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Altered developmental expression of the astrocyte-secreted factors hevin and SPARC in the fragile X mouse model.

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Wallingford, Jessica, Scott, Angela L., Rodrigues, Kelly, Doering, Laurie C.·2017·Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience

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Astrocyte dysfunction has been indicated in many neurodevelopmental disorders, including Fragile X Syndrome (FXS). FXS is caused by a deficiency in fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP). FMRP regulates the translation of numerous mRNAs and its loss disturbs the composition of proteins important for dendritic spine and synapse development. Here, we investigated whether the astrocyte-derived factors hevin and SPARC, known to regulate excitatory synapse development, have altered expression in FXS. Specifically, we analyzed the expression of these factors in wild-type (WT) mice and in Fmr1 knock-out (KO) mice that lack FMRP expression. Samples were collected from the developing cortex and hippocampus (regions of dendritic spine abnormalities in FXS) of Fmr1 KO and WT pups. Hevin and SPARC showed altered expression patterns in Fmr1 KO mice compared to WT, in a brain-region specific manner. In cortical tissue, we found a transient increase in the level of hevin in postnatal day (P)14 Fmr1 KO mice, compared to WT. Additionally, there were modest decreases in Fmr1 KO cortical levels of SPARC at P7 and P14. In the hippocampus, hevin expression was much lower in P7 Fmr1 KO mice than in WT. At P14, hippocampal hevin levels were similar between genotypes, and by P21 Fmr1 KO hevin expression surpassed WT levels. These findings imply aberrant astrocyte signalling in FXS and suggest that the altered expression of hevin and SPARC contributes to abnormal synaptic development in FXS.

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  • Expression of SPARC is reduced in the cortex and hippocampus of the Fmr1 KO mouse.

    “Conversely, expression of SPARC that inhibits the synaptogenic function of hevin and negatively regulates the formation of excitatory synapses (Risher et al., 2014) is reduced in the cortex and hippocampus of the Fmr1 KO mouse (Wallingford et al., 2017).”

    From Astrocytes in fragile X syndrome (2024) · cites this paper as Wallingford et al., 2017

    The Results section reports approximately 15% lower cortical SPARC levels in Fmr1 KO mice at P7 and P14, but no significant cortical difference at P21. In “Hevin Protein Levels, but Not SPARC Levels, Are Altered in the Hippocampus,” the authors report no significant hippocampal SPARC difference at P7, P14, or P21. The claim is therefore supported for the developing cortex at two time points, not for the hippocampus. (LLM, conf=0.92)

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  • Cortical expression of hevin is increased in P14 Fmr1 KO mice compared with WT controls, consistent with an increase in density of thalamocortical synapses when WT neurons are cultured with Fmr1 KO astrocytes.

    “Also, cortical expression of hevin that is necessary for the formation of thalamocortical excitatory synapses (Kucukdereli et al., 2011; Risher et al., 2014) is increased in P14 Fmr1 KO mice compared with WT controls consistent with an increase in the density of thalamocortical synapses when WT neurons are cultured with Fmr1 KO astrocytes (Wallingford et al., 2017).”

    From Astrocytes in fragile X syndrome (2024) · cites this paper as Wallingford et al., 2017

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Authors
Wallingford, J., Scott, A. L., Rodrigues, K., & Doering, L. C.
Affiliations
McMaster University (CA)
Corresponding author
Doering, Laurie C.
Venue
Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
Published
2017-08-29
Volume
10
Pages
268-268
ISSN
1662-5099 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2745685952
Cited by
38
References
52
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1.63
Type
journal article
Language
en
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cc-by
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Funders
  • FRAXA Research Foundation
  • Fondation Brain Canada
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
Keywords
fragile X syndrome, hevin, SPARC, FMRP, Fmr1 knockout mice, astrocytes, dendritic spine development, hippocampus, cerebral cortex, postnatal development, neurodevelopmental disorders

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