A, Chiurazzi P, Cericola G, Schulte B, Monaghan KG, Begtrup A, Torella A, Pinelli M, Denommé-Pichon AS, Vitobello A, Racine C, Mancardi MM, Kiss C, Guerin A, Wu W, Gabau Vila E, Mak BC, Martinez-Agosto JA, Gorin MB, Duz B, Bayram Y, Carvalho CMB, Vengoechea JE, Chitayat D, Tan TY, Callewaert B, Kruse B, Bird LM, Faivre L, Zollino M, Biskup S, Striano P, Nigro V, Severino M, Capra V, Costain G, Nagata KI. Variant-specific changes in RAC3 function disrupt corticogenesis in neurodevelopmental phenotypes. Brain 2022; 145:3308-3327. [PMID: 35851598 PMCID: PMC9473360 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awac106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Variants in RAC3, encoding a small GTPase RAC3 which is critical for the regulation of actin cytoskeleton and intracellular signal transduction, are associated with a rare neurodevelopmental disorder with structural brain anomalies and facial dysmorphism. We investigated a cohort of 10 unrelated participants presenting with global psychomotor delay, hypotonia, behavioural disturbances, stereotyped movements, dysmorphic features, seizures and musculoskeletal abnormalities. MRI of brain revealed a complex pattern of variable brain malformations, including callosal abnormalities, white matter thinning, grey matter heterotopia, polymicrogyria/dysgyria, brainstem anomalies and cerebellar dysplasia. These patients harboured eight distinct de novo RAC3 variants, including six novel variants (NM_005052.3): c.34G > C p.G12R, c.179G > A p.G60D, c.186_188delGGA p.E62del, c.187G > A p.D63N, c.191A > G p.Y64C and c.348G > C p.K116N. We then examined the pathophysiological significance of these novel and previously reported pathogenic variants p.P29L, p.P34R, p.A59G, p.Q61L and p.E62K. In vitro analyses revealed that all tested RAC3 variants were biochemically and biologically active to variable extent, and exhibited a spectrum of different affinities to downstream effectors including p21-activated kinase 1. We then focused on the four variants p.Q61L, p.E62del, p.D63N and p.Y64C in the Switch II region, which is essential for the biochemical activity of small GTPases and also a variation hot spot common to other Rho family genes, RAC1 and CDC42. Acute expression of the four variants in embryonic mouse brain using in utero electroporation caused defects in cortical neuron morphology and migration ending up with cluster formation during corticogenesis. Notably, defective migration by p.E62del, p.D63N and p.Y64C were rescued by a dominant negative version of p21-activated kinase 1. Our results indicate that RAC3 variants result in morphological and functional defects in cortical neurons during brain development through variant-specific mechanisms, eventually leading to heterogeneous neurodevelopmental phenotypes.
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Developmental Disability Center, 713-8 Kamiya, Kasugai 480-0392, Japan
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- Genetics and Genome Biology, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Human Genetics, Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Genetics Laboratory, UDIAT-Centre Diagnòstic, Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari, Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí I3PT, Universitat Autònoma de, Barcelona, Sabadell, Spain
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- Dipartimento Universitario Scienze della Vita e Sanità Pubblica, Sezione di Medicina Genomica, Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy,Genetica Medica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Neuropediatric Department, Helios-Klinikum Hildesheim, Hildesheim, Germany
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy,Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy
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- INSERM UMR1231 Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France,Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, UF Innovation en diagnostic génomique des maladies rares, Plateau Technique de Biologie, CHU de Dijon Bourgogne, Dijon, France,Centre de Génétique et Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs de l'interrégion Est, FHU TRANSLAD, Hôpital d'Enfants, CHU de Dijon Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- INSERM UMR1231 Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France,Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, UF Innovation en diagnostic génomique des maladies rares, Plateau Technique de Biologie, CHU de Dijon Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, UF Innovation en diagnostic génomique des maladies rares, Plateau Technique de Biologie, CHU de Dijon Bourgogne, Dijon, France,Centre de Génétique et Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs de l'interrégion Est, FHU TRANSLAD, Hôpital d'Enfants, CHU de Dijon Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- Unit of Child Neuropsychiatry, Department of Medical and Surgical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON K7L 2V7, Canada
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON K7L 2V7, Canada
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- Genetics and Genome Biology, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Paediatric Unit, Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari, Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí I3PT, Universitat Autònoma de, Barcelona, Sabadell, Spain
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- Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA,Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA,Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA,Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles 90095, CA, USA,Brain Research Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles 90095, CA, USA
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- Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Genomic Diagnostics, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA,Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Pacific Northwest Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98122, USA,Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- The Prenatal Diagnosis and Medical Genetics Program, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, and Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
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- Neuropediatric Department, Helios-Klinikum Hildesheim, Hildesheim, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA,Genetics/Dysmorphology, Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- INSERM UMR1231 Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France,Centre de Génétique et Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs de l'interrégion Est, FHU TRANSLAD, Hôpital d'Enfants, CHU de Dijon Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- Dipartimento Universitario Scienze della Vita e Sanità Pubblica, Sezione di Medicina Genomica, Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy,Genetica Medica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Praxis für Humangenetik, Tübingen, Germany,CeGaT GmbH, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy,Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy,Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Correspondence may also be addressed to: Valeria Capra Medical Genetics Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy E-mail:
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- Correspondence may also be addressed to: Gregory Costain Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics Department of Pediatrics The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, Ontario, Canada E-mail:
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- Correspondence to: Koh-ichi Nagata Department of Molecular Neurobiology Institute for Developmental Research Aichi Human Service Center, 713-8 Kamiya Kasugai, Aichi 480-0392, Japan E-mail:
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Scala M, Nishikawa M, Nagata KI, Striano P. Pathophysiological Mechanisms in Neurodevelopmental Disorders Caused by Rac GTPases Dysregulation: What's behind Neuro-RACopathies. Cells 2021; 10:3395. [PMID: 34943902 PMCID: PMC8699292 DOI: 10.3390/cells10123395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Rho family guanosine triphosphatases (GTPases) regulate cellular signaling and cytoskeletal dynamics, playing a pivotal role in cell adhesion, migration, and cell cycle progression. The Rac subfamily of Rho GTPases consists of three highly homologous proteins, Rac 1-3. The proper function of Rac1 and Rac3, and their correct interaction with guanine nucleotide-exchange factors (GEFs) and GTPase-activating proteins (GAPs) are crucial for neural development. Pathogenic variants affecting these delicate biological processes are implicated in different medical conditions in humans, primarily neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). In addition to a direct deleterious effect produced by genetic variants in the RAC genes, a dysregulated GTPase activity resulting from an abnormal function of GEFs and GAPs has been involved in the pathogenesis of distinctive emerging conditions. In this study, we reviewed the current pertinent literature on Rac-related disorders with a primary neurological involvement, providing an overview of the current knowledge on the pathophysiological mechanisms involved in the neuro-RACopathies.
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- Marcello Scala
- Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy;
- Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, 16147 Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Developmental Disability Center, 713-8 Kamiya, Kasugai 480-0392, Japan; (M.N.); (K.-i.N.)
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Developmental Disability Center, 713-8 Kamiya, Kasugai 480-0392, Japan; (M.N.); (K.-i.N.)
- Department of Neurochemistry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy;
- Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, 16147 Genoa, Italy
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Nishikawa M, Ito H, Noda M, Hamada N, Tabata H, Nagata KI. Expression analyses of Rac3, a Rho family small GTPase, during mouse brain development. Dev Neurosci 2021; 44:49-58. [PMID: 34839287 DOI: 10.1159/000521168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Rac3 is a member of Rho family small GTPases which regulates cellular signaling and cytoskeletal dynamics. The RAC3 gene abnormalities have been shown to cause neurodevelopmental disorders with structural brain anomalies, including polymicrogyria/dysgyria, callosal abnormalities, brainstem anomalies, and cerebellar dysplasia. Although this evidence indicates that Rac3 is essential in brain development, not only its molecular mechanism but also the expression profile is yet to be elucidated. In this study, we carried out expression analyses of Rac3 with mouse brain tissues. In immunoblotting, Rac3 exhibited a tissue-dependent expression profile in the young adult mouse and was expressed in a developmental stage-dependent manner in brain. In primary cultured hippocampal neurons, while Rac3 was distributed mainly in the cytoplasm, it was visualized in axon and dendrites with partial localization at synapses, in consistent with the observation in biochemical fractionation analyses. In immunofluorescence analyses with brain slices, Rac3 was distributed strongly and moderately in the axon and cytoplasm, respectively, of cerebral cortex at postnatal day (P) 2 and P18. Similar distribution profile was also observed in hippocampus. Taken together, the results obtained strongly suggest that Rac3 plays an important physiological role in neuronal tissues during corticogenesis, and defects in the Rac3 function induce structural brain anomalies leading to pathogenesis of neurodevelopmental disorders.
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- Masashi Nishikawa
- Institute for Developmental Research, Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Aichi Developmental Disability Center, Kasugai, Japan
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- Institute for Developmental Research, Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Aichi Developmental Disability Center, Kasugai, Japan
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- Institute for Developmental Research, Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Aichi Developmental Disability Center, Kasugai, Japan
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- Institute for Developmental Research, Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Aichi Developmental Disability Center, Kasugai, Japan
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- Institute for Developmental Research, Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Aichi Developmental Disability Center, Kasugai, Japan
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- Institute for Developmental Research, Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Aichi Developmental Disability Center, Kasugai, Japan
- Department of Neurochemistry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Barbosa S, Greville-Heygate S, Bonnet M, Godwin A, Fagotto-Kaufmann C, Kajava AV, Laouteouet D, Mawby R, Wai HA, Dingemans AJ, Hehir-Kwa J, Willems M, Capri Y, Mehta SG, Cox H, Goudie D, Vansenne F, Turnpenny P, Vincent M, Cogné B, Lesca G, Hertecant J, Rodriguez D, Keren B, Burglen L, Gérard M, Putoux A, Cantagrel V, Siquier-Pernet K, Rio M, Banka S, Sarkar A, Steeves M, Parker M, Clement E, Moutton S, Tran Mau-Them F, Piton A, de Vries BB, Guille M, Debant A, Schmidt S, Baralle D, Baralle D. Opposite Modulation of RAC1 by Mutations in TRIO Is Associated with Distinct, Domain-Specific Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Am J Hum Genet 2020; 106:338-355. [PMID: 32109419 PMCID: PMC7058823 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2020.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The Rho-guanine nucleotide exchange factor (RhoGEF) TRIO acts as a key regulator of neuronal migration, axonal outgrowth, axon guidance, and synaptogenesis by activating the GTPase RAC1 and modulating actin cytoskeleton remodeling. Pathogenic variants in TRIO are associated with neurodevelopmental diseases, including intellectual disability (ID) and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Here, we report the largest international cohort of 24 individuals with confirmed pathogenic missense or nonsense variants in TRIO. The nonsense mutations are spread along the TRIO sequence, and affected individuals show variable neurodevelopmental phenotypes. In contrast, missense variants cluster into two mutational hotspots in the TRIO sequence, one in the seventh spectrin repeat and one in the RAC1-activating GEFD1. Although all individuals in this cohort present with developmental delay and a neuro-behavioral phenotype, individuals with a pathogenic variant in the seventh spectrin repeat have a more severe ID associated with macrocephaly than do most individuals with GEFD1 variants, who display milder ID and microcephaly. Functional studies show that the spectrin and GEFD1 variants cause a TRIO-mediated hyper- or hypo-activation of RAC1, respectively, and we observe a striking correlation between RAC1 activation levels and the head size of the affected individuals. In addition, truncations in TRIO GEFD1 in the vertebrate model X. tropicalis induce defects that are concordant with the human phenotype. This work demonstrates distinct clinical and molecular disorders clustering in the GEFD1 and seventh spectrin repeat domains and highlights the importance of tight control of TRIO-RAC1 signaling in neuronal development.
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- Wessex Clinical Genetics, University Hospital Southampton National Health Service Foundation Trust, Southampton SO16 5YA, UK; Human Development and Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
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de Curtis I. The Rac3 GTPase in Neuronal Development, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, and Cancer. Cells 2019; 8:E1063. [PMID: 31514269 DOI: 10.3390/cells8091063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Revised: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 09/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Rho family small guanosine triphosphatases (GTPases) are important regulators of the cytoskeleton, and are critical in many aspects of cellular and developmental biology, as well as in pathological processes such as intellectual disability and cancer. Of the three members of the family, Rac3 has a more restricted expression in normal tissues compared to the ubiquitous member of the family, Rac1. The Rac3 polypeptide is highly similar to Rac1, and orthologues of the gene for Rac3 have been found only in vertebrates, indicating the late appearance of this gene during evolution. Increasing evidence over the past few years indicates that Rac3 plays an important role in neuronal development and in tumor progression, with specificities that distinguish the functions of Rac3 from the established functions of Rac1 in these processes. Here, results highlighting the importance of Rac3 in distinct aspects of neuronal development and tumor cell biology are presented, in support of the non-redundant role of different members of the two Rac GTPases in physiological and pathological processes.
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Pennucci R, Gucciardi I, de Curtis I. Rac1 and Rac3 GTPases differently influence the morphological maturation of dendritic spines in hippocampal neurons. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0220496. [PMID: 31369617 PMCID: PMC6675090 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The Rac1 and Rac3 GTPases are co-expressed in the developing nervous system, where they are involved in different aspects of neuronal development, including the formation of synapses. The deletion of both Rac genes determines a stronger reduction of dendritic spines in vitro compared to the knockout of either gene, indicating that Rac1 and Rac3 play a synergistic role in the formation of these structures. Here, we have addressed the role of each GTPase in the formation of dendritic spines by overexpressing either Rac1 or Rac3 in wildtype neurons, or by re-expressing either GTPase in double knockout hippocampal cultures. We show that the Rac3 protein is expressed with Rac1 in developing hippocampal neurons. Overexpression of either GTPase in WT neurons increases the density of dendritic spines, suggesting the involvement of both GTPases in their formation. We also found that the re-expression of either Rac1 or Rac3 in double knockout neurons is sufficient to restore spinogenesis. Rac1 is significantly more efficient than Rac3 in restoring the formation of spines. On the other hand the quantitative analysis in neurons overexpressing or re-expressing either GTPase shows that Rac3 induces a more pronounced increase in the size of the spines compared to Rac1. These enlarged spines form morphological synapses identified by the juxtaposition of postsynaptic and presynaptic markers. Thus, while Rac1 appears more efficient in inducing the formation of mature spines, Rac3 is more efficient in promoting their enlargement. Our study highlights specific roles of Rac1 and Rac3, which may be functionally relevant also to synaptic plasticity.
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- Roberta Pennucci
- San Raffaele—Vita-Salute University and San Raffaele Scientific institute, Cell Adhesion Unit, Division of Neuroscience, Milano, Italy
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- San Raffaele—Vita-Salute University and San Raffaele Scientific institute, Cell Adhesion Unit, Division of Neuroscience, Milano, Italy
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- San Raffaele—Vita-Salute University and San Raffaele Scientific institute, Cell Adhesion Unit, Division of Neuroscience, Milano, Italy
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Ito H, Morishita R, Mizuno M, Tabata H, Nagata KI. Rho family GTPases, Rac and Cdc42, control the localization of neonatal dentate granule cells during brain development. Hippocampus 2018; 29:569-578. [PMID: 30387892 DOI: 10.1002/hipo.23047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Revised: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The hippocampus is generally considered as a brain center for learning and memory. We have recently established an electroporation-mediated gene transfer method to investigate the development of neonatal dentate granule cells in vivo. Using this new technique, we introduced knockdown vectors against Rac1 small GTPase into precursors for dentate granule cells at postnatal day 0. After 21 days, Rac1-deficient cells were frequently mispositioned between the granule cell layer (GCL) and hilus. About 60% of these mislocalized cells expressed a dentate granule cell marker, Prox1. Both the dendritic spine density and the ratio of mature spine were reduced when Rac1 was silenced. Notably, the deficient cells have immature thin processes during migrating in the early neonatal period. Knockdown of another Rac isoform, Rac3, also resulted in mislocalization of neonatally born dentate granule cells. In addition, knockdown of Cdc42, another Rho family protein, also caused mislocalization of the cell, although the effects were moderate compared to Rac1 and 3. Despite the ectopic localization, Rac3- or Cdc42-disrupted mispositioned cells expressed Prox1. These results indicate that Rho signaling pathways differentially regulate the proper localization and differentiation of dentate granule cells.
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- Hidenori Ito
- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Human Service Center, Kasugai, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Human Service Center, Kasugai, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Human Service Center, Kasugai, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Human Service Center, Kasugai, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Human Service Center, Kasugai, Aichi, Japan.,Department of Neurochemistry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Zamboni V, Armentano M, Berto G, Ciraolo E, Ghigo A, Garzotto D, Umbach A, DiCunto F, Parmigiani E, Boido M, Vercelli A, El-Assawy N, Mauro A, Priano L, Ponzoni L, Murru L, Passafaro M, Hirsch E, Merlo GR. Hyperactivity of Rac1-GTPase pathway impairs neuritogenesis of cortical neurons by altering actin dynamics. Sci Rep 2018; 8:7254. [PMID: 29740022 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-25354-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The small-GTPase Rac1 is a key molecular regulator linking extracellular signals to actin cytoskeleton dynamics. Loss-of-function mutations in RAC1 and other genes of the Rac signaling pathway have been implicated in the pathogenesis of Intellectual Disability (ID). The Rac1 activity is negatively controlled by GAP proteins, however the effect of Rac1 hyperactivity on neuronal networking in vivo has been poorly studied. ArhGAP15 is a Rac-specific negative regulator, expressed in the main subtypes of pyramidal cortical neurons. In the absence of ArhGAP15, cortical pyramidal neurons show defective neuritogenesis, delayed axonal elongation, reduced dendritic branching, both in vitro and in vivo. These phenotypes are associated with altered actin dynamics at the growth cone due to increased activity of the PAK-LIMK pathway and hyperphosphorylation of ADF/cofilin. These results can be explained by shootin1 hypo-phosphorylation and uncoupling with the adhesion system. Functionally, ArhGAP15−/− mice exhibit decreased synaptic density, altered electroencephalographic rhythms and cognitive deficits. These data suggest that both hypo- and hyperactivation of the Rac pathway due to mutations in Rac1 regulators can result in conditions of ID, and that a tight regulation of Rac1 activity is required to attain the full complexity of the cortical networks.
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Zamboni V, Armentano M, Sarò G, Ciraolo E, Ghigo A, Germena G, Umbach A, Valnegri P, Passafaro M, Carabelli V, Gavello D, Bianchi V, D'Adamo P, de Curtis I, El-Assawi N, Mauro A, Priano L, Ferri N, Hirsch E, Merlo GR. Disruption of ArhGAP15 results in hyperactive Rac1, affects the architecture and function of hippocampal inhibitory neurons and causes cognitive deficits. Sci Rep 2016; 6:34877. [PMID: 27713499 PMCID: PMC5054378 DOI: 10.1038/srep34877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2016] [Accepted: 09/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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During brain development, the small GTPases Rac1/Rac3 play key roles in neuronal migration, neuritogenesis, synaptic formation and plasticity, via control of actin cytoskeleton dynamic. Their activity is positively and negatively regulated by GEFs and GAPs molecules, respectively. However their in vivo roles are poorly known. The ArhGAP15 gene, coding for a Rac-specific GAP protein, is expressed in both excitatory and inhibitory neurons of the adult hippocampus, and its loss results in the hyperactivation of Rac1/Rac3. In the CA3 and dentate gyrus (DG) regions of the ArhGAP15 mutant hippocampus the CR+, PV+ and SST+ inhibitory neurons are reduced in number, due to reduced efficiency and directionality of their migration, while pyramidal neurons are unaffected. Loss of ArhGAP15 alters neuritogenesis and the balance between excitatory and inhibitory synapses, with a net functional result consisting in increased spike frequency and bursts, accompanied by poor synchronization. Thus, the loss of ArhGAP15 mainly impacts on interneuron-dependent inhibition. Adult ArhGAP15−/− mice showed defective hippocampus-dependent functions such as working and associative memories. These findings indicate that a normal architecture and function of hippocampal inhibitory neurons is essential for higher hippocampal functions, and is exquisitely sensitive to ArhGAP15-dependent modulation of Rac1/Rac3.
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- Valentina Zamboni
- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Italy
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- IRCSS San Raffaele Scientific Institute and San Raffaele University, Division of Neuroscience, Milano, Italy
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- IRCSS San Raffaele Scientific Institute and San Raffaele University, Division of Neuroscience, Milano, Italy
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- IRCSS San Raffaele Scientific Institute and San Raffaele University, Division of Neuroscience, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of Turin &Div. of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, S.Giuseppe Hospital, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Piancavallo (VB), Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of Turin &Div. of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, S.Giuseppe Hospital, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Piancavallo (VB), Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of Turin &Div. of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, S.Giuseppe Hospital, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Piancavallo (VB), Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Science, University of Padova, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Italy
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The Rho-family of p21 small GTPases are directly linked to the regulation of actin-based motile machinery and play a key role in the control of cell migration. Aside from the original and most well-characterized canonical Rho GTPases RhoA, Rac1, and Cdc42, numerous isoforms of these key proteins have been identified and shown to have specific roles in regulating various cellular motility processes. The major difficulty in addressing these isoform-specific effects is that isoforms typically contain highly similar primary amino acid sequences and thus are able to interact with the same upstream regulators and the downstream effector targets. Here, we will introduce the major members of each GTPase subfamily and discuss recent advances in the design and application of fluorescent resonance energy transfer-based probes, which are at the forefront of the technologies available to directly probe the differential, spatiotemporal activation dynamics of these proteins in live single cells. Currently, it is possible to specifically detect the activation status of RhoA vs. RhoC isoforms, as well as Cdc42 vs. TC-10 isoforms in living cells. Clearly, additional efforts are still required to produce biosensor systems capable of detecting other isoforms of Rho GTPases including RhoB, Rac2/3, RhoG, etc. Through such efforts, we will uncover the isoform-specific roles of these near-identical proteins in living cells, clearly an important area of the Rho GTPase biology that is not yet fully appreciated.
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- Sara K Donnelly
- a Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology ; Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University ; Bronx , NY USA
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Falco A, Pennucci R, Brambilla E, de Curtis I. Reduction in parvalbumin-positive interneurons and inhibitory input in the cortex of mice with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Exp Brain Res 2014; 232:2439-49. [PMID: 24770856 PMCID: PMC4055863 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-014-3944-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2013] [Accepted: 04/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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In multiple sclerosis (MS), inflammation leads to damage of central nervous system myelin and axons. Previous studies have postulated impaired GABA transmission in MS, and recent postmortem analysis has shown that GABAergic parvalbumin (PV)-positive interneurons are decreased in the primary motor cortex (M1) of patients with MS. In this report, we present evidence for the loss of a specific population of GABAergic interneurons in the experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis mouse model of MS. Using experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, we evaluated the distribution of both PV-positive interneurons and of the inhibitory presynaptic input in the M1 of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and control mice. Our results demonstrate a specific decrease in the number of PV-positive interneurons in the M1 of mice with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. We detected a significant reduction in the number of PV-positive interneurons in the layers II and III of the M1 of diseased mice, while there was no difference in the number of calretinin (CR)-positive cells between animals with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and control animals. Moreover, we observed a significant reduction in the inhibitory presynaptic input in the M1 of treated mice. These changes were specific for the mice with elevated clinical score, while they were not detectable in the mice with low clinical score. Our results support the hypothesis that reinforcing the action of the GABAergic network may represent a therapeutic alternative to limit the progression of the neuronal damage in MS patients.
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- Anna Falco
- Cell Adhesion Unit, Division of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, via Olgettina, 58-20132, Milan, Italy
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Vaghi V, Pennucci R, Talpo F, Corbetta S, Montinaro V, Barone C, Croci L, Spaiardi P, Consalez GG, Biella G, de Curtis I. Rac1 and rac3 GTPases control synergistically the development of cortical and hippocampal GABAergic interneurons. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 24:1247-58. [PMID: 23258346 PMCID: PMC3977619 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhs402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The intracellular mechanisms driving postmitotic development of cortical γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)ergic interneurons are poorly understood. We have addressed the function of Rac GTPases in cortical and hippocampal interneuron development. Developing neurons express both Rac1 and Rac3. Previous work has shown that Rac1 ablation does not affect the development of migrating cortical interneurons. Analysis of mice with double deletion of Rac1 and Rac3 shows that these GTPases are required during postmitotic interneuron development. The number of parvalbumin-positive cells was affected in the hippocampus and cortex of double knockout mice. Rac depletion also influences the maturation of interneurons that reach their destination, with reduction of inhibitory synapses in both hippocampal CA1 and cortical pyramidal cells. The decreased number of cortical migrating interneurons and their altered morphology indicate a role of Rac1 and Rac3 in regulating the motility of cortical interneurons, thus interfering with their final localization. While electrophysiological passive and active properties of pyramidal neurons including membrane capacity, resting potential, and spike amplitude and duration were normal, these cells showed reduced spontaneous inhibitory currents and increased excitability. Our results show that Rac1 and Rac3 contribute synergistically to postmitotic development of specific populations of GABAergic cells, suggesting that these proteins regulate their migration and differentiation.
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- Valentina Vaghi
- Division of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy
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Pedersen E, Brakebusch C. Rho GTPase function in development: How in vivo models change our view. Exp Cell Res 2012; 318:1779-87. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2012.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2012] [Revised: 05/07/2012] [Accepted: 05/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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