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ArticleHuman molecular genetics2023

Slc9a6 mutation causes Purkinje cell loss and ataxia in the shaker rat.

Karla P Figueroa, Collin J Anderson, Sharan Paul, Warunee Dansithong, Mandi Gandelman, Daniel R Scoles, Stefan M Pulst

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Article in Human molecular genetics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Karla P FigueroaDepartment of Neurology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
Collin J AndersonDepartment of Neurology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6085-7773
Sharan PaulDepartment of Neurology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
Warunee DansithongDepartment of Neurology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
Mandi GandelmanDepartment of Neurology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
Daniel R ScolesDepartment of Neurology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
Stefan M PulstDepartment of Neurology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
University of Utah · USThe University of Sydney · AU

Funding

Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2 Gene and Gene ProductR37NS033123 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI PULST, STEFAN M. · 2014 to 2020
$3.6M
Deep cerebellar stimulation to treat degenerative cerebellar ataxiasR21NS104799 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI PULST, STEFAN M. · 2017 to 2018
$418k
Identification of mutation causing Purkinje cell degeneration in the shaker ratR21NS079852 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI PULST, STEFAN M. · 2013 to 2014
$408k
NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS079852NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS104799NINDS NIH HHS R37 NS033123
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The shaker rat carries a naturally occurring mutation leading to progressive ataxia characterized by Purkinje cell (PC) loss. We previously reported on fine-mapping the shaker locus to the long arm of the rat X chromosome. In this work, we sought to identify the mutated gene underlying the shaker phenotype and confirm its identity by functional complementation. We fine-mapped the candidate region and analyzed cerebellar transcriptomes, identifying a XM_217630.9 (Slc9a6):c.[191_195delinsA] variant in the Slc9a6 gene that segregated with disease. We generated an adeno-associated virus (AAV) targeting Slc9a6 expression to PCs using the mouse L7-6 (L7) promoter. We administered the AAV prior to the onset of PC degeneration through intracerebroventricular injection and found that it reduced the shaker motor, molecular and cellular phenotypes. Therefore, Slc9a6 is mutated in shaker and AAV-based gene therapy may be a viable therapeutic strategy for Christianson syndrome, also caused by Slc9a6 mutation.

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Cerebellar AtaxiaIntellectual DisabilityAnimalsAtaxiaMiceMutationPurkinje CellsRats

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PMID36621975
PMCPMC10162436
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