Article ; Online: Evaluation of the effects of the T-type calcium channel enhancer SAK3 in a rat model of TAF1 deficiency.
2020 Volume 149, Page(s) 105224
Abstract: The TATA-box binding protein associated factor 1 (TAF1) is part of the TFIID complex that plays a key role during the initiation of transcription. Variants of TAF1 are associated with neurodevelopmental disorders. Previously, we found that CRISPR/Cas9 ... ...
Abstract | The TATA-box binding protein associated factor 1 (TAF1) is part of the TFIID complex that plays a key role during the initiation of transcription. Variants of TAF1 are associated with neurodevelopmental disorders. Previously, we found that CRISPR/Cas9 based editing of the TAF1 gene disrupts the morphology of the cerebral cortex and blunts the expression as well as the function of the CaV3.1 (T-type) voltage gated calcium channel. Here, we tested the efficacy of SAK3 (ethyl 8'-methyl-2', 4-dioxo-2-(piperidin-1-yl)-2'H-spiro [cyclopentane-1, 3'-imidazo [1, 2-a] pyridine]-2-ene-3-carboxylate), a T-type calcium channel enhancer, in an animal model of TAF1 intellectual disability (ID) syndrome. At post-natal day 3, rat pups were subjected to intracerebroventricular (ICV) injection of either gRNA-control or gRNA-TAF1 CRISPR/Cas9 viruses. At post-natal day 21, the rat pups were given SAK3 (0.25 mg/kg, p.o.) or vehicle for 14 days (i.e. till post-natal day 35) and then subjected to behavioral, morphological, and molecular studies. Oral administration of SAK3 (0.25 mg/kg, p.o.) significantly rescued locomotion abnormalities associated with TAF1 gene editing. SAK3 treatment prevented the loss of cortical neurons and GFAP-positive astrocytes observed after TAF1 gene editing. In addition, SAK3 protected cells from apoptosis. SAK3 also restored the Brain-derived neurotrophic factor/protein kinase B/Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 Beta (BDNF/AKT/GSK3β) signaling axis in TAF1 edited animals. Finally, SAK3 normalized the levels of three GSK3β substrates - CaV3.1, FOXP2, and CRMP2. We conclude that the T-type calcium channel enhancer SAK3 is beneficial against the deleterious effects of TAF1 gene-editing, in part, by stimulating the BDNF/AKT/GSK3β signaling pathway. |
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MeSH term(s) | Animals ; Animals, Newborn ; Calcium Channels, T-Type/metabolism ; Disease Models, Animal ; Drug Evaluation, Preclinical/methods ; Female ; Histone Acetyltransferases/deficiency ; Histone Acetyltransferases/genetics ; Imidazoles/administration & dosage ; Injections, Intraventricular ; Intellectual Disability/drug therapy ; Intellectual Disability/genetics ; Intellectual Disability/metabolism ; Locomotion/drug effects ; Locomotion/physiology ; Pregnancy ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Spiro Compounds/administration & dosage ; TATA-Binding Protein Associated Factors/deficiency ; TATA-Binding Protein Associated Factors/genetics ; Transcription Factor TFIID/deficiency ; Transcription Factor TFIID/genetics |
Chemical Substances | Cacna1g protein, rat ; Calcium Channels, T-Type ; Imidazoles ; SAK3 compound ; Spiro Compounds ; TATA-Binding Protein Associated Factors ; Transcription Factor TFIID ; Histone Acetyltransferases (EC 2.3.1.48) ; TATA-binding protein associated factor 250 kDa (EC 2.7.11.1) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2020-12-24 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
ZDB-ID | 1211786-9 |
ISSN | 1095-953X ; 0969-9961 |
ISSN (online) | 1095-953X |
ISSN | 0969-9961 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.nbd.2020.105224 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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