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ArticleJCI insight2021

Early defects in mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIC disrupt excitatory synaptic transmission.

Camila Pará, Poulomee Bose, Luigi Bruno, Erika Freemantle, Mahsa Taherzadeh, Xuefang Pan, Chanshuai Han, Peter S McPherson, Jean-Claude Lacaille, Éric Bonneil and 6 more

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Article in JCI insight, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Camila ParáCHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, University of Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Poulomee BoseCHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, University of Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Luigi BrunoCHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, University of Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Erika FreemantleDepartment of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Mahsa TaherzadehCHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, University of Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Xuefang PanCHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, University of Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Chanshuai HanDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montréal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Peter S McPhersonDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montréal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Jean-Claude LacailleDepartment of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Éric BonneilProteomic Platform, Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, University of Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Pierre ThibaultProteomic Platform, Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, University of Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Claire O'LearyStem Cell & Neurotherapies, Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Brian BiggerStem Cell & Neurotherapies, Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Carlos Ramon MoralesDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Graziella Di CristoCHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, University of Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Alexey V PshezhetskyCHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, University of Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine · CAInstitute for Research in Immunology and Cancer · CAMontreal Neurological Institute and Hospital · CAUniversité de Montréal · CAWellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research · GBMcGill University · CA

Funding

CIHR PJT-153311CIHR PJT-156345
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The majority of patients affected with lysosomal storage disorders (LSD) exhibit neurological symptoms. For mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIC (MPSIIIC), the major burdens are progressive and severe neuropsychiatric problems and dementia, primarily thought to stem from neurodegeneration. Using the MPSIIIC mouse model, we studied whether clinical manifestations preceding massive neurodegeneration arise from synaptic dysfunction. Reduced levels or abnormal distribution of multiple synaptic proteins were revealed in cultured hippocampal and CA1 pyramidal MPSIIIC neurons. These defects were rescued by virus-mediated gene correction. Dendritic spines were reduced in pyramidal neurons of mouse models of MPSIIIC and other (Tay-Sachs, sialidosis) LSD as early as at P10. MPSIIIC neurons also presented alterations in frequency and amplitude of miniature excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic currents, sparse synaptic vesicles, reduced postsynaptic densities, disorganized microtubule networks, and partially impaired axonal transport of synaptic proteins. Furthermore, postsynaptic densities were reduced in postmortem cortices of human MPS patients, suggesting that the pathology is a common hallmark for neurological LSD. Together, our results demonstrate that lysosomal storage defects cause early alterations in synaptic structure and abnormalities in neurotransmission originating from impaired synaptic vesicular transport, and they suggest that synaptic defects could be targeted to treat behavioral and cognitive defects in neurological LSD patients.

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Mucopolysaccharidosis IIIPyramidal CellsAnimalsBehavior, AnimalCells, CulturedCognitive DysfunctionDisease ProgressionDrug DiscoveryHippocampusLysosomal Storage DiseasesMiceNeurodegenerative DiseasesProtein TransportSecretory VesiclesSynaptic TransmissionGeneticsLysosomesNeuroscienceSynapses

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PMID34156977
PMCPMC8410035
OpenAlexW3173817036

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