scholarly journals Large-Scale Phenotyping of an Accurate Genetic Mouse Model of JNCL Identifies Novel Early Pathology Outside the Central Nervous System

PLoS ONE ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. e38310 ◽  
Author(s):  
John F. Staropoli ◽  
Larissa Haliw ◽  
Sunita Biswas ◽  
Lillian Garrett ◽  
Sabine M. Hölter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Mouse Model ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Genetic Mouse Model ◽  
The Central Nervous System

scholarly journals The Function of Selenium in Central Nervous System: Lessons from MsrB1 Knockout Mouse Models

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 1372
Author(s):  
Tengrui Shi ◽  
Jianxi Song ◽  
Guanying You ◽  
Yujie Yang ◽  
Qiong Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Synaptic Plasticity ◽  
Mouse Model ◽  
Mouse Models ◽  
Knockout Mouse ◽  
Methionine Sulfoxide ◽  
Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase ◽  
Knockout Mouse Model ◽  
The Central Nervous System

MsrB1 used to be named selenoprotein R, for it was first identified as a selenocysteine containing protein by searching for the selenocysteine insert sequence (SECIS) in the human genome. Later, it was found that MsrB1 is homologous to PilB in Neisseria gonorrhoeae, which is a methionine sulfoxide reductase (Msr), specifically reducing L-methionine sulfoxide (L-Met-O) in proteins. In humans and mice, four members constitute the Msr family, which are MsrA, MsrB1, MsrB2, and MsrB3. MsrA can reduce free or protein-containing L-Met-O (S), whereas MsrBs can only function on the L-Met-O (R) epimer in proteins. Though there are isomerases existent that could transfer L-Met-O (S) to L-Met-O (R) and vice-versa, the loss of Msr individually results in different phenotypes in mice models. These observations indicate that the function of one Msr cannot be totally complemented by another. Among the mammalian Msrs, MsrB1 is the only selenocysteine-containing protein, and we recently found that loss of MsrB1 perturbs the synaptic plasticity in mice, along with the astrogliosis in their brains. In this review, we summarized the effects resulting from Msr deficiency and the bioactivity of selenium in the central nervous system, especially those that we learned from the MsrB1 knockout mouse model. We hope it will be helpful in better understanding how the trace element selenium participates in the reduction of L-Met-O and becomes involved in neurobiology.

scholarly journals A genetic mouse model of adult-onset, pervasive central nervous system demyelination with robust remyelination

Brain ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 133 (10) ◽  
pp. 3017-3029 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Traka ◽  
Kavin Arasi ◽  
Robin L. Avila ◽  
Joseph R. Podojil ◽  
Athena Christakos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Mouse Model ◽  
Adult Onset ◽  
Genetic Mouse Model ◽  
Central Nervous System Demyelination

scholarly journals Endogenous Cu in the central nervous system fails to satiate the elevated requirement for Cu in a mutant SOD1 mouse model of ALS

Metallomics ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 1002-1011 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. B. Hilton ◽  
A. R. White ◽  
P. J. Crouch
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Mouse Model ◽  
Limited Capacity ◽  
Mutant Sod1 ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Sod1 Mouse ◽  
Lateral Sclerosis

It is unclear why ubiquitous expression of mutant SOD1 selectively affects the central nervous system in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Here we hypothesise that the central nervous system is primarily affected because, unlike other tissues, it has relatively limited capacity to satiate an increased requirement for Cu.

scholarly journals Molecular Mechanism of the Flexible Glycan Receptor Recognition by Mumps Virus

2019 ◽  
Vol 93 (15) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Kubota ◽  
Rei Matsuoka ◽  
Tateki Suzuki ◽  
Koji Yonekura ◽  
Yusuke Yanagi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Sialic Acid ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Mumps Virus ◽  
Glycan Array ◽  
Gm2 Ganglioside ◽  
Sialyl Lewis ◽  
Receptor Recognition ◽  
The Central Nervous System

ABSTRACT Mumps virus (MuV) is an important aerosol-transmitted human pathogen causing epidemic parotitis, meningitis, encephalitis, and deafness. MuV preferentially uses a trisaccharide containing α2,3-linked sialic acid as a receptor. However, given the MuV tropism toward glandular tissues and the central nervous system, an additional glycan motif(s) may also serve as a receptor. Here, we performed a large-scale glycan array screen with MuV hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (MuV-HN) attachment proteins by using 600 types of glycans from The Consortium for Functional Glycomics Protein-Glycan Interaction Core in an effort to find new glycan receptor motif(s). According to the results of the glycan array, we successfully determined the crystal structures of MuV-HN proteins bound to newly identified glycan motifs, sialyl LewisX (SLeX) and the oligosaccharide portion of the GM2 ganglioside (GM2-glycan). Interestingly, the complex structures showed that SLeX and GM2-glycan share the same configuration with the reported trisaccharide motif, 3′-sialyllactose (3′-SL), at the binding site of MuV-HN, while SLeX and GM2-glycan have several unique interactions compared with those of 3′-SL. Thus, MuV-HN protein can allow an additional spatial modification in GM2-glycan and SLeX at the second and third carbohydrates from the nonreducing terminus of the core trisaccharide structure, respectively. Importantly, MuV entry was efficiently inhibited in the presence of 3′-SL, SLeX, or GM2-glycan derivatives, which indicates that these motifs can serve as MuV receptors. The α2,3-sialylated oligosaccharides, such as SLeX and 3′-sialyllactosamine, are broadly expressed in various tissues, and GM2 exists mainly in neural tissues and the adrenal gland. The distribution of these glycan motifs in human tissues/organs may have bearing on MuV tropism. IMPORTANCE Mumps virus (MuV) infection is characterized by parotid gland swelling and can cause pancreatitis, orchitis, meningitis, and encephalitis. MuV-related hearing loss is also a serious complication because it is usually irreversible. MuV outbreaks have been reported in many countries, even in high-vaccine-coverage areas. MuV has tropism toward glandular tissues and the central nervous system. To understand the unique MuV tropism, revealing the mechanism of receptor recognition by MuV is very important. Here, using a large-scale glycan array and X-ray crystallography, we show that MuV recognizes sialyl LewisX and GM2 ganglioside as receptors, in addition to a previously reported MuV receptor, a trisaccharide containing an α2,3-linked sialic acid. The flexible recognition of these glycan receptors by MuV may explain the unique tropism and pathogenesis of MuV. Structures will also provide a template for the development of effective entry inhibitors targeting the receptor-binding site of MuV.

scholarly journals A Japanese Encephalitis Virus Genotype 5 Molecular Clone Is Highly Neuropathogenic in a Mouse Model: Impact of the Structural Protein Region on Virulence

2015 ◽  
Vol 89 (11) ◽  
pp. 5862-5875 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mélissanne de Wispelaere ◽  
Marie-Pascale Frenkiel ◽  
Philippe Desprès
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Mouse Model ◽  
Japanese Encephalitis Virus ◽  
Japanese Encephalitis ◽  
Viral Clearance ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Genotype 5

ABSTRACTJapanese encephalitis virus (JEV) strains can be separated into 5 genotypes (g1 to g5) based on sequence similarity. JEV g5 strains have been rarely isolated and are poorly characterized. We report here the full characterization of a g5 virus generated using a cDNA-based technology and its comparison with a widely studied g3 strain. We did not observe any major differences between those viruses when their infectious cycles were studied in various cell linesin vitro. Interestingly, the JEV g5 strain was highly pathogenic when inoculated to BALB/c mice, which are known to be largely resistant to JEV g3 infection. The study of chimeric viruses between JEV g3 and g5 showed that there was a poor viral clearance of viruses that express JEV g5 structural proteins in BALB/c mice blood, which correlated with viral invasion of the central nervous system and encephalitis. In addition, using anin vitromodel of the blood-brain barrier, we were able to show that JEV g5 does not have an enhanced capacity for entering the central nervous system, compared to JEV g3. Overall, in addition to providing a first characterization of the understudied JEV g5, our work highlights the importance of sustaining an early viremia in the development of JEV encephalitis.IMPORTANCEGenotype 5 viruses are genetically and serologically distinct from other JEV genotypes and can been associated with human encephalitis, which warrants the need for their characterization. In this study, we characterized thein vitroandin vivoproperties of a JEV g5 strain and showed that it was more neuropathogenic in a mouse model than a well-characterized JEV g3 strain. The enhanced virulence of JEV g5 was associated with poor viral clearance but not with enhanced crossing of the blood-brain barrier, thus providing new insights into JEV pathogenesis.

scholarly journals Peripherally administered antibodies against amyloid β-peptide enter the central nervous system and reduce pathology in a mouse model of Alzheimer disease

10.1038/78682 ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 916-919 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frédérique Bard ◽  
Catherine Cannon ◽  
Robin Barbour ◽  
Rae-Lyn Burke ◽  
Dora Games ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Alzheimer Disease ◽  
Mouse Model ◽  
Amyloid Β ◽  
Amyloid Β Peptide ◽  
The Central Nervous System

Su1934 Activation Status of the Central Nervous System and Lumbar Dorsal Root Ganglia in a Mouse Model of Polymicrobial Abdominal Septic Ileus

2016 ◽  
Vol 150 (4) ◽  
pp. S592-S593
Author(s):  
Sara Nullens ◽  
Steven Deleye ◽  
Joris De Man ◽  
Sven M. Francque ◽  
Steven Staelens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Mouse Model ◽  
Dorsal Root Ganglia ◽  
Dorsal Root ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Activation Status
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