Department of Neurology, Institute of Neuroscience, Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Education of China, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510260, China.
Department of Neurology, Institute of Neuroscience, Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Education of China, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510260, China.
J Proteomics. 2024 Jul 15;303:105202. doi: 10.1016/j.jprot.2024.105202. Epub 2024 May 24.
Deficiency in fragile X mental retardation 1 (Fmr1) leads to loss of its encoded protein FMRP and causes fragile X syndrome (FXS) by dysregulating its target gene expression in an age-related fashion. Using comparative proteomic analysis, this study identified 105 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) in the hippocampus of postnatal day 7 (P7) Fmr1 mice and 306 DEPs of P90 Fmr1 mice. We found that most DEPs in P90 hippocampus were not changed in P7 hippocampus upon FMRP absence, and some P90 DEPs exhibited diverse proteophenotypes with abnormal expression of protein isoform or allele variants. Bioinformatic analyses showed that the P7 DEPs were mainly enriched in fatty acid metabolism and oxidoreductase activity and nutrient responses; whereas the P90 PEPs (especially down-regulated DEPs) were primarily enriched in postsynaptic density (PSD), neuronal projection development and synaptic plasticity. Interestingly, 25 of 30 down-regulated PSD proteins present in the most enriched protein to protein interaction network, and 6 of them (ANK3, ATP2B2, DST, GRIN1, SHANK2 and SYNGAP1) are both FMRP targets and autism candidates. Therefore, this study suggests age-dependent alterations in hippocampal proteomes upon loss of FMRP that may be associated with the pathogenesis of FXS and its related disorders. SIGNIFICANCE: It is well known that loss of FMRP resulted from Fmr1 deficiency leads to fragile X syndrome (FXS), a common neurodevelopmental disorder accompanied by intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). FMRP exhibits distinctly spatiotemporal patterns in the hippocampus between early development and adulthood, which lead to distinct dysregulations of gene expression upon loss of FMRP at the two age stages potentially linked to age-related phenotypes. Therefore, comparison of hippocampal proteomes between infancy and adulthood is valuable to provide insights into the early causations and adult-dependent consequences for FXS and ASD. Using a comparative proteomic analysis, this study identified 105 and 306 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) in the hippocampi of postnatal day 7 (P7) and P90 Fmr1 mice, respectively. Few overlapping DEPs were identified between P7 and P90 stages, and the P7 DEPs were mainly enriched in the regulation of fatty acid metabolism and oxidoreduction, whereas the P90 DEPs were preferentially enriched in the regulation of synaptic formation and plasticity. Particularly, the up-regulated P90 proteins are primarily involved in immune responses and neurodegeneration, and the down-regulated P90 proteins are associated with postsynaptic density, neuron projection and synaptic plasticity. Our findings suggest that distinctly changed proteins in FMRP-absence hippocampus between infancy and adulthood may contribute to age-dependent pathogenesis of FXS and ASD.
脆性 X 智力低下 1 号基因 (Fmr1) 的缺乏导致其编码的 FMRP 蛋白丢失,并通过以与年龄相关的方式失调其靶基因的表达,从而导致脆性 X 综合征 (FXS)。本研究采用比较蛋白质组学分析方法,鉴定了出生后 7 天 (P7) Fmr1 小鼠海马体中的 105 个差异表达蛋白 (DEP) 和 90 天 Pmr1 小鼠中的 306 个 DEP。我们发现,P90 海马体中大多数 DEP 在 FMRP 缺失时在 P7 海马体中没有改变,而一些 P90 DEP 表现出不同的蛋白质表型,表现为蛋白质同工型或等位变异体的异常表达。生物信息学分析表明,P7 的 DEP 主要富集在脂肪酸代谢和氧化还原酶活性以及营养反应中;而 P90 的 PEP (尤其是下调的 DEP) 主要富集在突触后密度 (PSD)、神经元投射发育和突触可塑性中。有趣的是,在最丰富的蛋白质相互作用网络中,30 个下调的 PSD 蛋白中有 25 个存在,其中 6 个 (ANK3、ATP2B2、DST、GRIN1、SHANK2 和 SYNGAP1) 既是 FMRP 的靶标,也是自闭症的候选物。因此,本研究表明,FMRP 缺失后海马体蛋白质组会发生年龄依赖性改变,这可能与 FXS 及其相关疾病的发病机制有关。
意义:众所周知,Fmr1 基因的缺失导致 FMRP 的缺失,从而导致脆性 X 综合征 (FXS),这是一种常见的神经发育障碍,伴有智力障碍和自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD)。FMRP 在海马体中的表达具有明显的时空模式,在婴儿期和成年期之间存在明显的基因表达失调,这可能与两个年龄阶段的 FMRP 缺失相关的与年龄相关的表型有关。因此,比较婴儿期和成年期的海马体蛋白质组对于了解 FXS 和 ASD 的早期病因和成年依赖性后果具有重要意义。本研究采用比较蛋白质组学分析方法,分别鉴定了出生后 7 天 (P7) 和 90 天 Fmr1 小鼠海马体中的 105 个和 306 个差异表达蛋白 (DEP)。在 P7 和 P90 阶段之间鉴定到很少重叠的 DEP,并且 P7 的 DEP 主要富集在脂肪酸代谢和氧化还原的调节中,而 P90 的 DEP 优先富集在突触形成和可塑性的调节中。特别是,上调的 P90 蛋白主要参与免疫反应和神经退行性变,而下调的 P90 蛋白与突触后密度、神经元投射和突触可塑性有关。我们的研究结果表明,婴儿期和成年期之间 FMRP 缺失的海马体中明显变化的蛋白质可能有助于 FXS 和 ASD 的年龄依赖性发病机制。
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