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ArticleBrain : a journal of neurology2018

HDAC6 is a therapeutic target in mutant GARS-induced Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.

Veronick Benoy, Lawrence Van Helleputte, Robert Prior, Constantin d'Ydewalle, Wanda Haeck, Natasja Geens, Wendy Scheveneels, Begga Schevenels, M Zameel Cader, Kevin Talbot and 5 more

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Article in Brain : a journal of neurology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 75 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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75 citing papers in PubMed, 120 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Veronick BenoyKU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, and Leuven Research Institute for Neuroscience & Disease (LIND), Leuven, Belgium.
Lawrence Van HelleputteKU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, and Leuven Research Institute for Neuroscience & Disease (LIND), Leuven, Belgium.
Robert PriorKU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, and Leuven Research Institute for Neuroscience & Disease (LIND), Leuven, Belgium.
Constantin d'YdewalleKU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, and Leuven Research Institute for Neuroscience & Disease (LIND), Leuven, Belgium.
Wanda HaeckKU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, and Leuven Research Institute for Neuroscience & Disease (LIND), Leuven, Belgium.
Natasja GeensKU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, and Leuven Research Institute for Neuroscience & Disease (LIND), Leuven, Belgium.
Wendy ScheveneelsKU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, and Leuven Research Institute for Neuroscience & Disease (LIND), Leuven, Belgium.
Begga SchevenelsKU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, and Leuven Research Institute for Neuroscience & Disease (LIND), Leuven, Belgium.
M Zameel CaderNuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
Kevin TalbotNuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
Alan P KozikowskiDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, Drug Discovery Program, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA.
Pieter Vanden BergheTranslational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Philip Van DammeKU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, and Leuven Research Institute for Neuroscience & Disease (LIND), Leuven, Belgium.
Wim RobberechtKU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, and Leuven Research Institute for Neuroscience & Disease (LIND), Leuven, Belgium.
Ludo Van Den BoschKU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, and Leuven Research Institute for Neuroscience & Disease (LIND), Leuven, Belgium.
VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research · BEJohn Radcliffe Hospital · GBKU Leuven · BEUniversity of Illinois Chicago · US

Funding

Optimization of HDAC6 Inhibitors in the Treatment of CMTR01NS079183 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI KOZIKOWSKI, ALAN P., VAN DEN BOSCH, LUDO · 2013 to 2017
$1.9M
Medical Research Council G0601887NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS079183
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Peripheral nerve axons require a well-organized axonal microtubule network for efficient transport to ensure the constant crosstalk between soma and synapse. Mutations in more than 80 different genes cause Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which is the most common inherited disorder affecting peripheral nerves. This genetic heterogeneity has hampered the development of therapeutics for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. The aim of this study was to explore whether histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) can serve as a therapeutic target focusing on the mutant glycyl-tRNA synthetase (GlyRS/GARS)-induced peripheral neuropathy. Peripheral nerves and dorsal root ganglia from the C201R mutant Gars mouse model showed reduced acetylated α-tubulin levels. In primary dorsal root ganglion neurons, mutant GlyRS affected neurite length and disrupted normal mitochondrial transport. We demonstrated that GlyRS co-immunoprecipitated with HDAC6 and that this interaction was blocked by tubastatin A, a selective inhibitor of the deacetylating function of HDAC6. Moreover, HDAC6 inhibition restored mitochondrial axonal transport in mutant GlyRS-expressing neurons. Systemic delivery of a specific HDAC6 inhibitor increased α-tubulin acetylation in peripheral nerves and partially restored nerve conduction and motor behaviour in mutant Gars mice. Our study demonstrates that α-tubulin deacetylation and disrupted axonal transport may represent a common pathogenic mechanism underlying Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and it broadens the therapeutic potential of selective HDAC6 inhibition to other genetic forms of axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.

Indexed as

AnimalsAxonal TransportCells, CulturedCharcot-Marie-Tooth DiseaseDisease Models, AnimalEnzyme InhibitorsGanglia, SpinalGlycine-tRNA LigaseHistone Deacetylase 6Hydroxamic AcidsIndolesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMotor NeuronsMutationEnzyme InhibitorsGlycine-tRNA LigaseHDAC6 protein, humanHistone Deacetylase 6Hydroxamic AcidsIndolesRNA, Small Interferingtubastatin ATubulin

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PMID29415205
PMCPMC5837793
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