DNAJC7基因的双等位基因变异导致具有TDP-43病理特征的家族性肌萎缩侧索硬化症。

Biallelic variants in DNAJC7 cause familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with the TDP-43 pathology.

作者信息

Yamashita Toru, Yokota Osamu, Ousaka Daiki, Sun Hongming, Haraguchi Takashi, Ota-Elliott Ricardo Satoshi, Matsuoka Chika, Kawano Tomohito, Nakashima-Yasuda Hanae, Fukui Yusuke, Nakano Yumiko, Morihara Ryuta, Hasegawa Masato, Hosono Yasuyuki, Terada Seishi, Takaki Manabu, Ishiura Hiroyuki

机构信息

Department of Neurology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.

Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.

出版信息

Acta Neuropathol. 2025 Aug 13;150(1):19. doi: 10.1007/s00401-025-02899-y.

Abstract

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the progressive degeneration of motor neurons. ALS pathology primarily involves the failure of protein quality control mechanisms, leading to the accumulation of misfolded proteins, particularly TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43). TDP-43 aggregation is a central pathological feature of ALS. Maintaining protein homeostasis is critical and facilitated by heat shock proteins (HSPs), particularly the HSP40 family, which includes co-chaperones such as DNAJC7. Here, we report a family with three siblings affected by ALS who carry a homozygous c.518dupC frameshift variant in DNAJC7, a member of the HSP40 family. All three patients exhibited progressive muscle weakness, limb atrophy, bulbar palsy, and respiratory failure. Pathological examination revealed degeneration of both upper and lower motor neurons, with phosphorylated TDP-43-positive neuronal cytoplasmic inclusions in the frontal and temporal cortices. Immunoblot analysis were consistent with a type B pattern of phosphorylated TDP-43 in the precentral gyrus. Immunohistochemistry and RNA sequencing analyses demonstrated a substantial reduction in DNAJC7 expression at both the protein and RNA levels in affected brain regions. In a TDP-43 cell model, DNAJC7 knockdown impaired the disassembly of TDP-43 following arsenite-induced stress, whereas DNAJC7 overexpression suppressed the assembly and promoted the disassembly of arsenite-induced TDP-43 condensates. Furthermore, in a zebrafish ALS model, dnajc7 knockdown resulted in increased TDP-43 aggregation in motor neurons and reduced survival. To the best of our knowledge, this study provides the first evidence linking biallelic loss-of-function variants in DNAJC7 to familial ALS with TDP-43 pathology.

摘要

肌萎缩侧索硬化症(ALS)是一种致命的神经退行性疾病,其特征是运动神经元进行性退化。ALS病理主要涉及蛋白质质量控制机制的失效,导致错误折叠蛋白质的积累,尤其是TAR DNA结合蛋白43(TDP - 43)。TDP - 43聚集是ALS的核心病理特征。维持蛋白质稳态至关重要,热休克蛋白(HSPs),特别是HSP40家族,包括如DNAJC7等共伴侣蛋白,有助于维持蛋白质稳态。在此,我们报告一个有三名患ALS的兄弟姐妹的家族,他们在HSP40家族成员DNAJC7中携带纯合的c.518dupC移码变体。所有三名患者均表现出进行性肌肉无力、肢体萎缩、延髓麻痹和呼吸衰竭。病理检查显示上下运动神经元均有退化,额叶和颞叶皮质有磷酸化TDP - 43阳性神经元胞质包涵体。免疫印迹分析与中央前回中磷酸化TDP - 43的B型模式一致。免疫组织化学和RNA测序分析表明,在受影响的脑区,DNAJC7在蛋白质和RNA水平上的表达均大幅降低。在TDP - 43细胞模型中,敲低DNAJC7会损害亚砷酸盐诱导应激后TDP - 43的解聚,而DNAJC7过表达则抑制亚砷酸盐诱导的TDP - 43凝聚物的组装并促进其解聚。此外,在斑马鱼ALS模型中,敲低dnajc7会导致运动神经元中TDP - 43聚集增加并降低存活率。据我们所知,本研究首次提供了证据,将DNAJC7中的双等位基因功能丧失变体与具有TDP - 43病理的家族性ALS联系起来。

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