Cell Reports (Mar 2023)

Post-translational proteomics platform identifies neurite outgrowth impairments in Parkinson’s disease GBA-N370S dopamine neurons

  • Helle Bogetofte,
  • Brent J. Ryan,
  • Pia Jensen,
  • Sissel I. Schmidt,
  • Dana L.E. Vergoossen,
  • Mike B. Barnkob,
  • Lisa N. Kiani,
  • Uroosa Chughtai,
  • Rachel Heon-Roberts,
  • Maria Claudia Caiazza,
  • William McGuinness,
  • Ricardo Márquez-Gómez,
  • Jane Vowles,
  • Fiona S. Bunn,
  • Janine Brandes,
  • Peter Kilfeather,
  • Jack P. Connor,
  • Hugo J.R. Fernandes,
  • Tara M. Caffrey,
  • Morten Meyer,
  • Sally A. Cowley,
  • Martin R. Larsen,
  • Richard Wade-Martins

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 42, no. 3
p. 112180

Abstract

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Summary: Variants at the GBA locus, encoding glucocerebrosidase, are the strongest common genetic risk factor for Parkinson’s disease (PD). To understand GBA-related disease mechanisms, we use a multi-part-enrichment proteomics and post-translational modification (PTM) workflow, identifying large numbers of dysregulated proteins and PTMs in heterozygous GBA-N370S PD patient induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) dopamine neurons. Alterations in glycosylation status show disturbances in the autophagy-lysosomal pathway, which concur with upstream perturbations in mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) activation in GBA-PD neurons. Several native and modified proteins encoded by PD-associated genes are dysregulated in GBA-PD neurons. Integrated pathway analysis reveals impaired neuritogenesis in GBA-PD neurons and identify tau as a key pathway mediator. Functional assays confirm neurite outgrowth deficits and identify impaired mitochondrial movement in GBA-PD neurons. Furthermore, pharmacological rescue of glucocerebrosidase activity in GBA-PD neurons improves the neurite outgrowth deficit. Overall, this study demonstrates the potential of PTMomics to elucidate neurodegeneration-associated pathways and potential drug targets in complex disease models.

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