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ArticleNPJ Parkinson's disease2025

Central biogenic amine deficiency with concomitant exploratory behavioral deficits in Dnajc12 knock-out mice.

Isaac Bul Deng, Jordan Follett, Jesse D Fox, Shannon Wall, Matthew J Farrer

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Article in NPJ Parkinson's disease, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. DNAJC12 Stabilizes Phenylalanine Hydroxylase and Facilitates Its Substrate-Dependent Activation.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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Isaac Bul DengDepartment of Neurology, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Jordan FollettDepartment of Neurology, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Jesse D FoxDepartment of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Shannon WallDepartment of Neurology, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Matthew J FarrerDepartment of Neurology, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. m.farrer@ufl.edu.

Funding

Implementing a Maternal health and PRegnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone (IMPROVE)UL1TR002378 · NCATS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Andres J Garcia, Elizabeth O. Ofili · 2017 to 2026
$92.1M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002378NIH HHS 1R21NS136890-01A1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bi-allelic autosomal recessive pathogenic variants in DNAJC12 lead to a constellation of neurological features, including young-onset Parkinson's disease. DNAJC12 is a co-chaperone for enzymes involved in biogenic amines synthesis. In vitro, we discovered overexpressed DNAJC12 forms a complex with guanine triphosphate cyclohydrolase 1 (GCH1), a rate-limiting enzyme in the synthesis of tetrahydrobiopterin, a cofactor for biogenic amine synthesis. We also confirm DNAJC12's interaction with tyrosine (TH) and tryptophan hydroxylases, paramount for dopamine (DA) and serotonin (5-HT) synthesis. In-vitro knock-down of DNAJC12 with a siRNA destabilizes DNAJC12-TH-GCH1 complex, whereas reciprocal co-overexpression of TH and GCH1 increases endogenous DNAJC12. Dnajc12 knock-out mice (DKO) exhibit reduced exploratory behavior at 3 months of age in open-field testing. In striatal tissue, total DA and 5-HT, and electrically evoked DA release are all reduced, with enhanced phosphorylation of Th at Ser31 and Ser40. DKO mice present models to develop/refine therapeutics approaches for biogenic amines disorders.

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PMCPMC12125191

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