{"title":"Expression of Concern: Aqua-soluble DDQ reduces the levels of Drp1 and Aβ and inhibits abnormal interactions between Aβ and Drp1 and protects Alzheimer's disease neurons from Aβ- and Drp1-induced mitochondrial and synaptic toxicities.","authors":"","doi":"10.1093/hmg/ddae204","DOIUrl":"10.1093/hmg/ddae204","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13070,"journal":{"name":"Human molecular genetics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143004628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shannon M Sullivan, Sharon E Murphy, Daniel O Stram, Lynne R Wilkens, Christopher A Haiman, Loïc Le Marchand, Irina Stepanov, S Lani Park
{"title":"Genome-wide association study of urinary cadmium levels in current smokers from the multiethnic cohort study.","authors":"Shannon M Sullivan, Sharon E Murphy, Daniel O Stram, Lynne R Wilkens, Christopher A Haiman, Loïc Le Marchand, Irina Stepanov, S Lani Park","doi":"10.1093/hmg/ddae202","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddae202","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cadmium (Cd), classified as an International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Group 1 human carcinogen, is present in cigarette smoke. Recent studies have illustrated the potential role of genetics in influencing Cd biomarker levels.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of urinary Cd levels in 1977 current smokers from the Multiethnic Cohort Study, comprising participants from five different racial and ethnic groups. Linear regression models were adjusted for age at urine collection, sex, self-reported race/ethnicity, and the top ten leading principal components.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the 11 710 497 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) analyzed, no associations with urinary Cd reached genome-wide significance (P < 5.0 × 10-8). Notably, five variants demonstrated suggestive associations with urinary Cd levels (P < 1.0 × 10-6). Lead variants included: rs10097646 in the SCARA gene at 8q13.2 (P = 2.62 × 10-7); rs7444817 in the NIPBL gene at 5p13.2 (P = 3.10 × 10-7), rs830422 in the SPINK4 gene at 9q13.2 (P = 4.89 × 10-7); chrX:145489901 in the SLC9A7 gene at Xq121.1 (P = 5.38 × 10-7); and rs73074456 at 5p13.3 (P = 5.86 × 10-7).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our GWAS of urinary Cd levels in a diverse population of people who smoke, revealed suggestive associations with variants in SCARA5, NIPBL, SPINK4, SLC9A7, and 5p13.3. These findings underscore the potential role of genetic factors in understanding and mitigating the health risks associated with internal dose of carcinogens, particularly in the context of tobacco-related carcinogens.</p>","PeriodicalId":13070,"journal":{"name":"Human molecular genetics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143004360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Setareh Behrouzi Abady Pamsary, Fariba Esmaeili, Fariba Dehghanian, Mohammad Hadi Bahadori
{"title":"Expression variation of long noncoding RNAs in dopaminergic cells-derived from stem cells and their MPP+ induced PD models.","authors":"Setareh Behrouzi Abady Pamsary, Fariba Esmaeili, Fariba Dehghanian, Mohammad Hadi Bahadori","doi":"10.1093/hmg/ddae192","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddae192","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the progressive loss of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons (DA) which can be caused by environmental and genetic factors. lncRNAs have emerged as an important regulatory layer in neurodegenerative disorders, including PD. In this study, we investigated and validated lncRNAs that may serve as diagnostic or therapeutic targets for PD. Key genes associated with midbrain and DA cells were screened by differential gene expression analysis on GSE213100 dataset and candidate lncRNAs were selected for further examination. P19 cells were differentiated into DA cells and received treatment with MPP+ to induce PD-like cytotoxic events, which were confirmed by light microscopy, RT-qPCR, immunofluorescence and flow cytometry. Then, the cells were used to investigate the changes of lncRNAs Malat1, Norad, Snhg1 and Meg3. Here we found that the neuronal phenotype was mainly observed on the 12th day of differentiation and the number of DA markers significantly decreased in PD model cells compared with the control group. Moreover, the expression levels of Meg3, Norad, and Snhg1 were decreased by MPP+ whereas Malat1 level was noticeably higher in MPP+ cells compared to DA cells and the control group. In conclusion, the expression level of lncRNAs was able to show a significant difference between differentiated dopaminergic cells and their Parkinsonian model, thereby improving our understanding of the molecular pathogenesis of PD.</p>","PeriodicalId":13070,"journal":{"name":"Human molecular genetics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143004629","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lilit Antonyan, Xin Zhang, Anjie Ni, Huashan Peng, Shaima Alsuwaidi, Peter Fleming, Ying Zhang, Amelia Semenak, Julia Macintosh, Hanrong Wu, Nuwan C Hettige, Malvin Jefri, Carl Ernst
{"title":"Reciprocal and non-reciprocal effects of clinically relevant SETBP1 protein dosage changes.","authors":"Lilit Antonyan, Xin Zhang, Anjie Ni, Huashan Peng, Shaima Alsuwaidi, Peter Fleming, Ying Zhang, Amelia Semenak, Julia Macintosh, Hanrong Wu, Nuwan C Hettige, Malvin Jefri, Carl Ernst","doi":"10.1093/hmg/ddaf003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddaf003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Many genes in the human genome encode proteins that are dosage sensitive, meaning they require protein levels within a narrow range to properly execute function. To investigate if clinically relevant variation in protein levels impacts the same downstream pathways in human disease, we generated cell models of two SETBP1 syndromes: Schinzel-Giedion Syndrome (SGS) and SETBP1 haploinsufficiency disease (SHD), where SGS is caused by too much protein, and SHD is caused by not enough SETBP1. Using patient and sex-matched healthy first-degree relatives from both SGS and SHD SETBP1 cases, we assessed how SETBP1 protein dosage affects downstream pathways in human forebrain progenitor cells. We find that extremes of SETBP1 protein dose reciprocally influence important signalling molecules such as AKT, suggesting that the SETBP1 protein operates within a narrow dosage range and that extreme doses are detrimental. We identified SETBP1 nuclear bodies as interacting with the nuclear lamina and suggest that SETBP1 may organize higher order chromatin structure via links to the nuclear envelope. SETBP1 protein doses may exert significant influence on global gene expression patterns via these SETBP1 nuclear bodies. This work provides evidence for the importance of SETBP1 protein dose in human brain development, with implications for two neurodevelopmental disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":13070,"journal":{"name":"Human molecular genetics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143004523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dagne Daskeviciute, Louise Chappell-Maor, Becky Sainty, Philippe Arnaud, Isabel Iglesias-Platas, Carlos Simon, Hiroaki Okae, Takahiro Arima, Rita Vassena, Jon Lartey, David Monk
{"title":"Non-canonical imprinting, manifesting as post-fertilization placenta-specific parent-of-origin dependent methylation, is not conserved in humans.","authors":"Dagne Daskeviciute, Louise Chappell-Maor, Becky Sainty, Philippe Arnaud, Isabel Iglesias-Platas, Carlos Simon, Hiroaki Okae, Takahiro Arima, Rita Vassena, Jon Lartey, David Monk","doi":"10.1093/hmg/ddaf009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddaf009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Genomic imprinting is the parent-of-origin dependent monoallelic expression of genes often associated with regions of germline-derived DNA methylation that are maintained as differentially methylated regions (gDMRs) in somatic tissues. This form of epigenetic regulation is highly conserved in mammals and is thought to have co-evolved with placentation. Tissue-specific gDMRs have been identified in human placenta, suggesting that species-specific imprinting dependent on unorthodox epigenetic establishment or maintenance may be more widespread than previously anticipated. Non-canonical imprinting, reliant on differential allelic H3K27me3 enrichment, has been reported in mouse and rat pre-implantation embryos, often overlapping long terminal repeat (LTR)-derived promoters. These non-canonical imprints lose parental allele-specific H3K27me3 specificity, subsequently gaining DNA methylation on the same allele in extra-embryonic tissues resulting in placenta-specific, somatically acquired maternal DMRs. To determine if similar non-canonical imprinting is present in the human placenta, we interrogated allelic DNA methylation for a selected number of loci, including (i) the human orthologues of non-canonical imprinted regions in mouse and rat, (ii) promoters of human LTR-derived transcripts, and (iii) CpG islands with intermediate placenta-specific methylation that are unmethylated in gametes and pre-implantation embryos. We failed to identify any non-canonical imprints in the human placenta whole villi samples. Furthermore, the assayed genes were shown to be biallelically expressed in human pre-implantation embryos, indicating they are not imprinted at earlier time points. Together, our work reiterates the continued evolution of placenta-specific imprinting in mammals, which we suggest is linked to epigenetic differences during the maternal-to-embryo transition and species-specific integration of retrotransposable elements.</p>","PeriodicalId":13070,"journal":{"name":"Human molecular genetics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143004502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anna Prizment, Abby Standafer, Conghui Qu, Kathleen M Beutel, Shuo Wang, Wen-Yi Huang, Annika Lindblom, Rachel Pearlman, Bethany Van Guelpen, Alicja Wolk, Daniel D Buchanan, Robert C Grant, Stephanie L Schmit, Elizabeth A Platz, Corinne E Joshu, David J Couper, Ulrike Peters, Timothy K Starr, Patricia Scott, Nathan Pankratz
{"title":"Functional variants in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene are associated with increased risk of colorectal cancer.","authors":"Anna Prizment, Abby Standafer, Conghui Qu, Kathleen M Beutel, Shuo Wang, Wen-Yi Huang, Annika Lindblom, Rachel Pearlman, Bethany Van Guelpen, Alicja Wolk, Daniel D Buchanan, Robert C Grant, Stephanie L Schmit, Elizabeth A Platz, Corinne E Joshu, David J Couper, Ulrike Peters, Timothy K Starr, Patricia Scott, Nathan Pankratz","doi":"10.1093/hmg/ddaf007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddaf007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF; a recessive disorder) have an increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). Evidence suggests individuals with a single CFTR variant may also have increased CRC risk.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using population-based studies (GECCO, CORECT, CCFR, and ARIC; 53 785 CRC cases and 58 010 controls), we tested for an association between the most common CFTR variant (Phe508del) and CRC risk. For replication, we used whole exome sequencing data from UK Biobank (UKB; 5126 cases and 20 504 controls matched 4:1 based on genetic distance, age, and sex), and extended our analyses to all other heterozygous CFTR variants annotated as CF-causing.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In our meta-analysis of GECCO-CORECT-CCFR-ARIC, the odds ratio (OR) for CRC risk associated with Phe508del was 1.11 (P = 0.010). In our UKB replication, the OR for CRC risk associated with Phe508del was 1.28 (P = 0.002). The sequencing data from UKB also revealed an association between the presence of any other single CF-causing variant (excluding Phe508del) and CRC risk (OR = 1.33; P = 0.030). When stratifying CFTR variants by functional class, class I variants (no protein produced) had a stronger association (OR = 1.77; p = 0.002), while class II variants (misfolding and retention of the protein in the endoplasmic reticulum) other than Phe508del (OR = 1.75; p = 0.107) had similar effect size as Phe508del, and variants in classes III-VI had non-significant ORs less than 1.0 and/or were not present in cases.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>CF-causing heterozygous variants, especially class I variants, are associated with a modest but statistically significant increased CRC risk. More research is needed to explain the biology underlying these associations.</p>","PeriodicalId":13070,"journal":{"name":"Human molecular genetics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143004225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jun Xiao, Chenzhao Feng, Tianqi Zhu, Xuan Zhang, Xuyong Chen, Zejian Li, Jingyi You, Qiong Wang, Didi Zhuansun, Xinyao Meng, Jing Wang, Lei Xiang, Xiaosi Yu, Bingyan Zhou, Weibing Tang, Jinfa Tou, Yi Wang, Heying Yang, Lei Yu, Yuanmei Liu, Xuewu Jiang, Hongxia Ren, Mei Yu, Qi Chen, Qiang Yin, Xiang Liu, Zhilin Xu, Dianming Wu, Donghai Yu, Xiaojuan Wu, Jixin Yang, Bo Xiong, Feng Chen, Xingjie Hao, Jiexiong Feng
{"title":"Rare and common genetic variants underlying the risk of Hirschsprung's disease.","authors":"Jun Xiao, Chenzhao Feng, Tianqi Zhu, Xuan Zhang, Xuyong Chen, Zejian Li, Jingyi You, Qiong Wang, Didi Zhuansun, Xinyao Meng, Jing Wang, Lei Xiang, Xiaosi Yu, Bingyan Zhou, Weibing Tang, Jinfa Tou, Yi Wang, Heying Yang, Lei Yu, Yuanmei Liu, Xuewu Jiang, Hongxia Ren, Mei Yu, Qi Chen, Qiang Yin, Xiang Liu, Zhilin Xu, Dianming Wu, Donghai Yu, Xiaojuan Wu, Jixin Yang, Bo Xiong, Feng Chen, Xingjie Hao, Jiexiong Feng","doi":"10.1093/hmg/ddae205","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddae205","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR) is a congenital enteric neuropathic disorder characterized by high heritability (>80%) and polygenic inheritance (>20 genes). The previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) identified several common variants associated with HSCR and demonstrated increased predictive performance for HSCR risk in Europeans using a genetic risk score, there remains a notable gap in knowledge regarding Chinese populations. We conducted whole exome sequencing in a HSCR case cohort in Chinese. By using the common controls (505 controls from 1KG EAS and 10 588 controls from ChinaMAP), we conducted GWAS for the common variants in the exome and gene-based association for rare variants. We further validated the associated variants and genes in replicated samples and in vitro and vivo experiments. We identified one novel gene PLK5 by GWAS and suggested 45 novel putative genes based the gene-based test. By using genetic variant at RET and PLK5, we constructed a genetic risk score that could identify the individuals with very high genetic risk for HSCR. Compared with patients with zero or one risk allele from the three variants, the risk for HSCR was 36.61 times higher with six alleles. In addition, we delineated a HSCR risk gene landscape that encompasses 57 genes, which explains 88.5% and 54.5% of HSCR in Chinese and European, respectively. In summary, this study improved the understanding of genetic architecture of HSCR and provided a risk prediction approach for HSCR in the Chinese.</p>","PeriodicalId":13070,"journal":{"name":"Human molecular genetics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143004503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Choroid plexus-targeted viral gene therapy for alpha-mannosidosis, a prototypical neurometabolic lysosomal storage disease.","authors":"Eun-Young Choi, John H Wolfe, Stephen G Kaler","doi":"10.1093/hmg/ddae201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddae201","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The choroid plexuses (CP) are highly vascularized structures that project into the ventricles of the vertebrate brain. The polarized epithelia of the CP produce cerebrospinal fluid by transporting water and ions into the ventricles from the blood and normally secrete a large number of proteins. We assessed the feasibility of selective CP transduction with recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) gene therapy vectors for treatment of lysosomal storage disease (LSD), a broad category of neurometabolic illness associated with significant burdens to affected patients and their families. There are no ideal or complete therapeutic options currently available, especially for the central nervous system manifestations of LSDs. Alpha-mannosidosis (AMD) is an autosomal recessive prototypical LSD caused by deficiency of lysosomal alpha-mannosidase and characterized by cerebellar ataxia, neurocognitive disability, facial and skeletal abnormalities, hearing impairment, and mild immune deficiency. In a murine model of AMD, we compared the biochemical effects of CSF-directed rAAV serotypes 1, 4, 5, 6, and 9. Recombinant AAV1 and rAAV6, two closely related serotypes whose capsid sequences differ by only six amino acids, showed the most robust transduction of CP in mouse brain, consistent with their transduction of CPE in nonhuman primates and cats, as well as in other structures. We found restoration of LAMAN enzyme activity comparable to or higher than AMD heterozygote levels in the brain globally (olfactory bulb, cortex, cerebellum, brainstem). Further IND-generating preclinical experiments will advance rAAV6-LAMAN, which appears to be the most promising choroid plexus-targeting candidate serotype for future clinical translation to treat AMD.</p>","PeriodicalId":13070,"journal":{"name":"Human molecular genetics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143004627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Regulatory role of miR-128-2-5p in serum exosomes on COL6A2 expression and postmenopausal osteoporosis.","authors":"Liangjie Lu, Lijun Wang, Huihan Wang, Minjie Yang","doi":"10.1093/hmg/ddae147","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddae147","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigates the influence of miR-128-2-5p within serum-derived exosomes (Exos) on COL6A2 expression and its implications in postmenopausal osteoporosis (POMP). Utilizing bioinformatics analysis, we identified 1317 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), primarily enriched in the focal adhesion pathway-a critical regulator of osteoblast adhesion. A significant gene, COL6A2, emerged as notably downregulated in POMP, possessing potential as a diagnostic marker. Predictive analysis linked the upstream miRNA miR-128-2-5p, highly enriched in Exos, with the regulation of COL6A2. Experimentally, Exos from POMP patients demonstrated elevated miR-128-2-5p levels, which inhibited COL6A2 expression in vitro, reducing osteoblast adhesion and exacerbating osteoporotic conditions. These findings highlight the pivotal role of exosomal miR-128-2-5p in bone metabolism, suggesting a novel molecular mechanism and a potential therapeutic target in POMP.</p>","PeriodicalId":13070,"journal":{"name":"Human molecular genetics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143004541","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nithya N Nair, Rachel A Kline, Imogen Boyd, Meenakshi Anikumar, Adrian Thomson, Douglas J Lamont, Gillian A Gray, Thomas M Wishart, Lyndsay M Murray
{"title":"Alterations in cardiac function correlate with a disruption in fatty acid metabolism in a mouse model of SMA.","authors":"Nithya N Nair, Rachel A Kline, Imogen Boyd, Meenakshi Anikumar, Adrian Thomson, Douglas J Lamont, Gillian A Gray, Thomas M Wishart, Lyndsay M Murray","doi":"10.1093/hmg/ddaf006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddaf006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Spinal Muscular Atrophy is an autosomal dominant disease caused by mutations and deletions within the SMN1 gene, with predominantly childhood onset. Although primarily a motor neuron disease, defects in non-neuronal tissues are described in both patients and mouse models. Here, we have undertaken a detailed study of the heart in the Smn2B/- mouse models of SMA, and reveal a thinning of the ventriclar walls as previously described in more severe mouse models of SMA. However most structural changes are resolved by accounting for the smaller body size of the SMA mouse, as was also confirmed in the SMN∆7 model. Echocardiography revealed increased systolic function, which was particularly pronounced in subsets of mice and an increase in global longitudinal strain, collectively indicative of increased cardiac stress in the Smn2B/- mouse model. We have used TMT proteomics to perform a longitudinal study of the proteome of the hearts of Smn2B/- mice and reveal a progressive dysregulation of LXR/RXR signalling which is a regulator of lipid metabolism. We further show consistent perturbations in lipid metabolism in the Smn2B/-, Smn-/-;SMN2;SmnΔ7and SmnΔ7/Δ7;SMN2 mouse models of SMA on the day of birth. This work indicates that although structural changes in the heart can be overstated by failing to account for body size, there are functional defects which could predispose the heart to subsequent failure. We identify a common molecular signature across mouse models pointing to a dysregulation in lipid metabolism, and suggest that manipulation of LXR/RXR signalling offers an opportunity to impact upon these pathways.</p>","PeriodicalId":13070,"journal":{"name":"Human molecular genetics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142983243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}