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ArticleMolecular genetics and genomics : MGG2026

Circ-FoxO3 alleviates APOE4-induced brain pathology through FoxO3-mediated autophagy.

Kejing He, Houlin Wei, Qi Chen, Xueyi Wen, Weilong Ding, Yufeng Li, Keshen Li, Zhenguo Yang

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Kejing He *Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Clinical Neuroscience Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, 613 West Huangpu Ave, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Houlin Wei *Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Clinical Neuroscience Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, 613 West Huangpu Ave, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Qi Chen *Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Clinical Neuroscience Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, 613 West Huangpu Ave, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Xueyi WenDepartment of Neurology and Stroke Center, Clinical Neuroscience Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, 613 West Huangpu Ave, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Weilong DingDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, 613 West Huangpu Ave, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Yufeng LiDepartment of Neurology and Stroke Center, Clinical Neuroscience Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, 613 West Huangpu Ave, Guangzhou, 510632, China. lyufeng120@126.com.
Keshen LiDepartment of Neurology and Stroke Center, Clinical Neuroscience Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, 613 West Huangpu Ave, Guangzhou, 510632, China. likeshen1971@126.com.
Zhenguo YangDepartment of Neurology and Stroke Center, Clinical Neuroscience Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, 613 West Huangpu Ave, Guangzhou, 510632, China. yangzhenguo@jnu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7674-977X

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 82201437Science and Technology Projects in Guangzhou 2023B03J1351Science and Technology Projects in Guangzhou 2025A03J4169Science and Technology Projects in Guangzhou 2025A04J3475
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Abstract

The APOE4 is a well-established and significant genetic risk factor associated with the accumulation of β-amyloid (Aβ) plaques and hyperphosphorylated tau (p-tau) in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Our previous research has implicated circular RNA FoxO3 (circ-FoxO3) in the clearance of aggregated proteins in ischemic stroke. However, the role of circ-FoxO3 in the accumulation of abnormal proteins during AD development remains unclear. In this study, we demonstrate that circ-FoxO3 mitigates APOE4-driven neurotoxic protein aggregation by enhancing FoxO3-mediated autophagy. Specifically, transgenic mice expressing human APOE4 exhibited elevated levels of p-tau and Aβ, and these pathological alterations were significantly ameliorated by circ-FoxO3. Mechanistically, we found that circ-FoxO3 upregulates its host gene FoxO3, leading to activation of autophagy and subsequent clearance of neurotoxic protein aggregates. The findings highlight a critical role for circ-FoxO3 in counteracting APOE4-induced brain damage and suggest its potential as a therapeutic target for mitigating APOE4-related neuropathology.

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Alzheimer DiseaseApolipoprotein E4AutophagyBrainForkhead Box Protein O3RNA, CircularAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsHumansMiceMice, Transgenictau ProteinsAmyloid beta-PeptidesApolipoprotein E4Forkhead Box Protein O3FOXO3 protein, humanFoxO3 protein, mouseRNA, Circulartau ProteinsAlzheimer's diseaseAPOE4AutophagyCircular RNA FoxO3

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