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ArticleNeurotoxicology and teratology

Arsenic exposure during embryonic development alters the expression of the long noncoding RNA growth arrest specific-5 (Gas5) in a sex-dependent manner.

Kevin K Caldwell, Alexander Hafez, Elizabeth Solomon, Matthew Cunningham, Andrea M Allan

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kevin K CaldwellDepartment of Neurosciences, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131, United States.
Alexander HafezDepartment of Neurosciences, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131, United States.
Elizabeth SolomonDepartment of Neurosciences, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131, United States.
Matthew CunninghamDepartment of Neurosciences, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131, United States.
Andrea M AllanDepartment of Neurosciences, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131, United States. Electronic address: aallan@salud.unm.edu.
University of New Mexico · US

Funding

Prenatal arsenic exposure alters transcriptional, post-transcriptional and post-translational programming of the glucocorticoid system in a sexually dimorphic mannerR01ES019583 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · PI ALLAN, ANDREA M · 2011 to 2021
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NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES019583
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Our previous studies suggest that prenatal arsenic exposure (50ppb) modifies epigenetic control of the programming of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) signaling system in the developing mouse brain. These deficits may lead to long-lasting consequences, including deficits in learning and memory, increased depressive-like behaviors, and an altered set-point of GR feedback throughout life. To understand the arsenic-induced changes within the GR system, we assessed the impact of in utero arsenic exposure on the levels of the GR and growth arrest-specific-5 (Gas5), a noncoding RNA, across a key gestational period for GR programming (gestational days, GD 14-18) in mice. Gas5 contains a glucocorticoid response element (GRE)-like sequence that binds the GR, thereby decreasing GR-GRE-dependent gene transcription and potentially altering GR programming. Prenatal arsenic exposure resulted in sex-dependent and age-dependent shifts in the levels of GR and Gas5 expression in fetal telencephalon. Nuclear GR levels were reduced in males, but unchanged in females, at all gestational time points tested. Total cellular Gas5 levels were lower in arsenic-exposed males with no changes seen in arsenic-exposed females at GD16 and 18. An increase in total cellular Gas-5 along with increased nuclear levels in GD14 arsenic-exposed females, suggests a differential regulation of cellular compartmentalization of Gas5. RIP assays revealed reduced Gas5 associated with the GR on GD14 in the nuclear fraction prepared from arsenic-exposed males and females. This decrease in levels of GR-Gas5 binding continued only in the females at GD18. Thus, nuclear GR signaling potential is decreased in prenatal arsenic-exposed males, while it is increased or maintained at levels approaching normal in prenatal arsenic-exposed females. These findings suggest that females, but not males, exposed to arsenic are able to regulate the levels of nuclear free GR by altering Gas5 levels, thereby keeping GR nuclear signaling closer to control (unexposed) levels.

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Sex CharacteristicsAnimalsArsenatesEmbryonic DevelopmentFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalMaleMice, Inbred C57BLPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsReceptors, GlucocorticoidRNA, Long NoncodingArsenateslong non-coding RNA GAS5, mouseReceptors, GlucocorticoidRNA, Long Noncodingsodium arsenateArsenicBrainDevelopmentGas5GlucocorticoidlncRNASex differences

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PMID29132937
PMCPMC5856585
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