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SAGE Analysis of Genes Differentially Expressed in Presymptomatic TgSOD1G93A Transgenic Mice Identified Cellular Processes Involved in Early Stage of ALS Pathology

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative condition in which motor neurons of the spinal cord and motor cortex degenerate, resulting in progressive paralysis. Transgenic mice expressing human mutant Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD1) present a pathology that is very similar to that seen in human ALS patients. Using serial analysis of gene expression, we investigated the effects of mutant human SOD1 protein on global gene expression in the spinal cord and lower brain stem of presymptomatic TgSOD1G93A transgenic mice. One hundred twenty transcripts were found to be significantly dysregulated in the presence of mutant SOD1 protein, 79 being down-regulated and 41 up-regulated. Quantitative RT-PCR was used to confirm the differential expression of nine of these genes. Immunohistochemistry analysis on spinal cord sections revealed that dysregulation of these mutant SOD1-induced molecular pathways are concomitant to the appearance of discrete signs of neuropathology including neuronal loss, elevated gliosis, and ubiquitin-positive deposits. Altogether, our data showed that early signs of neuropathology in the SOD1 mutant mice are accompanied by altered expression of genes involved in various biological processes including apoptosis, oxidative stress, ATP biosynthesis, myelination, and axonal transport.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by National Health and Medical Research Council fellowships (171601 and 461204 to H.S.S); National Health and Medical Research Council Grants 219176, 257501, 215201, and 257529 (to H.S.S. and G.K.S.) and 208978 (to CLM and QXL); a grant in aid from the Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia (MLG, HSS and QXL); and a fellowship from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (to T.B.).

DNA sequencing of SAGE libraries was performed by the Australian Genome Research Facility, which was established through the Commonwealth-funded Major National Research Facilities program.

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  1. Division of Molecular Medicine, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria, 3050, Australia

    Michel Guipponi & Lavinia Hyde

  2. Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia

    Qiao-Xin Li

  3. The Mental Health Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia

    Qiao-Xin Li & Colin L. Masters

  4. Division of Bioinformatics, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, 1G Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria, 3050, Australia

    Tim Beissbarth & Gordon K. Smyth

  5. Department of Molecular Pathology, The Centre for Cancer Biology, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science and The Hanson Institute, Box 14 Rundle Mall Post Office, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia

    Hamish S. Scott

  6. Adelaide Cancer Research Institute, The School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia

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Guipponi, M., Li, QX., Hyde, L. et al. SAGE Analysis of Genes Differentially Expressed in Presymptomatic TgSOD1G93A Transgenic Mice Identified Cellular Processes Involved in Early Stage of ALS Pathology. J Mol Neurosci 41, 172–182 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12031-009-9317-1

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