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ArticlePloS one2019

Loss of prostatic acid phosphatase and α-synuclein cause motor circuit degeneration without altering cerebellar patterning.

Maryam Rahimi-Balaei, Matthew Buchok, Pirkko Vihko, Fiona E Parkinson, Hassan Marzban

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Article in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Maryam Rahimi-BalaeiDepartment of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Matthew BuchokDepartment of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Pirkko VihkoDepartment of Clinical Chemistry and Hematology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Fiona E ParkinsonDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Hassan MarzbanDepartment of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6885-2590
Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba · CAUniversity of Manitoba · CAUniversity of Helsinki · FI

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP), which is secreted by prostate, increases in some diseases such as prostate cancer. PAP is also present in the central nervous system. In this study we reveal that α-synuclein (Snca) gene is co-deleted/mutated in PAP null mouse. It is indicated that mice deficient in transmembrane PAP display neurological alterations. By using immunohistochemistry, cerebellar cortical neurons and zone and stripes pattern were studied in Pap-/- ;Snca-/- mouse cerebellum. We show that the Pap-/- ;Snca-/- cerebellar cortex development appears to be normal. Compartmentation genes expression such as zebrin II, HSP25, and P75NTR show the zone and stripe phenotype characteristic of the normal cerebellum. These data indicate that although aggregation of PAP and SNCA causes severe neurodegenerative diseases, PAP -/- with absence of the Snca does not appear to interrupt the cerebellar architecture development and zone and stripe pattern formation. These findings question the physiological and pathological role of SNCA and PAP during cerebellar development or suggest existence of the possible compensatory mechanisms in the absence of these genes.

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Acid Phosphatasealpha-SynucleinAnimalsCerebellar CortexCerebellumGene ExpressionImmunohistochemistryMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMotor ActivityNerve Tissue ProteinsTranscriptomeAcid Phosphatasealpha-SynucleinNerve Tissue Proteinsprostatic acid phosphatasezebrin II

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PMCPMC6738605
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