Department of Neurosurgery, Xuan Wu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100053, China.
Sci Rep. 2019 Nov 8;9(1):16296. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-52494-x.
Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a common neurological condition associated with high disability and mortality. Alterations in protein ubiquitination have emerged as a key mechanism in the pathogenesis of neurological diseases. Here, we investigated the effects of the E3 ubiquitin ligase ring finger protein 34 (RNF34) on neurological deficits and brain injury in ICH mice. An ICH model was established via intracerebral injection of autologous blood into wild-type and RNF34 transgenic mice. Brain injury, neurological function, neuronal activity, and oxidative stress levels were measured, respectively. The underlying mechanisms were explored by molecular and cellular approaches. Our results showed that RNF34 overexpression in mice significantly aggravated the ICH-induced memory impairment, brain edema, infarction, hematoma volume, and loss of neuronal activity. RNF34 and oxidative stress levels gradually increased from 6 to 48 h after the ICH challenge and were positively correlated. The ICH-induced increase in intracellular ROS, superoxide anion, and mROS generation and the decrease in adenosine triphosphate production were exacerbated in RNF34 transgenic mice, but NADPH oxidase activity was unaffected. Moreover, RNF34 upregulation potentiated the ICH-induced decrease in PGC-1α, UCP2, and MnSOD expressions. RNF34 interacted with PGC-1α and targeted it for ubiquitin-dependent degradation. This study reveals that RNF34 exacerbates neurological deficits and brain injury by facilitating PGC-1α protein degradation and promoting mitochondrial dysfunction-mediated oxidative stress.
脑出血(ICH)是一种常见的神经疾病,与高残疾率和高死亡率相关。蛋白质泛素化的改变已成为神经疾病发病机制中的关键机制。在这里,我们研究了 E3 泛素连接酶环指蛋白 34(RNF34)对 ICH 小鼠神经功能缺损和脑损伤的影响。通过向野生型和 RNF34 转基因小鼠脑内注射自体血建立 ICH 模型。分别测量脑损伤、神经功能、神经元活性和氧化应激水平。通过分子和细胞方法探讨了潜在机制。我们的结果表明,在小鼠中过表达 RNF34 显著加重了 ICH 诱导的记忆障碍、脑水肿、梗死、血肿体积和神经元活性丧失。RNF34 和氧化应激水平从 ICH 后 6 小时到 48 小时逐渐增加,呈正相关。ICH 诱导的细胞内 ROS、超氧阴离子和 mROS 生成增加以及三磷酸腺苷生成减少在 RNF34 转基因小鼠中加重,但 NADPH 氧化酶活性不受影响。此外,RNF34 的上调加剧了 ICH 诱导的 PGC-1α、UCP2 和 MnSOD 表达降低。RNF34 与 PGC-1α 相互作用,并将其靶向进行泛素依赖性降解。这项研究揭示了 RNF34 通过促进 PGC-1α 蛋白降解和促进线粒体功能障碍介导的氧化应激来加重神经功能缺损和脑损伤。
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