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Transcriptional profiling of mouse embryonic fibroblasts harboring the Fxn G127V mutation

ABSTRACT: Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by mutations in the frataxin (FXN) gene. In this study, we immortalized mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) derived from G127V Fxn mutant mice and compared them to the wild-type (WT) MEFs. Mutant G127V MEFs demonstrated decreased cell proliferation and ATP production, as well as an increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS) production when compared to WT cells. These phenotypes are partially corrected by exogenous expression of frataxin. Surprisingly, extended passaging of immortalized G127V Fxn MEFs improves their proliferation, and alleviates ATP deficiency as well as decreases ROS levels despite persistent frataxin deficiency. We defined gene expression changes associated with phenotypic adaptation of G127V mutant MEFs by comparing transcriptional profiles of early and late passage G127V MEFs with WT cells.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE255810 | GEO | 2025/01/22

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:Friedreich's Ataxia (FRDA), a rare, inherited, progressive degenerative disease, is caused by a defective expression of mitochondrial protein frataxin (FXN), due to homozygous hyper-expansion of GAA triplets in the gene which severely reduce its transcription. FXN is crucial for cell survival and its deficiency in humans critically affects viability of neurons, cardiomyocytes and pancreatic beta cells. Around two thirds of individuals with FRDA show typical manifestation of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, that can progress in heart failure and death. Except for FXN, very few genes have been correlated with ataxia and cardiac disease in FRDA. To identify other genes involved in pathogenesis of FRDA, a microarray analysis on FRDA patient's lymphoblastoid cells stably reconstituted with FXN was performed. HS-1 associated protein X-1 (HAX-1), a family of proteins playing important roles in the protection of cardiomyocytes from apoptosis, is the highest up-regulated transcript (FC=+2, p<0.0006). HAX-1 is highly expressed in heart and HAX-1 heterozygous-deficient hearts exhibit increases in infarct size. The microarray result was further assessed with qRT-PCR and western blot analysis performed on HEK293 stably transfected with empty vector or FXN-vector and lymphoblasts from FRDA patients compared to clinically unaffected heterozygous parents, confirming a strong co-expression of HAX-1 and FXN both at mRNA and protein level. Moreover, analysis of FXN and HAX-1 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of FRDA patients (n=13), heterozygous parents (n=6) and non-correlated healthy controls (n=13) revealed that their expressions are correlated. The positive correlation is more significant in FRDA patients showing a cardiac disease (10/13). The positive correlation between frataxin and HAX-1 expression level suggests a potential link of HAX-1 expression to pro-survival or protective cellular pathways related to frataxin. Thus, HAX-1 may be considered a specific biomarker of cardiomyopathy in FRDA and may represent a prognostic implement in these patients. Moreover, the discovery of novel genetic "risk" or "protective" factors in cardiomyopathy is crucial to improve risk stratification strategies and to identify new therapeutic targets.

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