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ArticleEMBO reports2024

mRNA nuclear retention reduces AMPAR expression and promotes autistic behavior in UBE3A-overexpressing mice.

Yuan Tian, Feiyuan Yu, Eunice Yun, Jen-Wei Lin, Heng-Ye Man

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Article in EMBO reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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  6. Unraveling the Roles of UBE3A in Neurodevelopment and Neurodegeneration.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  9. Ubiquitin system mutations in neurological diseases.Trends in biochemical sciences · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yuan TianDepartment of Biology, Boston University, 5 Cummington Mall, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2941-7961
Feiyuan YuDepartment of Biology, Boston University, 5 Cummington Mall, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Eunice YunDepartment of Biology, Boston University, 5 Cummington Mall, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-0331-589X
Jen-Wei LinDepartment of Biology, Boston University, 5 Cummington Mall, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Heng-Ye ManDepartment of Biology, Boston University, 5 Cummington Mall, Boston, MA, 02215, USA. hman@bu.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-3530-3066
Boston University · US

Funding

Molecular Mechanisms of Homeostatic Synaptic PlasticityR01MH079407 · NIMH · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI MAN, HENGYE · 2008 to 2018
$3.9M
Molecular mechanisms of homeostatic synaptic plasticityR01MH130600 · NIMH · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI Hengye Man · 2023 to 2026
$1.9M
Study of NEXMIF mosaic expression on neuronal development and connectivity in female miceR21MH133014 · NIMH · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI MAN, HENGYE · 2023 to 2024
$454k
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH079407NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH130600NIMH NIH HHS R21 MH133014
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

UBE3A is a common genetic factor in ASD etiology, and transgenic mice overexpressing UBE3A exhibit typical autistic-like behaviors. Because AMPA receptors (AMPARs) mediate most of the excitatory synaptic transmission in the brain, and synaptic dysregulation is considered one of the primary cellular mechanisms in ASD pathology, we investigate here the involvement of AMPARs in UBE3A-dependent ASD. We show that expression of the AMPAR GluA1 subunit is decreased in UBE3A-overexpressing mice, and that AMPAR-mediated neuronal activity is reduced. GluA1 mRNA is trapped in the nucleus of UBE3A-overexpressing neurons, suppressing GluA1 protein synthesis. Also, SARNP, an mRNA nuclear export protein, is downregulated in UBE3A-overexpressing neurons, causing GluA1 mRNA nuclear retention. Restoring SARNP levels not only rescues GluA1 mRNA localization and protein expression, but also normalizes neuronal activity and autistic behaviors in mice overexpressing UBE3A. These findings indicate that SARNP plays a crucial role in the cellular and behavioral phenotypes of UBE3A-induced ASD by regulating nuclear mRNA trafficking and protein translation of a key AMPAR subunit.

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Autistic DisorderAnimalsMiceMice, TransgenicNeuronsProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalSynaptic TransmissionUbiquitin-Protein LigasesUbe3a protein, mouseUbiquitin-Protein LigasesAMPARASDmRNA Nuclear ExportSARNPSynaptic Transmission

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PMID38316900
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