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ArticleNeuron2025

GADD45G operates as a pathological sensor orchestrating reactive gliosis and neurodegeneration.

Tianjin Shen, Wenjiao Tai, Dongfang Jiang, Shuaipeng Ma, Xiaoling Zhong, Yuhua Zou, Chun-Li Zhang

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Article in Neuron, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  3. Phosphorylation and DNA damage resolution coordinate SOX2-mediated reprogramming in vivo.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Tianjin ShenDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Hamon Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Wenjiao TaiDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Hamon Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Dongfang JiangDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Hamon Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Shuaipeng MaDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Hamon Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Xiaoling ZhongDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Hamon Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Yuhua ZouDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Hamon Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Chun-Li ZhangDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Hamon Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. Electronic address: chun-li.zhang@utsouthwestern.edu.

Funding

PAX6-induced adult neurogenesisR01NS127375 · NINDS · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Chun-Li Zhang · 2022 to 2026
$2.4M
Induced Adult Neurogenesis for Parkinson's DiseaseR01NS092616 · NINDS · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI ZHANG, CHUN-LI · 2016 to 2020
$2.4M
In Vivo Reprogramming of NG2 Glia for NeurogenesisR01NS117065 · NINDS · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI ZHANG, CHUN-LI · 2020 to 2024
$2.1M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS092616NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS117065NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS127375
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reactive gliosis is a hallmark of neuropathology and offers a potential target for addressing numerous neurological diseases. Here, we show that growth arrest and DNA damage inducible gamma (GADD45G), a stress sensor in astrocytes, is a nodal orchestrator of reactive gliosis and neurodegeneration. GADD45G expression in astrocytes is sufficient to incite astrogliosis, microgliosis, synapse loss, compromised animal behavior, and the aggravation of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Conversely, silencing GADD45G specifically in astrocytes preserves synapses and rescues the histological and behavioral phenotypes of AD. Mechanistically, GADD45G controls the mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 4 (MAP3K4) and neuroimmune signaling pathways, including nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) and interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3), leading to profound molecular changes and the secretion of various factors that regulate both cell-autonomous and cell-nonautonomous reactive gliosis and glia-neuron interactions. These results uncover GADD45G signaling as a promising therapeutic target for AD and potentially for numerous other neurological disorders.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAntigens, DifferentiationAstrocytesGliosisNerve DegenerationAnimalsHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNeuronsSignal TransductionAntigens, DifferentiationAlzheimer’s diseaseastrocytesGADD45Gglia-neuron interactionsIRF3MAP3K4microgliaNF-κBreactive gliosissynapse loss

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PMID40409253
PMCPMC12245606

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