Bulk RNA seq on cerebral cortices derived from WT and Mecp2 null mice (P60) tretaed or not with rhNGF
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ABSTRACT: MECP2 deficiency causes a broad spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders that can affect both genders, among which Rett syndrome is the most frequent. Main feature of Rett syndrome is an apparent normal development followed by a regression phase in which patients lose most of the previously acquired skills. After this dramatic period, several symptoms progressively get in, including severe intellectual disability, epilepsy, apraxia, breathing abnormalities and motor deterioration. MECP2 codes for an epigenetic transcriptional factor particularly abundant in brain; accordingly, several transcriptional defects characterize the Rett syndrome brain. The well recognized deficiency in different neurotrophins and growth factors in Rett patients and mouse models of Mecp2 deficiency led us to investigate the therapeutic potential of nerve growth factor. The study was performed administrating a GMP-grade recombinant human NGF (rhNGF). To identify molecular mechanisms triggering the observed benefits an unbiased RNAseq study was performed.
Project description:Rett syndrome is a human intellectual disability disorder that is associated with mutations in the X-linked MECP2 gene. Theepigenetic reader MeCP2 binds to methylated cytosines on the DNA and regulates chromatin organization. We have shownpreviously that MECP2 Rett syndrome missense mutations are impaired in chromatin binding and heterochromatinreorganization. Here, we performed a proteomics analysis of post-translational modifications of MeCP2 isolated from adult mousebrain. We show that MeCP2 carries various post-translational modifications, among them phosphorylation on S80 and S421, whichlead to minor changes in either heterochromatin binding kinetics or clustering. We found that MeCP2 is (di)methylated on severalarginines and that this modification alters heterochromatin organization. Interestingly, we identified the Rett syndrome mutationsite R106 as a dimethylation site. In addition, co-expression of protein arginine methyltransferases 1 and 6 lead to a decrease ofheterochromatin clustering. Altogether, we identified and validated novel modifications of MeCP2 in the brain and show that thesecan modulate its ability to bind as well as reorganize heterochromatin, which may play a role in the pathology of Rett syndrome.
Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE24285: Genome-wide Analysis Reveals Mecp2-dependent Regulation of MicroRNAs in a Mouse Model of Rett Syndrome (mm8 chromosomal tiling arrays) GSE24286: Genome-wide Analysis Reveals Mecp2-dependent Regulation of MicroRNAs in a Mouse Model of Rett Syndrome (mm8 promoter tiling arrays) GSE24320: Genome-wide Analysis Reveals Mecp2-dependent Regulation of MicroRNAs in a Mouse Model of Rett Syndrome (high-throughput small RNA sequencing) Refer to individual Series
Project description:Rett syndrome is a severe neurodevelopmental condition that rsults primarily from mutations in the MECP2 gene. MECP2 is known to function as both a transcriptional activator and transcriptional repressor. However, it remains unclear how transcriptional dysregulation resulting from MECP2 mutations lead to the Rett syndrome phenotype. Multiple mouse models have been generated to investigate the function of MECP2 in vivo. Remarkably, despite the neurodevelopmental phenotype characteristic of Rett syndrome, temporal conditional MECP2 knock-out mouse models with MECP2 deletion induced postnatally recapitulate the Rett-syndrome-like phenotype in mouse. Here we investigated gene expression changes in 22-weeks old mice following conditional MECP knock-out at 12 weeks by RNA-sequencing. Consistent with previous data, we identify mild gene expression changes following MECP2 knock-out. These data could prove valuable in future studies comparing conditional MECP2 knock-out at distinct time points and in additional brain regions, and can also serve for investigating alternative splicing changes resulting from MECP2 conditional deletion.
Project description:Rett syndrome (RTT) is an X-linked neurodevelopmental disorder caused by mutations in the gene encoding methyl CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2) that occur sporadically in 1:10,000 female births. RTT is characterized by a period of largely normal development followed by regression in language and motor skills at 6-18 months of age. To investigate alterations in DNA methylation in RTT, we performed whole genome bisulfite sequencing on brodmann area 9 of human cortex from RTT and matched controls.
Project description:Transcription profiling of cultured fibroblastic cell lines from Rett syndrome patients. Rett syndrome (symbolized RTT) is caused by mutations in the gene MECP2 located on the X chromosome. We compared cell lines mutated clones versus non mutated.
Project description:The Rett syndrome protein MeCP2 was described as a methyl-CpG-binding protein, but its exact function remains unknown. Here we show that MeCP2 is a microsatellite binding protein that specifically recognizes hydroxymethylated CA repeats. Depletion of MeCP2 alters chromatin organization of CA repeats and lamina-associated domains and results in nucleosome accumulation on CA repeats and genome-wide transcriptional dysregulation. The structure of MeCP2 in complex with a hydroxymethylated CA repeat reveals a characteristic DNA shape, with significantly modified geometry at the 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, which is recognized specifically by Arg133, a key residue whose mutation causes Rett syndrome. Our work identifies MeCP2 as a microsatellite DNA binding protein that targets the 5hmC-modified CA-rich strand and maintains genome regions nucleosome-free, suggesting a role for MeCP2 dysfunction in Rett syndrome.
Project description:The Rett syndrome protein MeCP2 was described as a methyl-CpG-binding protein, but its exact function remains unknown. Here we show that MeCP2 is a microsatellite binding protein that specifically recognizes hydroxymethylated CA repeats. Depletion of MeCP2 alters chromatin organization of CA repeats and lamina-associated domains and results in nucleosome accumulation on CA repeats and genome-wide transcriptional dysregulation. The structure of MeCP2 in complex with a hydroxymethylated CA repeat reveals a characteristic DNA shape, with significantly modified geometry at the 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, which is recognized specifically by Arg133, a key residue whose mutation causes Rett syndrome. Our work identifies MeCP2 as a microsatellite DNA binding protein that targets the 5hmC-modified CA-rich strand and maintains genome regions nucleosome-free, suggesting a role for MeCP2 dysfunction in Rett syndrome.
Project description:The Rett syndrome protein MeCP2 was described as a methyl-CpG-binding protein, but its exact function remains unknown. Here we show that MeCP2 is a microsatellite binding protein that specifically recognizes hydroxymethylated CA repeats. Depletion of MeCP2 alters chromatin organization of CA repeats and lamina-associated domains and results in nucleosome accumulation on CA repeats and genome-wide transcriptional dysregulation. The structure of MeCP2 in complex with a hydroxymethylated CA repeat reveals a characteristic DNA shape, with significantly modified geometry at the 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, which is recognized specifically by Arg133, a key residue whose mutation causes Rett syndrome. Our work identifies MeCP2 as a microsatellite DNA binding protein that targets the 5hmC-modified CA-rich strand and maintains genome regions nucleosome-free, suggesting a role for MeCP2 dysfunction in Rett syndrome.
Project description:The Rett syndrome protein MeCP2 was described as a methyl-CpG-binding protein, but its exact function remains unknown. Here we show that MeCP2 is a microsatellite binding protein that specifically recognizes hydroxymethylated CA repeats. Depletion of MeCP2 alters chromatin organization of CA repeats and lamina-associated domains and results in nucleosome accumulation on CA repeats and genome-wide transcriptional dysregulation. The structure of MeCP2 in complex with a hydroxymethylated CA repeat reveals a characteristic DNA shape, with significantly modified geometry at the 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, which is recognized specifically by Arg133, a key residue whose mutation causes Rett syndrome. Our work identifies MeCP2 as a microsatellite DNA binding protein that targets the 5hmC-modified CA-rich strand and maintains genome regions nucleosome-free, suggesting a role for MeCP2 dysfunction in Rett syndrome.
Project description:The Rett syndrome protein MeCP2 was described as a methyl-CpG-binding protein, but its exact function remains unknown. Here we show that MeCP2 is a microsatellite binding protein that specifically recognizes hydroxymethylated CA repeats. Depletion of MeCP2 alters chromatin organization of CA repeats and lamina-associated domains and results in nucleosome accumulation on CA repeats and genome-wide transcriptional dysregulation. The structure of MeCP2 in complex with a hydroxymethylated CA repeat reveals a characteristic DNA shape, with significantly modified geometry at the 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, which is recognized specifically by Arg133, a key residue whose mutation causes Rett syndrome. Our work identifies MeCP2 as a microsatellite DNA binding protein that targets the 5hmC-modified CA-rich strand and maintains genome regions nucleosome-free, suggesting a role for MeCP2 dysfunction in Rett syndrome.