Abstract
Primary familial brain calcification (PFBC) is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by bilateral cerebral calcification with diverse neurologic or psychiatric symptoms. Recently, XPR1 variation has accounted for PFBC as another new causative gene. However, little is known about the distribution and basic function of XPR1 and its interaction with the other three pathogenic genes for PFBC (SLC20A2, PDGFRB and PDGFB). The aim of this study was to further clarify the role of XPR1 in PFBC brain pathology. As a result, gene expression profiles showed that XPR1 mRNA was widely expressed throughout the mouse brain. Cerebellum and striatum, most commonly affected in PFBC, contained a higher level of XPR1 protein than other brain regions. Additionally, XPR1 deficiency seriously affected Pi efflux and XPR1 mutations seemed to have an effect through haploinsufficiency mechanism. The immunoprecipitation and immunohistochemical studies demonstrated that XPR1 could interact with PDGFRB and might form a complex on the cell membrane. These results suggested that XPR1 played a fundamental role in the maintenance of cellular phosphate balance in the brain. This provided us with a novel perspective on understanding the pathophysiology of PFBC. The expression networks and interaction with the known pathogenic genes could shed new light on additional candidate genes for PFBC.
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This work was supported by the grant 81322017, 81371261, and U1505222 from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, grant NCET-13-0736 from Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University, National Key Clinical Specialty Discipline Construction Program and Key Clinical Specialty Discipline Construction Program of Fujian.
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Yao, XP., Zhao, M., Wang, C. et al. Analysis of gene expression and functional characterization of XPR1: a pathogenic gene for primary familial brain calcification. Cell Tissue Res 370, 267–273 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00441-017-2663-3
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