在C9orf72中重复扩张会影响核细胞质运输
Brian D Freibaum1, Yubing Lu2, Rodrigo Lopez-Gonzalez2
1Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA.
Nature
|August 27, 2015
概括
在C9orf72中,GGGGCC (G4C2) 的重复扩张通过破坏核运输导致神经退行. 这项研究确定核毛孔复杂缺陷是C9orf72相关疾病的关键机制.
科学领域:
- 神经科学
- 遗传学
- 细胞生物学
背景情况:
- C9orf72 GGGGCC (G4C2) 重复扩张是肌缩侧面硬化和前性痴呆的主要遗传原因.
- 与C9orf72相关的神经退行性疾病的确切病原机制在很大程度上是未知的.
研究的目的:
- 使用转基因模型研究G4C2重复扩张的细胞和分子后果.
- 确定改变与G4C2重复扩张相关的毒性因素.
主要方法:
- 产生不同长度的G4C2重复转录的转基因Drosophila melanogaster.
- 大规模的基因查以确定G4C2重复毒性的修饰者.
- 核外形态和核细胞质运输的体外和体内分析.
主要成果:
- 转基因表现出剂量和重复长度依赖的神经退行以及二重复蛋白质的产生.
- 基因选确定了18种参与核孔综合体功能和核细胞质运输的修饰剂.
- 扩大的G4C2重复导致核膜异常和RNA输出受损.
结论:
- C9orf72 G4C2重复扩张通过核孔缺陷直接影响核细胞质运输.
- 破坏核运输是C9orf72相关的神经退行的一个新型病原机制.
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