Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience (Apr 2022)

Cytoplasmic Polyadenylation Element-Binding Protein 1 Post-transcriptionally Regulates Fragile X Mental Retardation 1 Expression Through 3′ Untranslated Region in Central Nervous System Neurons

  • Souichi Oe,
  • Shinichi Hayashi,
  • Susumu Tanaka,
  • Taro Koike,
  • Yukie Hirahara,
  • Ryohei Seki-Omura,
  • Rio Kakizaki,
  • Sumika Sakamoto,
  • Yosuke Nakano,
  • Yasuko Noda,
  • Hisao Yamada,
  • Masaaki Kitada

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fncel.2022.869398
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16

Abstract

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Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is an inherited intellectual disability caused by a deficiency in Fragile X mental retardation 1 (Fmr1) gene expression. Recent studies have proposed the importance of cytoplasmic polyadenylation element-binding protein 1 (CPEB1) in FXS pathology; however, the molecular interaction between Fmr1 mRNA and CPEB1 has not been fully investigated. Here, we revealed that CPEB1 co-localized and interacted with Fmr1 mRNA in hippocampal and cerebellar neurons and culture cells. Furthermore, CPEB1 knockdown upregulated Fmr1 mRNA and protein levels and caused aberrant localization of Fragile X mental retardation protein in neurons. In an FXS cell model, CPEB1 knockdown upregulated the mRNA levels of several mitochondria-related genes and rescued the intracellular heat shock protein family A member 9 distribution. These findings suggest that CPEB1 post-transcriptionally regulated Fmr1 expression through the 3′ untranslated region, and that CPEB1 knockdown might affect mitochondrial function.

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