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CELL REPORTS
卷 20, 期 9, 页码 2184-2200出版社
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.08.022
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- NIH [R01NS069726, R01NS094539, 1R01NS089604, P30AG035982]
- American Heart Association (AHA) [13GRANT17020004]
Intracellular nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (iNAMPT) is the rate-limiting enzyme of the mammalian NAD + biosynthesis salvage pathway. Using inducible and conditional knockout (cKO) mice, we showthat Nampt gene deletion in adult projection neurons leads to a progressive loss of body weight, hypothermia, motor neuron (MN) degeneration, motor function deficits, paralysis, and death. Nampt deletion causes mitochondrial dysfunction, muscle fiber type conversion, and atrophy, as well as defective synaptic function at neuromuscular junctions (NMJs). When treated with nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), Nampt cKO mice exhibit reduced motor function deficits and prolonged lifespan. iNAMPT protein levels are significantly reduced in the spinal cord of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients, indicating the involvement of NAMPT in ALS pathology. Our findings reveal that neuronal NAMPT plays an essential role in mitochondrial bioenergetics, motor function, and survival. Our study suggests that the NAMPT-mediated NAD + biosynthesis pathway is a potential therapeutic target for degenerative MN diseases.
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