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AuthorPicker-Minh, Sylvie
AuthorLuperi, Ilaria
AuthorRavindran, Ethiraj
AuthorKraemer, Nadine
AuthorZaqout, Sami
AuthorStoltenburg-Didinger, Gisela
AuthorNinnemann, Olaf
AuthorHernandez-Miranda, Luis R.
AuthorMani, Shyamala
AuthorKaindl, Angela M.
Available date2023-02-21T05:19:10Z
Publication Date2022-01-01
Publication NameCerebellum
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12311-022-01488-z
CitationPicker-Minh, S., Luperi, I., Ravindran, E. et al. PTRH2 is Necessary for Purkinje Cell Differentiation and Survival and its Loss Recapitulates Progressive Cerebellar Atrophy and Ataxia Seen in IMNEPD Patients. Cerebellum (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12311-022-01488-z
ISSN14734222
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URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/40176
AbstractHomozygous variants in the peptidyl-tRNA hydrolase 2 gene (PTRH2) cause infantile-onset multisystem neurologic, endocrine, and pancreatic disease. The objective is to delineate the mechanisms underlying the core cerebellar phenotype in this disease. For this, we generated constitutive (Ptrh2LoxPxhCMVCre, Ptrh2−/− mice) and Purkinje cell (PC) specific (Ptrh2LoxPxPcp2Cre, Ptrh2ΔPCmice) Ptrh2 mutant mouse models and investigated the effect of the loss of Ptrh2 on cerebellar development. We show that Ptrh2−/− knockout mice had severe postnatal runting and lethality by postnatal day 14. Ptrh2ΔPC PC specific knockout mice survived until adult age; however, they showed progressive cerebellar atrophy and functional cerebellar deficits with abnormal gait and ataxia. PCs of Ptrh2ΔPC mice had reduced cell size and density, stunted dendrites, and lower levels of ribosomal protein S6, a readout of the mammalian target of rapamycin pathway. By adulthood, there was a marked loss of PCs. Thus, we identify a cell autonomous requirement for PTRH2 in PC maturation and survival. Loss of PTRH2 in PCs leads to downregulation of the mTOR pathway and PC atrophy. This suggests a molecular mechanism underlying the ataxia and cerebellar atrophy seen in patients with PTRH2 mutations leading to infantile-onset multisystem neurologic, endocrine, and pancreatic disease.
SponsorOpen Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL. Our research was financially supported by the German Research Foundation (SFB1315, FOR3004) and the Charité.
Languageen
PublisherSpringer
SubjectAtaxia
Cell survival
IMNEPD
mTOR
PTRH2
Purkinje cells
TitlePTRH2 is Necessary for Purkinje Cell Differentiation and Survival and its Loss Recapitulates Progressive Cerebellar Atrophy and Ataxia Seen in IMNEPD Patients
TypeArticle
ESSN1473-4230
dc.accessType Open Access


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