FTLD patient–derived fibroblasts show defective mitochondrial function and accumulation of p62 |
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Author: | Leskelä, Stina1; Hoffmann, Dorit1; Rostalski, Hannah1; |
Organizations: |
1A. I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Neulaniementie 2, 70211 Kuopio, Finland 2Institute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1E, 70211 Kuopio, Finland 3Neuro Center, Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, 70029 Kuopio, Finland
4Neuro Center, Neurosurgery, Kuopio University Hospital, 70029 Kuopio, Finland
5Institute of Clinical Medicine – Neurosurgery, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1C, 70211 Kuopio, Finland 6Institute of Clinical Medicine – Neurology, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1C, 70211 Kuopio, Finland 7Unit of Clinical Neuroscience, Neurology, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 8000, 90014 Oulu, Finland 8MRC Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 8000, 90014 Oulu, Finland |
Format: | article |
Version: | published version |
Access: | open |
Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 7.3 MB) |
Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2022020217245 |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Springer Nature,
2021
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Publish Date: | 2022-02-02 |
Description: |
AbstractFrontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) is a clinically, genetically, and neuropathologically heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative syndromes, leading to progressive cognitive dysfunction and frontal and temporal atrophy. C9orf72 hexanucleotide repeat expansion (C9-HRE) is the most common genetic cause of FTLD, but pathogenic mechanisms underlying FTLD are not fully understood. Here, we compared cellular features and functional properties, especially related to protein degradation pathways and mitochondrial function, of FTLD patient–derived skin fibroblasts from C9-HRE carriers and non-carriers and healthy donors. Fibroblasts from C9-HRE carriers were found to produce RNA foci, but no dipeptide repeat proteins, and they showed unchanged levels of C9orf72 mRNA transcripts. The main protein degradation pathways, the ubiquitin–proteasome system and autophagy, did not show alterations between the fibroblasts from C9-HRE-carrying and non-carrying FTLD patients and compared to healthy controls. An increase in the number and size of p62-positive puncta was evident in fibroblasts from both C9-HRE carriers and non-carriers. In addition, several parameters of mitochondrial function, namely, basal and maximal respiration and respiration linked to ATP production, were significantly reduced in the FTLD patient–derived fibroblasts from both C9-HRE carriers and non-carriers. Our findings suggest that FTLD patient–derived fibroblasts, regardless of whether they carry the C9-HRE expansion, show unchanged proteasomal and autophagic function, but significantly impaired mitochondrial function and increased accumulation of p62 when compared to control fibroblasts. These findings suggest the possibility of utilizing FTLD patient–derived fibroblasts as a platform for biomarker discovery and testing of drugs targeted to specific cellular functions, such as mitochondrial respiration.. see all
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Series: |
Molecular neurobiology |
ISSN: | 0893-7648 |
ISSN-E: | 0893-7648 |
ISSN-L: | 0893-7648 |
Volume: | 58 |
Issue: | 11 |
Pages: | 5438 - 5458 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s12035-021-02475-x |
OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.1007/s12035-021-02475-x |
Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
Field of Science: |
3112 Neurosciences |
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Funding: |
Open access funding provided by University of Eastern Finland (UEF) including Kuopio University Hospital. This study was supported by the Academy of Finland, grant nos. 315459 (A.H.), 315460 (A.M.R.), and 307866 (M.H.); Yrjö Jahnsson Foundation (A.H.); Päivikki and Sakari Sohlberg Foundation (A.H.); Emil Aaltonen Foundation (S.L.); ALS tutkimuksen tuki ry. registered association (H.R., S.L., N.H.); Sigrid Jusélius Foundation (M.H., E.S.); Finnish Brain Foundation (E.S.); Instrumentarium Science Foundation (E.S.); Orion Research Foundation (E.S.); the Strategic Neuroscience Funding of the University of Eastern Finland (A.H., M.H.). H.R., S.L., N.H., and R.W. are supported by the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) Doctoral Program in Molecular Medicine (DPMM) and GenomMed. This publication is part of a project that has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement no 740264. |
Academy of Finland Grant Number: |
315460 |
Detailed Information: |
315460 (Academy of Finland Funding decision) |
Copyright information: |
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