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ArticleFrontiers in molecular neuroscience2021

Proteomic Profiling of Astrocytic O-GlcNAc Transferase-Related Proteins in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex.

Jun Fan, Qiu-Ling Zhong, Ran Mo, Cheng-Lin Lu, Jing Ren, Jia-Wen Mo, Fang Guo, You-Lu Wen, Xiong Cao

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Article in Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jun FanDepartment of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Qiu-Ling ZhongDepartment of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Ran MoDepartment of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Cheng-Lin LuDepartment of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jing RenDepartment of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jia-Wen MoDepartment of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Fang GuoDepartment of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
You-Lu WenDepartment of Psychology and Behavior, Guangdong 999 Brain Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Xiong CaoDepartment of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Southern Medical University · CNGuangdong 999 Brain Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), a key part of the brain networks that are closely related to the regulation of behavior, acts as a key regulator in emotion, social cognition, and decision making. Astrocytes are the majority cell type of glial cells, which play a significant role in a number of processes and establish a suitable environment for the functioning of neurons, including the brain energy metabolism. Astrocyte's dysfunction in the mPFC has been implicated in various neuropsychiatric disorders. Glucose is a major energy source in the brain. In glucose metabolism, part of glucose is used to convert UDP-GlcNAc as a donor molecule for O-GlcNAcylation, which is controlled by a group of enzymes, O-GlcNAc transferase enzyme (OGT), and O-GlcNAcase (OGA). However, the role of O-GlcNAcylation in astrocytes is almost completely unknown. Our research showed that astrocytic OGT could influence the expression of proteins in the mPFC. Most of these altered proteins participate in metabolic processes, transferase activity, and biosynthetic processes. GFAP, an astrocyte maker, was increased after OGT deletion. These results provide a framework for further study on the role of astrocytic OGT/O-GlcNAcylation in the mPFC.

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astrocytemedial prefrontal cortexO-GlcNAc transferasepost-translational modificationproteomic

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