Sharma et al. 2020 (PRJNA611609)

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Title Mutant huntingtin stalls ribosomes and represses protein synthesis in a cellular model of Huntington disease [Ribo-seq]
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Number of Samples 9
Release Date 2020/03/09 00:00
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SRA SRP252106
ENA SRP252106
GEO GSE146674
BioProject PRJNA611609

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Authors Sharma M, Rajendrarao S, Shahani N, Ramírez-Jarquín UN, Subramaniam S
Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Publication Date 2020 Jul 7
Abstract Huntington disease (HD) is caused by an expansion mutation of the N-terminal polyglutamine of huntingtin (mHTT). mHTT is ubiquitously present, but it induces noticeable damage to the brain's striatum, thereby affecting motor, psychiatric, and cognitive functions. The striatal damage and progression of HD are associated with the inflammatory response; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we report that cGMP-AMP synthase (cGAS), a DNA sensor, is a critical regulator of inflammatory and autophagy responses in HD. Ribosome profiling revealed that the cGAS mRNA has high ribosome occupancy at exon 1 and codon-specific pauses at positions 171 (CCG) and 172 (CGT) in HD striatal cells. Moreover, the protein levels and activity of cGAS (based on the phosphorylated STING and phosphorylated TBK1 levels), and the expression and ribosome occupancy of cGAS-dependent inflammatory genes ( Ccl5 and Cxcl10 ) are increased in HD striatum. Depletion of cGAS diminishes cGAS activity and decreases the expression of inflammatory genes while suppressing the up-regulation of autophagy in HD cells. In contrast, reinstating cGAS in cGAS-depleted HD cells activates cGAS activity and promotes inflammatory and autophagy responses. Ribosome profiling also revealed that LC3A and LC3B , the two major autophagy initiators, show altered ribosome occupancy in HD cells. We also detected the presence of numerous micronuclei, which are known to induce cGAS, in the cytoplasm of neurons derived from human HD embryonic stem cells. Collectively, our results indicate that cGAS is up-regulated in HD and mediates inflammatory and autophagy responses. Thus, targeting the cGAS pathway may offer therapeutic benefits in HD. Copyright © 2020 the Author(s). Published by PNAS.
PMC PMC7354937
PMID 32581130
DOI
Run Accession Study Accession Scientific Name Cell Line Library Type Treatment GWIPS-viz Trips-Viz Reads BAM BigWig (F) BigWig (R)
SRR11273545 PRJNA611609 Mus musculus NA_Striatal Ribo-Seq 0.0
SRR11273546 PRJNA611609 Mus musculus NA_Striatal Ribo-Seq 0.0
SRR11273547 PRJNA611609 Mus musculus NA_Striatal Ribo-Seq 0.0
SRR11273548 PRJNA611609 Mus musculus NA_Striatal Ribo-Seq 0.0
SRR11273549 PRJNA611609 Mus musculus NA_Striatal Ribo-Seq 0.0
SRR11273550 PRJNA611609 Mus musculus NA_Striatal Ribo-Seq 0.0
SRR11273551 PRJNA611609 Mus musculus NA_Striatal Ribo-Seq 0.0
SRR11273552 PRJNA611609 Mus musculus NA_Striatal Ribo-Seq 0.0
SRR11273553 PRJNA611609 Mus musculus NA_Striatal Ribo-Seq 0.0
Run Accession Study Accession Scientific Name Cell Line Library Type Treatment GWIPS-viz Trips-Viz Reads BAM BigWig (F) BigWig (R)

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