School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States.
Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States.
ACS Chem Neurosci. 2024 Jan 3;15(1):119-133. doi: 10.1021/acschemneuro.3c00497. Epub 2023 Dec 18.
Fragile X syndrome (FXS), the leading cause of inherited intellectual disability and autism, is caused by the transcriptional silencing of the gene, which encodes the fragile X messenger ribonucleoprotein (FMRP). FMRP interacts with numerous brain mRNAs that are involved in synaptic plasticity and implicated in autism spectrum disorders. Our published studies indicate that single-source, soy-based diets are associated with increased seizures and autism. Thus, there is an acute need for an unbiased protein marker identification in FXS in response to soy consumption. Herein, we present a spatial proteomics approach integrating mass spectrometry imaging with label-free proteomics in the FXS mouse model to map the spatial distribution and quantify levels of proteins in the hippocampus and hypothalamus brain regions. In total, 1250 unique peptides were spatially resolved, demonstrating the diverse array of peptidomes present in the tissue slices and the broad coverage of the strategy. A group of proteins that are known to be involved in glycolysis, synaptic transmission, and coexpression network analysis suggest a significant association between soy proteins and metabolic and synaptic processes in the brain. Ultimately, this spatial proteomics work represents a crucial step toward identifying potential candidate protein markers and novel therapeutic targets for FXS.
脆性 X 综合征(FXS)是遗传性智力障碍和自闭症的主要病因,由基因的转录沉默引起,该基因编码脆性 X 信使核糖核蛋白(FMRP)。FMRP 与许多参与突触可塑性的脑 mRNA 相互作用,并与自闭症谱系障碍有关。我们已发表的研究表明,单一来源的大豆基饮食与癫痫发作和自闭症的增加有关。因此,迫切需要针对大豆摄入,在 FXS 中鉴定无偏蛋白标志物。在此,我们提出了一种空间蛋白质组学方法,将质谱成像与无标记蛋白质组学相结合,用于在 FXS 小鼠模型中绘制海马体和下丘脑脑区中蛋白质的空间分布和定量水平。总共解析了 1250 个独特的肽,证明了组织切片中存在多种多样的肽组,并且该策略具有广泛的覆盖范围。一组已知参与糖酵解、突触传递的蛋白质,以及共表达网络分析表明,大豆蛋白与大脑中的代谢和突触过程之间存在显著关联。最终,这项空间蛋白质组学工作代表了朝着鉴定 FXS 的潜在候选蛋白标志物和新的治疗靶点迈出的关键一步。