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A patient-based model of RNA mis-splicing uncovers treatment targets in Parkinson's disease.
Sci. Transl. Med. 12:eaau3960 (2020)
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a heterogeneous neurodegenerative disorder with monogenic forms representing prototypes of the underlying molecular pathology and reproducing to variable degrees the sporadic forms of the disease. Using a patient-based in vitro model of PARK7-linked PD, we identified a U1-dependent splicing defect causing a drastic reduction in DJ-1 protein and, consequently, mitochondria! dysfunction. Targeting defective exon skipping with genetically engineered U1 -snRNA recovered DJ-1 protein expression in neuronal precursor cells and differentiated neurons. After prioritization of candidate drugs, we identified and validated a combinatorial treatment with the small-molecule compounds rectifier of aberrant splicing (RECTAS) and phenylbutyric acid, which restored DJ-1 protein and mitochondria! dysfunction in patient-derived fibroblasts as well as dopaminergic neuronal cell loss in mutant midbrain organoids. Our analysis of a large number of exomes revealed that U1 splice-site mutations were enriched in sporadic PD patients. Therefore, our study suggests an alternative strategy to restore cellular abnormalities in in vitro models of PD and provides a proof of concept for neuroprotection based on precision medicine strategies in PD.
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Lysosomal Dysfunction; Dj-1-deficient Mice; Genetic-variation; Rare; Mutations; Variants; Dj-1; Database; Neurodegeneration; Burden
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englisch
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2020
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2020
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1946-6234
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1946-6242
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Band: 12,
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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1200 New York Ave, Nw, Washington, Dc 20005 Usa
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Peer reviewed
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30204 - Cell Programming and Repair
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Genetics and Epidemiology
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G-500500-001
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2020-11-02