Journal
CELLS
Volume 10, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cells10010155
Keywords
AMS mouse; NSC; deglutamylation; β -tubulin; MAP2; NNA1
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- JSPS KAKENHI [18K07369]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [18K07369] Funding Source: KAKEN
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AMS mice with a mutation in the Nna1 gene exhibit ataxia and male sterility. Decreased NNA1 levels and increased glutamylation in the cerebellum may contribute to early Purkinje cell degeneration in AMS mice.
Ataxia and Male Sterility (AMS) is a mutant mouse strain that contains a missense mutation in the coding region of Nna1, a gene that encodes a deglutamylase. AMS mice exhibit early cerebellar Purkinje cell degeneration and an ataxic phenotype in an autosomal recessive manner. To understand the underlying mechanism, we generated neuronal stem cell (NSC) lines from wild-type (NMW7), Nna1 mutation heterozygous (NME), and Nna1 mutation homozygous (NMO1) mouse brains. The NNA1 levels were decreased, and the glutamylated tubulin levels were increased in NMO1 cultures as well as in the cerebellum of AMS mice at both 15 and 30 days of age. However, total beta-tubulin protein levels were not altered in the AMS cerebellum. In NMO1 neurosphere cultures, beta-tubulin protein levels were increased without changes at the transcriptional level. NMO1 grew faster than other NSC lines, and some of the neurospheres were attached to the plate after 3 days. Immunostaining revealed that SOX2 and nestin levels were decreased in NMO1 neurospheres and that the neuronal differentiation potentials were reduced in NMO1 cells compared to NME or NMW7 cells. These results demonstrate that the AMS mutation decreased the NNA1 levels and increased glutamylation in the cerebellum of AMS mice. The observed changes in glutamylation might alter NSC properties and the neuron maturation process, leading to Purkinje cell death in AMS mice.
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