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Trnp1 organizes diverse nuclear membrane-less compartments in neural stem cells.

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TMF1-regulated nuclear protein 1 (Trnp1) has been shown to exert potent roles in neural development affecting neural stem cell self-renewal and brain folding, but its molecular function in the nucleus … is still unknown. Here, we show that Trnp1 is a low complexity protein with the capacity to phase separate. Trnp1 interacts with factors located in several nuclear membrane-less organelles, the nucleolus, nuclear speckles, and condensed chromatin. Importantly, Trnp1 co-regulates the architecture and function of these nuclear compartments in vitro and in the developing brain in vivo. Deletion of a highly conserved region in the N-terminal intrinsic disordered region abolishes the capacity of Trnp1 to regulate nucleoli and heterochromatin size, proliferation, and M-phase length; decreases the capacity to phase separate; and abrogates most of Trnp1 protein interactions. Thus, we identified Trnp1 as a novel regulator of several nuclear membrane-less compartments, a function important to maintain cells in a self-renewing proliferative state.

Authors: Miriam Esgleas, Sven Falk, Ignasi Forné, Marc Thiry, Sonia Najas, Sirui Zhang, Aina Mas-Sanchez, Arie Geerlof, Dierk Niessing, Zefeng Wang, Axel Imhof, Magdalena Götz

Date Published: 17th Aug 2020

Publication Type: Journal

Fibrillar Abeta triggers microglial proteome alterations and dysfunction in Alzheimer mouse models.

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Microglial dysfunction is a key pathological feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD), but little is known about proteome-wide changes in microglia during the course of AD and their functional consequences. … Here, we performed an in-depth and time-resolved proteomic characterization of microglia in two mouse models of amyloid beta (Abeta) pathology, the overexpression APPPS1 and the knock-in APP-NL-G-F (APP-KI) model. We identified a large panel of Microglial Abeta Response Proteins (MARPs) that reflect heterogeneity of microglial alterations during early, middle and advanced stages of Abeta deposition and occur earlier in the APPPS1 mice. Strikingly, the kinetic differences in proteomic profiles correlated with the presence of fibrillar Abeta, rather than dystrophic neurites, suggesting that fibrillar Abeta may trigger the AD-associated microglial phenotype and the observed functional decline. The identified microglial proteomic fingerprints of AD provide a valuable resource for functional studies of novel molecular targets and potential biomarkers for monitoring AD progression or therapeutic efficacy.

Authors: L. Sebastian Monasor, S. A. Muller, A. V. Colombo, G. Tanrioever, J. Konig, S. Roth, A. Liesz, A. Berghofer, A. Piechotta, M. Prestel, T. Saito, T. C. Saido, J. Herms, M. Willem, C. Haass, S. F. Lichtenthaler, S. Tahirovic

Date Published: 8th Jun 2020

Publication Type: Journal

Pro-inflammatory activation following demyelination is required for myelin clearance and oligodendrogenesis.

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Remyelination requires innate immune system function, but how exactly microglia and macrophages clear myelin debris after injury and tailor a specific regenerative response is unclear. Here, we asked … whether pro-inflammatory microglial/macrophage activation is required for this process. We established a novel toxin-based spinal cord model of de- and remyelination in zebrafish and showed that pro-inflammatory NF-kappaB-dependent activation in phagocytes occurs rapidly after myelin injury. We found that the pro-inflammatory response depends on myeloid differentiation primary response 88 (MyD88). MyD88-deficient mice and zebrafish were not only impaired in the degradation of myelin debris, but also in initiating the generation of new oligodendrocytes for myelin repair. We identified reduced generation of TNF-alpha in lesions of MyD88-deficient animals, a pro-inflammatory molecule that was able to induce the generation of new premyelinating oligodendrocytes. Our study shows that pro-inflammatory phagocytic signaling is required for myelin debris degradation, for inflammation resolution, and for initiating the generation of new oligodendrocytes.

Authors: M. I. Cunha, M. Su, L. Cantuti-Castelvetri, S. A. Muller, M. Schifferer, M. Djannatian, I. Alexopoulos, F. van der Meer, A. Winkler, T. J. van Ham, B. Schmid, S. F. Lichtenthaler, C. Stadelmann, M. Simons

Date Published: 4th May 2020

Publication Type: Journal

AMPK, a Regulator of Metabolism and Autophagy, Is Activated by Lysosomal Damage via a Novel Galectin-Directed Ubiquitin Signal Transduction System.

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AMPK is a central regulator of metabolism and autophagy. Here we show how lysosomal damage activates AMPK. This occurs via a hitherto unrecognized signal transduction system whereby cytoplasmic sentinel … lectins detect membrane damage leading to ubiquitination responses. Absence of Galectin 9 (Gal9) or loss of its capacity to recognize lumenal glycans exposed during lysosomal membrane damage abrogate such ubiquitination responses. Proteomic analyses with APEX2-Gal9 have revealed global changes within the Gal9 interactome during lysosomal damage. Gal9 association with lysosomal glycoproteins increases whereas interactions with a newly identified Gal9 partner, deubiquitinase USP9X, diminishes upon lysosomal injury. In response to damage, Gal9 displaces USP9X from complexes with TAK1 and promotes K63 ubiquitination of TAK1 thus activating AMPK on damaged lysosomes. This triggers autophagy and contributes to autophagic control of membrane-damaging microbe Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Thus, galectin and ubiquitin systems converge to activate AMPK and autophagy during endomembrane homeostasis.

Authors: J. Jia, B. Bissa, L. Brecht, L. Allers, S. W. Choi, Y. Gu, M. Zbinden, M. R. Burge, G. Timmins, K. Hallows, C. Behrends, V. Deretic

Date Published: 5th Mar 2020

Publication Type: Journal

Filling the Gaps - A Call for Comprehensive Analysis of Extracellular Matrix of the Glial Scar in Region- and Injury-Specific Contexts.

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Central nervous system (CNS) injury results in chronic scar formation that interferes with function and inhibits repair. Extracellular matrix (ECM) is prominent in the scar and potently regulates cell … behavior. However, comprehensive information about the ECM proteome is largely lacking, and region- as well as injury-specific differences are often not taken into account. These aspects are the focus of our perspective on injury and scar formation. To highlight the importance of such comprehensive proteome analysis we include data obtained with novel analysis tools of the ECM composition in the scar and show the contribution of monocytes to the ECM composition after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Monocyte invasion was reduced using the CCR2-/- mouse line and step-wise de-cellularization and proteomics allowed determining monocyte-dependent ECM composition and architecture of the glial scar. We find significant reduction in the ECM proteins Tgm1, Itih (1,2, and 3), and Ftl in the absence of monocyte invasion. We also describe the scar ECM comprising zones with distinctive composition and show a subacute signature upon comparison to proteome obtained at earlier times after TBI. These results are discussed in light of injury-, region- and time-specific regulation of scar formation highlighting the urgent need to differentiate injury conditions and CNS-regions using comprehensive ECM analysis.

Authors: Jacob Kjell, Magdalena Götz

Date Published: 20th Feb 2020

Publication Type: Journal

Defining the Adult Neural Stem Cell Niche Proteome Identifies Key Regulators of Adult Neurogenesis.

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The mammalian brain contains few niches for neural stem cells (NSCs) capable of generating new neurons, whereas other regions are primarily gliogenic. Here we leverage the spatial separation of the … sub-ependymal zone NSC niche and the olfactory bulb, the region to which newly generated neurons from the sub-ependymal zone migrate and integrate, and present a comprehensive proteomic characterization of these regions in comparison to the cerebral cortex, which is not conducive to neurogenesis and integration of new neurons. We find differing compositions of regulatory extracellular matrix (ECM) components in the neurogenic niche. We further show that quiescent NSCs are the main source of their local ECM, including the multi-functional enzyme transglutaminase 2, which we show is crucial for neurogenesis. Atomic force microscopy corroborated indications from the proteomic analyses that neurogenic niches are significantly stiffer than non-neurogenic parenchyma. Together these findings provide a powerful resource for unraveling unique compositions of neurogenic niches.

Authors: Jacob Kjell, Judith Fischer-Sternjak, Amelia J Thompson, Christian Friess, Matthew J Sticco, Favio Salinas, Jürgen Cox, David C Martinelli, Jovica Ninkovic, Kristian Franze, Herbert B Schiller, Magdalena Götz

Date Published: 6th Feb 2020

Publication Type: Journal

Early adaptive immune activation detected in monozygotic twins with prodromal multiple sclerosis.

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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disabling disease of the CNS. Inflammatory features of MS include lymphocyte accumulations in the CNS and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The preclinical events leading to … established MS are still enigmatic. Here we compared gene expression patterns of CSF cells from MS-discordant monozygotic twin pairs. Six "healthy" co-twins, who carry a maximal familial risk for developing MS, showed subclinical neuroinflammation (SCNI) with small MRI lesions. Four of these subjects had oligoclonal bands (OCBs). By single-cell RNA sequencing of 2752 CSF cells, we identified clonally expanded CD8+ T cells, plasmablasts, and, to a lesser extent, CD4+ T cells not only from MS patients but also from subjects with SCNI. In contrast to nonexpanded T cells, clonally expanded T cells showed characteristics of activated tissue-resident memory T (TRM) cells. The TRM-like phenotype was detectable already in cells from SCNI subjects but more pronounced in cells from patients with definite MS. Expanded plasmablast clones were detected only in MS and SCNI subjects with OCBs. Our data provide evidence for very early concomitant activation of 3 components of the adaptive immune system in MS, with a notable contribution of clonally expanded TRM-like CD8+ cells.

Authors: E. Beltran, L. A. Gerdes, J. Hansen, A. Flierl-Hecht, S. Krebs, H. Blum, B. Ertl-Wagner, F. Barkhof, T. Kumpfel, R. Hohlfeld, K. Dornmair

Date Published: 1st Nov 2019

Publication Type: Journal

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