Wnt5a regulates the expression of developmental genes in the adult retina following optic nerve crush injury.

IF 2.5 4区 生物学 Q3 CELL BIOLOGY
Gabrielle A Albano, Paola E Parrales, Abigail S Hackam
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Abstract

Canonical and non-canonical Wnt signaling pathways are well-characterized regulators of retinal development. Wnt signaling also promotes neuroprotection and regeneration in adult tissues, including retinal ganglion cell (RGC) survival and axonal regrowth after optic nerve injury. However, it is unknown whether Wnt-dependent neuroprotection after injury in the adult CNS is associated with altered expression of developmental genes. Muller glia are a prominent radial glia type in the retina that play critical roles in retinal neuron protection, RGC neurite growth, and axon regeneration by acting through Wnt and other signaling pathways. We recently used mass spectrometry to characterize proteins secreted from Muller glia in response to Wnt signaling. In this study, we investigated whether the Wnt-induced Muller glia secretome includes proteins involved in development and whether their corresponding genes are regulated by Wnt5a during axonal regeneration in a mouse model of optic nerve crush (ONC) injury. Adult mice received intravitreal injections of Wnt5a or saline at the time of ONC injury, and then retina tissue was collected at early time points post-injury. The expression of candidate Wnt-regulated developmental genes and related proteins were characterized by qPCR and immunohistochemistry. Our findings revealed that Wnt5a downregulated the expression of specific developmental genes, including cilia-related genes Nphp4, INTU, and Jade1, as well as transcriptional regulators Pax6 and Tsc1, with time-dependent changes observed during axonal regrowth. Several of these genes were localized to RGCs and inner nuclear layer cells, suggesting direct effects in RGCs and contributions from Muller glia. These results demonstrate that specific developmental gene pathways are suppressed by Wnt5a in association with RGC survival and axon regrowth following injury. Therefore, this study adds to our knowledge of potential mechanisms of Wnt-mediated optic nerve regeneration and identifies new categories of putative regeneration-regulating genes for further study.

Wnt5a调控视神经挤压损伤后成人视网膜发育基因的表达。
典型和非典型Wnt信号通路是视网膜发育的典型调节因子。Wnt信号还促进成人组织的神经保护和再生,包括视神经损伤后视网膜神经节细胞(RGC)的存活和轴突的再生。然而,成人中枢神经系统损伤后wnt依赖性神经保护是否与发育基因表达改变有关尚不清楚。Muller胶质细胞是视网膜中重要的放射状胶质细胞类型,通过Wnt等信号通路在视网膜神经元保护、RGC神经突生长和轴突再生中发挥重要作用。我们最近使用质谱法来表征Muller胶质细胞分泌的响应Wnt信号的蛋白质。在这项研究中,我们研究了wnt诱导的Muller胶质细胞分泌组是否包括参与发育的蛋白质,以及在视神经挤压(ONC)损伤小鼠模型的轴突再生过程中,它们的相应基因是否受到Wnt5a的调控。成年小鼠在ONC损伤时玻璃体内注射Wnt5a或生理盐水,然后在损伤后早期时间点收集视网膜组织。采用qPCR和免疫组织化学方法对wnt调控的候选发育基因及相关蛋白的表达进行了表征。我们的研究结果表明,Wnt5a下调特定发育基因的表达,包括纤毛相关基因Nphp4、INTU和Jade1,以及转录调节因子Pax6和Tsc1,并在轴突再生过程中观察到时间依赖性的变化。其中一些基因定位于RGCs和内核层细胞,提示直接作用于RGCs和Muller胶质细胞。这些结果表明,与RGC存活和损伤后轴突再生相关的特定发育基因通路被Wnt5a抑制。因此,本研究增加了我们对wnt介导的视神经再生的潜在机制的认识,并确定了新的假定的再生调节基因类别,以供进一步研究。
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Histology and histopathology
Histology and histopathology 生物-病理学
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232
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2 months
期刊介绍: HISTOLOGY AND HISTOPATHOLOGY is a peer-reviewed international journal, the purpose of which is to publish original and review articles in all fields of the microscopical morphology, cell biology and tissue engineering; high quality is the overall consideration. Its format is the standard international size of 21 x 27.7 cm. One volume is published every year (more than 1,300 pages, approximately 90 original works and 40 reviews). Each volume consists of 12 numbers published monthly online. The printed version of the journal includes 4 books every year; each of them compiles 3 numbers previously published online.
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