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Jin L, Sullivan HA, Zhu M, Lavin TK, Matsuyama M, Fu X, Lea NE, Xu R, Hou Y, Rutigliani L, Pruner M, Babcock KR, Ip JPK, Hu M, Daigle TL, Zeng H, Sur M, Feng G, Wickersham IR. Publisher Correction: Long-term labeling and imaging of synaptically connected neuronal networks in vivo using double-deletion-mutant rabies viruses. Nat Neurosci 2024; 27:385. [PMID: 38267526 PMCID: PMC10849943 DOI: 10.1038/s41593-024-01584-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Lei Jin
- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Lingang Laboratory, Shanghai, China
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- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Allen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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Jin L, Sullivan HA, Zhu M, Lavin TK, Matsuyama M, Fu X, Lea NE, Xu R, Hou Y, Rutigliani L, Pruner M, Babcock KR, Ip JPK, Hu M, Daigle TL, Zeng H, Sur M, Feng G, Wickersham IR. Long-term labeling and imaging of synaptically connected neuronal networks in vivo using double-deletion-mutant rabies viruses. Nat Neurosci 2024; 27:373-383. [PMID: 38212587 PMCID: PMC10849964 DOI: 10.1038/s41593-023-01545-8] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
Abstract
Rabies-virus-based monosynaptic tracing is a widely used technique for mapping neural circuitry, but its cytotoxicity has confined it primarily to anatomical applications. Here we present a second-generation system for labeling direct inputs to targeted neuronal populations with minimal toxicity, using double-deletion-mutant rabies viruses. Viral spread requires expression of both deleted viral genes in trans in postsynaptic source cells. Suppressing this expression with doxycycline following an initial period of viral replication reduces toxicity to postsynaptic cells. Longitudinal two-photon imaging in vivo indicated that over 90% of both presynaptic and source cells survived for the full 12-week course of imaging. Ex vivo whole-cell recordings at 5 weeks postinfection showed that the second-generation system perturbs input and source cells much less than the first-generation system. Finally, two-photon calcium imaging of labeled networks of visual cortex neurons showed that their visual response properties appeared normal for 10 weeks, the longest we followed them.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lei Jin
- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Lingang Laboratory, Shanghai, China
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- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Allen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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Chai Y, Lee SSY, Shillington A, Du X, Fok CKM, Yeung KC, Siu GKY, Yuan S, Zheng Z, Tsang HWS, Gu S, Chen Y, Ye T, Ip JPK. Non-canonical C-terminal variant of MeCP2 R344W exhibits enhanced degradation rate. IBRO Neurosci Rep 2023; 15:218-224. [PMID: 37822516 PMCID: PMC10562907 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibneur.2023.09.007] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Rett Syndrome (RTT) is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by pathogenic variants in the MECP2 gene. While the majority of RTT-causing variants are clustered in the methyl-CpG binding domain and NCoR/SMRT interaction domain, we report a female patient with a functionally uncharacterized MECP2 variant in the C-terminal domain, c.1030C>T (R344W). We functionally characterized MECP2-R344W in terms of protein stability, NCoR/SMRT complex interaction, and protein nuclear localization in vitro. MECP2-R344W cells showed an increased protein degradation rate without significant change in NCoR/SMRT complex interaction and nuclear localization pattern, suggesting that enhanced MECP2 degradation is sufficient to cause a Rett Syndrome-like phenotype. This study highlights the pathogenicity of the C-terminal domain in Rett Syndrome, and demonstrates the potential of targeting MECP2 protein stability as a therapeutic approach.
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- Yue Chai
- School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Brain Connectome and Manipulation, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Brain Diseases, The Brain Cognition and Brain Disease Institute, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science—Shenzhen Fundamental Research Institutions, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Neuroscience Center, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Gerald Choa Neuroscience Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- CUHK Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Brain Connectome and Manipulation, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Brain Diseases, The Brain Cognition and Brain Disease Institute, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science—Shenzhen Fundamental Research Institutions, Shenzhen, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Brain Science, Disease and Drug Development, HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science—Shenzhen Fundamental Research Institutions, Shenzhen, China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Brain Connectome and Manipulation, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Brain Diseases, The Brain Cognition and Brain Disease Institute, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science—Shenzhen Fundamental Research Institutions, Shenzhen, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Brain Science, Disease and Drug Development, HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science—Shenzhen Fundamental Research Institutions, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Gerald Choa Neuroscience Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- CUHK Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China
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Zhou Z, Yip HM, Tsimring K, Sur M, Ip JPK, Tin C. Effective and efficient neural networks for spike inference from in vivo calcium imaging. Cell Rep Methods 2023; 3:100462. [PMID: 37323579 PMCID: PMC10261900 DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2023.100462] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Calcium imaging provides advantages in monitoring large populations of neuronal activities simultaneously. However, it lacks the signal quality provided by neural spike recording in traditional electrophysiology. To address this issue, we developed a supervised data-driven approach to extract spike information from calcium signals. We propose the ENS2 (effective and efficient neural networks for spike inference from calcium signals) system for spike-rate and spike-event predictions using ΔF/F0 calcium inputs based on a U-Net deep neural network. When testing on a large, ground-truth public database, it consistently outperformed state-of-the-art algorithms in both spike-rate and spike-event predictions with reduced computational load. We further demonstrated that ENS2 can be applied to analyses of orientation selectivity in primary visual cortex neurons. We conclude that it would be a versatile inference system that may benefit diverse neuroscience studies.
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- Zhanhong Zhou
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Li X, Chen SC, Ip JPK. Diverse and Composite Roles of miRNA in Non-Neuronal Cells and Neuronal Synapses in Alzheimer’s Disease. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12101505. [PMID: 36291714 PMCID: PMC9599315 DOI: 10.3390/biom12101505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Neurons interact with astrocytes, microglia, and vascular cells. These interactions become unbalanced in disease states, resulting in damage to neurons and synapses, and contributing to cognitive impairment. Importantly, synaptic loss and synaptic dysfunction have been considered for years as a main pathological factor of cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Recently, miRNAs have emerged as essential regulators of physiological and pathological processes in the brain. Focusing on the role of miRNAs in regulating synaptic functions, as well as different cell types in the brain, offers opportunities for the early prevention, diagnosis, and potential treatment of AD-related cognitive impairment. Here, we review the recent research conducted on miRNAs regulating astrocytes, microglia, cerebrovasculature, and synaptic functions in the context of AD-related cognitive impairment. We also review potential miRNA-related biomarkers and therapeutics, as well as emerging imaging technologies relevant for AD research.
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- Xinrong Li
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Hong Kong Centre for Cerebro-Cardiovascular Health Engineering (CoCHE), Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Hong Kong Centre for Cerebro-Cardiovascular Health Engineering (CoCHE), Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Correspondence:
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Chow CFW, Guo X, Asthana P, Zhang S, Wong SKK, Fallah S, Che S, Gurung S, Wang Z, Lee KB, Ge X, Yuan S, Xu H, Ip JPK, Jiang Z, Zhai L, Wu J, Zhang Y, Mahato AK, Saarma M, Lin CY, Kwan HY, Huang T, Lyu A, Zhou Z, Bian ZX, Wong HLX. Body weight regulation via MT1-MMP-mediated cleavage of GFRAL. Nat Metab 2022; 4:203-212. [PMID: 35177851 DOI: 10.1038/s42255-022-00529-5] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
GDNF-family receptor a-like (GFRAL) has been identified as the cognate receptor of growth/differentiation factor 15 (GDF15/MIC-1), considered a key signaling axis in energy homeostasis and body weight regulation. Currently, little is known about the physiological regulation of the GDF15-GFRAL signaling pathway. Here we show that membrane-bound matrix metalloproteinase 14 (MT1-MMP/MMP14) is an endogenous negative regulator of GFRAL in the context of obesity. Overnutrition-induced obesity increased MT1-MMP activation, which proteolytically inactivated GFRAL to suppress GDF15-GFRAL signaling, thus modulating the anorectic effects of the GDF15-GFRAL axis in vivo. Genetic ablation of MT1-MMP specifically in GFRAL+ neurons restored GFRAL expression, resulting in reduced weight gain, along with decreased food intake in obese mice. Conversely, depletion of GFRAL abolished the anti-obesity effects of MT1-MMP inhibition. MT1-MMP inhibition also potentiated GDF15 activity specifically in obese phenotypes. Our findings identify a negative regulator of GFRAL for the control of non-homeostatic body weight regulation, provide mechanistic insights into the regulation of GDF15 sensitivity, highlight negative regulators of the GDF15-GFRAL pathway as a therapeutic avenue against obesity and identify MT1-MMP as a promising target.
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- Chi Fung Willis Chow
- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
- Center for Systems Biology Dresden, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Cell and Biology, Dresden, Germany
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- Institute of Biotechnology-HILIFE, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Biotechnology-HILIFE, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
- Centre for Chinese Herbal Medicine Drug Development Limited, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China.
- Centre for Chinese Herbal Medicine Drug Development Limited, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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Jenks KR, Tsimring K, Ip JPK, Zepeda JC, Sur M. Heterosynaptic Plasticity and the Experience-Dependent Refinement of Developing Neuronal Circuits. Front Neural Circuits 2021; 15:803401. [PMID: 34949992 PMCID: PMC8689143 DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2021.803401] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Neurons remodel the structure and strength of their synapses during critical periods of development in order to optimize both perception and cognition. Many of these developmental synaptic changes are thought to occur through synapse-specific homosynaptic forms of experience-dependent plasticity. However, homosynaptic plasticity can also induce or contribute to the plasticity of neighboring synapses through heterosynaptic interactions. Decades of research in vitro have uncovered many of the molecular mechanisms of heterosynaptic plasticity that mediate local compensation for homosynaptic plasticity, facilitation of further bouts of plasticity in nearby synapses, and cooperative induction of plasticity by neighboring synapses acting in concert. These discoveries greatly benefited from new tools and technologies that permitted single synapse imaging and manipulation of structure, function, and protein dynamics in living neurons. With the recent advent and application of similar tools for in vivo research, it is now feasible to explore how heterosynaptic plasticity contribute to critical periods and the development of neuronal circuits. In this review, we will first define the forms heterosynaptic plasticity can take and describe our current understanding of their molecular mechanisms. Then, we will outline how heterosynaptic plasticity may lead to meaningful refinement of neuronal responses and observations that suggest such mechanisms are indeed at work in vivo. Finally, we will use a well-studied model of cortical plasticity—ocular dominance plasticity during a critical period of visual cortex development—to highlight the molecular overlap between heterosynaptic and developmental forms of plasticity, and suggest potential avenues of future research.
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- Kyle R Jenks
- Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
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