title: Microarray analysis of the cellular pathways involved in the adaptation to and progression of motor neuron injury in the SOD1 G93A mouse model of familial ALS.
abstract: The cellular pathways of motor neuronal injury have been investigated in the SOD1 G93A murine model of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) using laser-capture microdissection and microarray analysis. The advantages of this study include the following: analysis of changes specifically in motor neurons (MNs), while still detecting effects of interactions with neighboring cells; the ability to profile changes during disease progression, an approach not possible in human ALS; and the use of transgenic mice bred on a homogeneous genetic background, eliminating the confounding effects arising from a mixed genetic background. By using this rigorous approach, novel changes in key cellular pathways have been detected at both the presymptomatic and late stages, which have been validated by quantitative reverse transcription-PCR. At the presymptomatic stage (60 d), MNs extracted from SOD1 G93A mice show a significant increase in expression of genes subserving both transcriptional and translational functions, as well as lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, mitochondrial preprotein translocation, and respiratory chain function, suggesting activation of a strong cellular adaptive response. Mice 90 d old still show upregulation of genes involved in carbohydrate metabolism, whereas transcription and mRNA processing genes begin to show downregulation. Late in the disease course (120 d), important findings include the following: marked transcriptional repression, with downregulation of multiple transcripts involved in transcriptional and metabolic functions; upregulation of complement system components; and increased expression of key cyclins involved in cell-cycle regulation. The changes described in the motor neuron transcriptome evolving during the disease course highlight potential novel targets for neuroprotective therapeutic intervention.
authors: Academic Neurology Unit, Section of Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2RX, United Kingdom.
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Ferraiuolo
authors: Paul R
authors: PR
authors: Heath
authors: Hazel
authors: H
authors: Holden
authors: Paul
authors: P
authors: Kasher
authors: Janine
authors: J
authors: Kirby
authors: Pamela J
authors: PJ
authors: Shaw
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000818:Animals; D056749:Cyclin I; D016213:Cyclins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D018450:Disease Progression; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000235:genetics*; D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D046228:Microarray Analysis / Q000379:methods; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: C534756:CCNI protein, human; C534757:Ccni protein, mouse; D056749:Cyclin I; D016213:Cyclins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; C069766:necdin; D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase; C109415:SOD1 G93A protein; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase
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