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ArticleNature communications2024

Yin Yang 1 and guanine quadruplexes protect dopaminergic neurons from cellular stress via transmissive dormancy.

Kielen R Zuurbier, Rene Solano Fonseca, Sonja L B Arneaud, Jordan M Wall, Juhee Kim, Lexus Tatge, Gupse Otuzoglu, Sofia Bali, Patrick Metang, Peter M Douglas

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. G-Quadruplexes: Structural Diversity and Emerging Roles in Biomolecular Condensation.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Kielen R ZuurbierDepartment of Molecular Biology; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8979-9829
Rene Solano FonsecaDepartment of Molecular Biology; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5927-5936
Sonja L B ArneaudDepartment of Molecular Biology; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1123-3876
Jordan M WallDepartment of Molecular Biology; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.
Juhee KimDepartment of Molecular Biology; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-1447-2124
Lexus TatgeDepartment of Molecular Biology; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.
Gupse OtuzogluDepartment of Molecular Biology; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.
Sofia BaliO'Donnell Brain Institute, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4046-7081
Patrick MetangDepartment of Molecular Biology; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.
Peter M DouglasDepartment of Molecular Biology; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA. peter.douglas@utsouthwestern.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-0734-1049

Funding

Lipid sensing through G protein geranylgeranylationR01AG076529 · NIA · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Peter Mahan Douglas · 2022 to 2026
$1.7M
Heat Shock Factor mediates actin phosphorylation in tissue integrity and ageR01AG061338 · NIA · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI DOUGLAS, PETER MAHAN · 2019 to 2023
$1.7M
Multimodal regulation of intracellular lipid surveillanceR01GM153859 · NIGMS · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Peter Mahan Douglas · 2024 to 2026
$1.1M
Defining the cytoplasmic sequestration of Caenorhabditis elegans orphan nuclear receptor 49 on trafficking vesiclesF31GM140620 · NIGMS · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI TATGE, LEXUS MARC · 2021 to 2023
$100k
National Science Foundation (NSF) GRFP 1000305318NIA NIH HHS R01 AG061338NIA NIH HHS R01 AG076529NIGMS NIH HHS F31 GM140620NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM153859U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01AG061338U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01AG076529Welch Foundation I-2061-20210327
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurons deploy diverse adaptive strategies to ensure survival and neurotransmission amid cellular stress. When these adaptive pathways are overwhelmed, functional impairment or neurodegeneration follows. Here we show that stressed neurons actively induce a state of transmissive dormancy as a protective measure. Extending observations of neurotrauma in C. elegans and mice, human dopaminergic neurons capable of surviving severe cellular challenges both decrease spontaneous activity and modulate dopamine homeostasis through the transcriptional regulator Yin Yang 1 (YY1). To bolster stress resilience and mitigate dopamine toxicity, YY1 increases expression of the vesicular monoamine transporter 2, vMAT2, while coordinately inhibiting dopamine synthesis through stabilization of a guanine quadruplex in intron 10 of tyrosine hydroxylase, TH. This dopaminergic stress response has the potential to cause circuit inactivation, yet safeguards neurons by minimizing the toxic accumulation of cytosolic dopamine and inducing a state of neuronal dormancy. In essence, neurons appear to actively prioritize viability over functionality.

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DopamineDopaminergic NeuronsG-QuadruplexesYY1 Transcription FactorAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansHumansMiceStress, PhysiologicalTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseVesicular Monoamine Transport ProteinsDopamineTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseVesicular Monoamine Transport ProteinsYY1 Transcription Factor

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PMID39632864
PMCPMC11618784

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