Characterization of a pathogenic variant in GBA for Parkinson’s disease with mild cognitive impairment patients
Posted on 2020-07-09 - 05:28
Abstract Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a well-established risk factor for the development of dementia in PD. A growing body of evidence suggests that low expression of glucocerebrosidase (GBA) promotes the transmission of α-synuclein (α-Syn) interpolymers and the progression of PD. However, how GBA mutations affect the pathogenesis of PD via abnormal aggregation of α-Syn is unclear, and no clinically valid PD-MCI genetic markers have been identified. Here, we first located a GBA eQTL, rs12411216, by analysing DHS, eQTL SNP, and transcription factor binding site data using the UCSC database. Subsequently, we found that rs12411216 was significantly associated with PD-MCI (P < 0.05) in 306 PD patients by genotyping. In exploring the relationship between rs12411216 and GBA expression, the SNP was found to be associated with GBA expression in 50 PD patients through qPCR verification. In a further CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing module, the SNP was identified to cause a decrease in GBA expression, weaken enzymatic activity and enhance the abnormal aggregation of α-Syn in SH-SY5Y cells. Additionally, using an electrophoretic mobility shift assay, we confirmed that the binding efficiency of transcription factor E2F4 was affected by the rs12411216 SNP. In conclusion, our results showed that rs12411216 regulated GBA expression, supporting its potential role as a PD-MCI genetic biomarker and highlighting novel mechanisms underlying Parkinson’s disease.
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Jiang, Zhiqiang; Huang, Yilin; Zhang, Piao; Han, Chongyin; Lu, Yueer; Mo, Zongchao; et al. (2020). Characterization of a pathogenic variant in GBA for Parkinson’s disease with mild cognitive impairment patients. figshare. Collection. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5054205.v1
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AUTHORS (15)
ZJ
Zhiqiang Jiang
YH
Yilin Huang
PZ
Piao Zhang
CH
Chongyin Han
YL
Yueer Lu
ZM
Zongchao Mo
ZZ
Zhanyu Zhang
XL
Xin Li
SZ
Sisi Zhao
FC
Fuqiang Cai
LH
Lizhen Huang
CC
Chunbo Chen
ZS
Zhihong Shi
YZ
Yuhu Zhang
FL
Fei Ling