Resumen
Angelman syndrome (AS) is a severe neurological disorder caused by a deficiency of ubiquitin protein ligase E3A (UBE3A), but the pathophysiology of the disease remains unknown. We now report that in the brains of AS mice in which the maternal UBE3A allele is mutated (m-) and the paternal allele is potentially inactivated by imprinting (p+) (UBE3A m-\p+), the mitochondria are abnormal and exhibit a partial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) defect. Electron microscopy of the hippocampal region of the UBE3A m-\p+ mice (n= 6) reveals small, dense mitochondria with altered cristae, relative to wild-type littermates (n= 6) and reduced synaptic vesicle density. The specific activity of OXPHOS complex III is reduced in whole brain mitochondria in UBE3A m-\p+ (n= 5) mice versus wild-type littermates (n= 5). Therefore, mitochondrial dysfunction may contribute to the pathophysiology of Angelman syndrome.
| Idioma original | English |
|---|---|
| Páginas (desde-hasta) | 129-133 |
| Número de páginas | 5 |
| Publicación | Neuroscience Letters |
| Volumen | 487 |
| N.º | 2 |
| DOI | |
| Estado | Published - ene 7 2011 |
Financiación
The authors thank Dr. Beaudet for providing the UBE3A deficient mice and establishing UC Irvine as a Rare Diseases Clinical Research site for the Angelman, Rett, and Prader–Willi Syndromes Consortium studies. This research was supported by the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Consortia (USA), 5 U54 RR019478-05 and an RDCRN postdoctoral trainee award (H.S.), R01AR050236 (V.E.K.), California Regenerative Medicine Predoctoral Fellowship TI-00008 (W.F.), the National Institute of Health (USA) grants NS21328, NS41850, AG13154, AG24373 and AG16573 (D.C.W.).
| Financiadores | Número del financiador |
|---|---|
| California Institute for Regenerative Medicine | TI-00008 |
| Rare Diseases Clinical Research Consortia | R01AR050236, 5 U54 RR019478-05 |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | AG24373, NS21328, NS41850, AG16573, AG13154 |
| Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development | K12HD043494 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience
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