Alzheimer's disease is characterized by deposition of amyloid-β,which forms extracellular neuritic plaques,and accumulation of hyperphosphorylated tau,which aggregates to form intraneuronal neurofibrillary tangle...Alzheimer's disease is characterized by deposition of amyloid-β,which forms extracellular neuritic plaques,and accumulation of hyperphosphorylated tau,which aggregates to form intraneuronal neurofibrillary tangles,in the brain.The NLRP3 inflammasome may play a role in the transition from amyloid-βdeposition to tau phosphorylation and aggregation.Because NLRP3 is primarily found in brain microglia,and tau is predominantly located in neurons,it has been suggested that NLRP3 expressed by microglia indirectly triggers tau phosphorylation by upregulating the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines.Here,we found that neurons also express NLRP3 in vitro and in vivo,and that neuronal NLRP3 regulates tau phosphorylation.Using biochemical methods,we mapped the minimal NLRP3 promoter and identified FUBP3 as a transcription factor regulating NLRP3 expression in neurons.In primary neurons and the neuroblastoma cell line Neuro2A,FUBP3 is required for endogenous NLRP3 expression and tau phosphorylation only when amyloid-βis present.In the brains of aged wild-type mice and a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease,FUBP3 expression was markedly increased in cortical neurons.Transcriptome analysis suggested that FUBP3 plays a role in neuron-mediated immune responses.We also found that FUBP3 trimmed the 5′end of DNA fragments that it bound,implying that FUBP3 functions in stress-induced responses.These findings suggest that neuronal NLRP3 may be more directly involved in the amyloid-β-to–phospho-tau transition than microglial NLRP3,and that amyloid-βfundamentally alters the regulatory mechanism of NLRP3 expression in neurons.Given that FUBP3 was only expressed at low levels in young wild-type mice and was strongly upregulated in the brains of aged mice and Alzheimer's disease mice,FUBP3 could be a safe therapeutic target for preventing Alzheimer's disease progression.展开更多
旨在研究上游远端元件结合蛋白3(far upstream element binding protein 3,FUBP3)及泛素特异性蛋白酶43(ubiquitin specific protease 43,USP43)基因多态性与北京黑猪眼肌面积性状的关系,从而在分子水平指导北京黑猪的育种工作。本研究...旨在研究上游远端元件结合蛋白3(far upstream element binding protein 3,FUBP3)及泛素特异性蛋白酶43(ubiquitin specific protease 43,USP43)基因多态性与北京黑猪眼肌面积性状的关系,从而在分子水平指导北京黑猪的育种工作。本研究选取408头北京黑猪收集眼肌面积性状数据并采集肉样提取DNA,根据FUBP3和USP43基因序列设计43对引物进行PCR扩增及测序,运用DNAstar软件分析测序结果,对FUBP3和USP43基因不同基因型与北京黑猪眼肌面积性状进行关联分析并运用荧光定量PCR对两基因进行基因表达差异分析。在FUBP3基因启动子区共有8个突变,其中rs701769847G>A与5~6肋眼肌面积和最后肋眼肌面积均关联显著(P<0.05),rs332131528C>G仅与5~6肋眼肌面积关联显著(P<0.05),rs325550799T>C、rs339464012T>C和rs326069041T>C只与最后肋眼肌面积关联显著(P<0.05);基因表达差异分析表明,rs701769847G>A位点GG型个体的FUBP3基因mRNA水平显著低于AA型个体(P<0.05)。USP43基因启动子区的rs335310752C>T和剪切区的rs323463345G>A均只与最后肋眼肌面积关联显著(P<0.05)。基因表达差异分析表明,rs323463345G>A中GG型个体和AA型个体的USP43基因mRNA水平差异不显著。上述两基因中共有两个位点与5~6肋眼肌面积性状关联显著(P<0.05),6个位点与最后肋眼肌面积性状关联显著(P<0.05),可以作为北京黑猪眼肌面积性状变异的候选基因功能位点,也可以作为潜在的眼肌面积性状分子标记。展开更多
基金supported by a grant from Key Laboratory of Alzheimer's Disease of Zhejiang Province,Institute of Aging,Wenzhou Medical University,No.ZJAD-2021002(to ZW)。
文摘Alzheimer's disease is characterized by deposition of amyloid-β,which forms extracellular neuritic plaques,and accumulation of hyperphosphorylated tau,which aggregates to form intraneuronal neurofibrillary tangles,in the brain.The NLRP3 inflammasome may play a role in the transition from amyloid-βdeposition to tau phosphorylation and aggregation.Because NLRP3 is primarily found in brain microglia,and tau is predominantly located in neurons,it has been suggested that NLRP3 expressed by microglia indirectly triggers tau phosphorylation by upregulating the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines.Here,we found that neurons also express NLRP3 in vitro and in vivo,and that neuronal NLRP3 regulates tau phosphorylation.Using biochemical methods,we mapped the minimal NLRP3 promoter and identified FUBP3 as a transcription factor regulating NLRP3 expression in neurons.In primary neurons and the neuroblastoma cell line Neuro2A,FUBP3 is required for endogenous NLRP3 expression and tau phosphorylation only when amyloid-βis present.In the brains of aged wild-type mice and a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease,FUBP3 expression was markedly increased in cortical neurons.Transcriptome analysis suggested that FUBP3 plays a role in neuron-mediated immune responses.We also found that FUBP3 trimmed the 5′end of DNA fragments that it bound,implying that FUBP3 functions in stress-induced responses.These findings suggest that neuronal NLRP3 may be more directly involved in the amyloid-β-to–phospho-tau transition than microglial NLRP3,and that amyloid-βfundamentally alters the regulatory mechanism of NLRP3 expression in neurons.Given that FUBP3 was only expressed at low levels in young wild-type mice and was strongly upregulated in the brains of aged mice and Alzheimer's disease mice,FUBP3 could be a safe therapeutic target for preventing Alzheimer's disease progression.
文摘旨在研究上游远端元件结合蛋白3(far upstream element binding protein 3,FUBP3)及泛素特异性蛋白酶43(ubiquitin specific protease 43,USP43)基因多态性与北京黑猪眼肌面积性状的关系,从而在分子水平指导北京黑猪的育种工作。本研究选取408头北京黑猪收集眼肌面积性状数据并采集肉样提取DNA,根据FUBP3和USP43基因序列设计43对引物进行PCR扩增及测序,运用DNAstar软件分析测序结果,对FUBP3和USP43基因不同基因型与北京黑猪眼肌面积性状进行关联分析并运用荧光定量PCR对两基因进行基因表达差异分析。在FUBP3基因启动子区共有8个突变,其中rs701769847G>A与5~6肋眼肌面积和最后肋眼肌面积均关联显著(P<0.05),rs332131528C>G仅与5~6肋眼肌面积关联显著(P<0.05),rs325550799T>C、rs339464012T>C和rs326069041T>C只与最后肋眼肌面积关联显著(P<0.05);基因表达差异分析表明,rs701769847G>A位点GG型个体的FUBP3基因mRNA水平显著低于AA型个体(P<0.05)。USP43基因启动子区的rs335310752C>T和剪切区的rs323463345G>A均只与最后肋眼肌面积关联显著(P<0.05)。基因表达差异分析表明,rs323463345G>A中GG型个体和AA型个体的USP43基因mRNA水平差异不显著。上述两基因中共有两个位点与5~6肋眼肌面积性状关联显著(P<0.05),6个位点与最后肋眼肌面积性状关联显著(P<0.05),可以作为北京黑猪眼肌面积性状变异的候选基因功能位点,也可以作为潜在的眼肌面积性状分子标记。
