Program in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, 686 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada.
Program in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, 686 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada; Program in Neurosciences and Mental Health, The Hospital for Sick Children, 686 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada; Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada.
Cell Rep. 2024 May 28;43(5):114173. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114173. Epub 2024 May 2.
Mutations in the phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) gene are associated with severe neurodevelopmental disorders. Loss of PTEN leads to hyperactivation of the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR), which functions in two distinct protein complexes, mTORC1 and mTORC2. The downstream signaling mechanisms that contribute to PTEN mutant phenotypes are not well delineated. Here, we show that pluripotent stem cell-derived PTEN mutant human neurons, neural precursors, and cortical organoids recapitulate disease-relevant phenotypes, including hypertrophy, electrical hyperactivity, enhanced proliferation, and structural overgrowth. PTEN loss leads to simultaneous hyperactivation of mTORC1 and mTORC2. We dissect the contribution of mTORC1 and mTORC2 by generating double mutants of PTEN and RPTOR or RICTOR, respectively. Our results reveal that the synergistic hyperactivation of both mTORC1 and mTORC2 is essential for the PTEN mutant human neural phenotypes. Together, our findings provide insights into the molecular mechanisms that underlie PTEN-related neural disorders and highlight novel therapeutic targets.
磷酸酶和张力蛋白同源物(PTEN)基因突变与严重的神经发育障碍有关。PTEN 的缺失导致雷帕霉素靶蛋白(mTOR)的过度激活,mTOR 发挥作用的两个不同蛋白复合物是 mTORC1 和 mTORC2。导致 PTEN 突变表型的下游信号机制尚未很好地描述。在这里,我们展示了多能干细胞衍生的 PTEN 突变型人类神经元、神经前体细胞和皮质类器官重现疾病相关表型,包括肥大、电活性增强、增殖增强和结构过度生长。PTEN 缺失导致 mTORC1 和 mTORC2 的同时过度激活。我们通过分别生成 PTEN 和 RPTOR 或 RICTOR 的双突变体来剖析 mTORC1 和 mTORC2 的贡献。我们的结果表明,mTORC1 和 mTORC2 的协同过度激活对于 PTEN 突变型人类神经表型是必不可少的。总之,我们的研究结果提供了对 PTEN 相关神经疾病的分子机制的深入了解,并突出了新的治疗靶点。
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