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ArticleMolecular neurodegeneration2018

Deregulation of neuronal miRNAs induced by amyloid-β or TAU pathology.

Annerieke Sierksma, Ashley Lu, Evgenia Salta, Elke Vanden Eynden, Zsuzsanna Callaerts-Vegh, Rudi D'Hooge, David Blum, Luc Buée, Mark Fiers, Bart De Strooper

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Article in Molecular neurodegeneration, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 73 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Annerieke SierksmaVIB Center for Brain & Disease Research, Leuven, Belgium.
Ashley LuVIB Center for Brain & Disease Research, Leuven, Belgium.
Evgenia SaltaVIB Center for Brain & Disease Research, Leuven, Belgium.
Elke Vanden EyndenVIB Center for Brain & Disease Research, Leuven, Belgium.
Zsuzsanna Callaerts-VeghFaculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Laboratory of Biological Psychology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Rudi D'HoogeFaculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Laboratory of Biological Psychology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
David BlumUniversité Lille, INSERM, CHU Lille, UMR-S 1172, LabEx DISTALZ, Alzheimer & Tauopathies, Lille, France.
Luc BuéeUniversité Lille, INSERM, CHU Lille, UMR-S 1172, LabEx DISTALZ, Alzheimer & Tauopathies, Lille, France.
Mark FiersVIB Center for Brain & Disease Research, Leuven, Belgium. mark.fiers@kuleuven.vib.be.
Bart De StrooperVIB Center for Brain & Disease Research, Leuven, Belgium. bart.destrooper@kuleuven.vib.be.
VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research · BEKU Leuven · BECentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille · FRUniversité de Lille · FR

Funding

Agence Nationale de la Recherche ANR-16-COEN-0007Alzheimer Research Foundation (Belgium) P#16017Alzheimer's Association AARF-16-442853FP7 Ideas: European Research Council ERC-2010-AG_268675FWO 12A5316N​Leuven Universitair Fonds Opening the Future CampaignVlaamse Overheid & KU Leuven Methusalem grantVlaams Initiatief voor Netwerken voor Dementie Onderzoek Strategic Basic Research Grant 135043
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDespite diverging levels of amyloid-β (Aβ) and TAU pathology, different mouse models, as well as sporadic AD patients show predictable patterns of episodic memory loss. MicroRNA (miRNA) deregulation is well established in AD brain but it is unclear whether Aβ or TAU pathology drives those alterations and whether miRNA changes contribute to cognitive decline.

methodsmiRNAseq was performed on cognitively intact (4 months) and impaired (10 months) male APPtg (APP

resultsSix miRNAs (miR-10a-5p, miR-142a-5p, miR-146a-5p, miR-155-5p, miR-211-5p, miR-455-5p) are commonly upregulated between APPtg and TAUtg mice, and four of these (miR-142a-5p, miR-146a-5p, miR-155-5p and miR-455-5p) are altered in AD patients. All 6 miRNAs are strongly enriched in neurons. Upregulating these miRNAs in wild-type mice is however not causing AD-related cognitive disturbances.

conclusionDiverging AD-related neuropathologies induce common disturbances in the expression of neuronal miRNAs. 4 of these miRNAs are also upregulated in AD patients. Therefore these 4 miRNAs (miR-142a-5p, miR-146a-5p, miR-155-5p and miR-455-5p) appear part of a core pathological process in AD patients and APPtg and TAUtg mice. They are however not causing cognitive disturbances in wild-type mice. As some of these miRNA target AD relevant proteins, they may be, in contrast, part of a protective response in AD.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHippocampusMice, TransgenicMicroRNAsNeuronsReal-Time Polymerase Chain Reactiontau ProteinsUp-RegulationAmyloid beta-PeptidesMapt protein, mouseMicroRNAsMirn155 microRNA, mousetau ProteinsAlzheimer’s diseaseIn situ hybridizationmicroRNAmiR-mimicmiRNA-seq

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PMID30314521
PMCPMC6186090
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