Li Xiangyu, Bader Ibrahim, Li Xin, Lu Renbin, Liu Dengfeng, Chen Zhiheng, Deng Suixin, Shu Yousheng, Liu Huadie, Zhang Jing, Li Jia-Da
Furong Laboratory, Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, P. R. China.
Hunan Key Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, P. R. China.
Mol Psychiatry. 2025 Aug 30. doi: 10.1038/s41380-025-03187-7.
The Ras GTPase-activating protein SynGAP interacts with PSD95 to regulate synaptic morphology and function at the postsynaptic density in neurons. Haploinsufficiency of SYNGAP1 has been linked to autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID). While transcriptional and translational regulation of SYNGAP1 has been extensively explored, the mechanisms governing its protein homeostasis remain largely elusive. In this study, we discovered that Necdin, a protein linked to Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), interacts with SynGAP and regulates its stability through the SGT1-HSP90 chaperone machinery; notably, depletion of Necdin results in decreased SynGAP protein levels in mice. Loss of Necdin lead to impaired sociability, accompanied by an increased number of dendritic spines and a higher proportion of mature spines in pyramidal neurons of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) in mice. Electrophysiological recordings revealed elevated frequency and amplitude of miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents (mEPSCs) and reduced amplitude of miniature inhibitory postsynaptic currents (mIPSCs) in these neurons. Targeted viral overexpression of Syngap1 in the mPFC of Necdin-deficient mice rescued the deficits in sociability, synaptic function, and dendritic spine morphology. Collectively, our findings reveal Necdin as a key regulator of SynGAP protein homeostasis and highlight the contribution of post-translational regulation in the pathogenesis of ASD.
Ras鸟苷三磷酸酶激活蛋白SynGAP与PSD95相互作用,以调节神经元突触后致密区的突触形态和功能。SYNGAP1单倍体不足与自闭症谱系障碍(ASD)和智力残疾(ID)有关。虽然对SYNGAP1的转录和翻译调控已进行了广泛研究,但其蛋白质稳态的调控机制仍 largely 难以捉摸。在本研究中,我们发现与普拉德-威利综合征(PWS)相关的蛋白质Necdin与SynGAP相互作用,并通过SGT1-HSP90伴侣机制调节其稳定性;值得注意的是,Necdin缺失导致小鼠中SynGAP蛋白水平降低。Necdin缺失导致社交能力受损,同时小鼠内侧前额叶皮质(mPFC)锥体神经元的树突棘数量增加,成熟棘的比例更高。电生理记录显示这些神经元中微小兴奋性突触后电流(mEPSCs)的频率和幅度升高,微小抑制性突触后电流(mIPSCs)的幅度降低。在Necdin缺陷小鼠的mPFC中靶向病毒过表达Syngap1可挽救社交能力、突触功能和树突棘形态的缺陷。总的来说,我们的发现揭示Necdin是SynGAP蛋白稳态的关键调节因子,并强调了翻译后调控在ASD发病机制中的作用。
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