A dominant mutation in the ITM2B/BRI2 gene causes familial danish dementia (FDD) in humans. To model FDD in animal systems, a knock-in approach was recently implemented in mice expressing a wild-type and a mutant allele, which bears the FDD-associated mutation. Since these FDDKI mice show behavioural alterations and impaired synaptic function, we characterized their synaptosomal proteome via two-dimensional differential in-gel electrophoresis. After identification by nano-liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray-linear ion trap tandem mass spectrometry, the differentially expressed proteins were classified according to their gene ontology descriptions and their predicted functional interactions. The Dlg4/Psd95 scaffold protein and additional signalling proteins, including protein phosphatases, were revealed by STRING analysis as potential players in the altered synaptic function of FDDKI mice. Immunoblotting analysis finally demonstrated the actual down-regulation of the synaptosomal scaffold protein Dlg4/Psd95 and of the dual-specificity phosphatase Dusp3 in the synaptosomes of FDDKI mice.

Proteomic characterization of a mouse model of Familial Danish Dementia / Vitale, Monica; G., Renzone; S., Matsuda; A., Scaloni; L., D???adamio; Zambrano, Nicola. - In: JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICINE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY. - ISSN 1110-7243. - 2012:(2012), pp. 1-8. [10.1155/2012/728178]

Proteomic characterization of a mouse model of Familial Danish Dementia

VITALE, MONICA;ZAMBRANO, NICOLA
2012

Abstract

A dominant mutation in the ITM2B/BRI2 gene causes familial danish dementia (FDD) in humans. To model FDD in animal systems, a knock-in approach was recently implemented in mice expressing a wild-type and a mutant allele, which bears the FDD-associated mutation. Since these FDDKI mice show behavioural alterations and impaired synaptic function, we characterized their synaptosomal proteome via two-dimensional differential in-gel electrophoresis. After identification by nano-liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray-linear ion trap tandem mass spectrometry, the differentially expressed proteins were classified according to their gene ontology descriptions and their predicted functional interactions. The Dlg4/Psd95 scaffold protein and additional signalling proteins, including protein phosphatases, were revealed by STRING analysis as potential players in the altered synaptic function of FDDKI mice. Immunoblotting analysis finally demonstrated the actual down-regulation of the synaptosomal scaffold protein Dlg4/Psd95 and of the dual-specificity phosphatase Dusp3 in the synaptosomes of FDDKI mice.
2012
Proteomic characterization of a mouse model of Familial Danish Dementia / Vitale, Monica; G., Renzone; S., Matsuda; A., Scaloni; L., D???adamio; Zambrano, Nicola. - In: JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICINE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY. - ISSN 1110-7243. - 2012:(2012), pp. 1-8. [10.1155/2012/728178]
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