Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39088624›Full record

ArticleScience (New York, N.Y.)2024

Modeling late-onset Alzheimer's disease neuropathology via direct neuronal reprogramming.

Zhao Sun, Ji-Sun Kwon, Yudong Ren, Shawei Chen, Courtney K Walker, Xinguo Lu, Kitra Cates, Hande Karahan, Sanja Sviben, James A J Fitzpatrick and 11 more

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Article in Science (New York, N.Y.), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 47 papers.

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Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors.

Zhao SunDepartment of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0763-7963
Ji-Sun KwonDepartment of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Yudong RenDepartment of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4777-9325
Shawei ChenDepartment of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-8019-3285
Courtney K WalkerDepartment of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7826-4044
Xinguo LuDepartment of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8452-7608
Kitra CatesDepartment of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7716-153X
Hande KarahanStark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3192-7362
Sanja SvibenWashington University Center for Cellular Imaging, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5918-4834
James A J FitzpatrickWashington University Center for Cellular Imaging, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Clarissa ValdezCenter for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8602-9706
Henry HouldenUCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2866-7777
Celeste M KarchHope Center for Neurological Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6854-5547
Randall J BatemanTracy Family SILQ Center for Neurodegenerative Biology, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7729-1702
Chihiro SatoTracy Family SILQ Center for Neurodegenerative Biology, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7639-8727
Steven J MennerickDepartment of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0868-0664
Marc I DiamondCenter for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8085-7770
Jungsu KimStark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6931-8581
Rudolph E TanziGenetics and Aging Research Unit, MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, McCance Center for Brain Health, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7032-1454
David M HoltzmanHope Center for Neurological Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3400-0856
Andrew S YooDepartment of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0304-3247

Funding

Research Education ComponentP30AG066444 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Susan Lynn Stark · 2020 to 2026
$28.7M
Neuroactive steroids as novel psychiatric treatments: mechanistic studiesP50MH122379 · NIMH · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI EVERS, ALEX S. · 2021 to 2025
$12.2M
Identification and Characterization of Cell-Specific Transposable Elements Implicated on Alzheimer Disease and Healthy AgingR01AG078964 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Carlos Cruchaga, Bess Frost · 2022 to 2026
$9.0M
GABAA RECEPTOR POPULATIONS IN HIPPOCAMPUS AND THALAMUSR01MH123748 · NIMH · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MENNERICK, STEVEN J · 2021 to 2025
$2.4M
Modeling Neuronal Aging and Alzheimer's Disease in Human Neurons Directly Converted from FibroblastsRF1AG056296 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI YOO, ANDREW · 2017 to 2017
$1.9M
Mechanistic insights into neurodegeneration in Huntington's disease using patient-derived neurons through direct conversion of fibroblastsR01NS107488 · NINDS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI YOO, ANDREW · 2018 to 2022
$1.7M
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG066444NIA NIH HHS R01 AG078964NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG056296NIMH NIH HHS P50 MH122379NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH123748NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS107488
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) is the most common form of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, modeling sporadic LOAD that endogenously captures hallmark neuronal pathologies such as amyloid-β (Aβ) deposition, tau tangles, and neuronal loss remains an unmet need. We demonstrate that neurons generated by microRNA (miRNA)-based direct reprogramming of fibroblasts from individuals affected by autosomal dominant AD (ADAD) and LOAD in a three-dimensional environment effectively recapitulate key neuropathological features of AD. Reprogrammed LOAD neurons exhibit Aβ-dependent neurodegeneration, and treatment with β- or γ-secretase inhibitors before (but not subsequent to) Aβ deposit formation mitigated neuronal death. Moreover inhibiting age-associated retrotransposable elements in LOAD neurons reduced both Aβ deposition and neurodegeneration. Our study underscores the efficacy of modeling late-onset neuropathology of LOAD through high-efficiency miRNA-based neuronal reprogramming.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesCellular ReprogrammingFibroblastsMicroRNAsNeuronsSpheroids, CellularAmyloid Precursor Protein SecretasesHumansAmyloid beta-PeptidesAmyloid Precursor Protein SecretasesMicroRNAs

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PMID39088624
PMCPMC11787906

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