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Opposite Regulation of Homer Signal at the NMJ Postsynaptic Micro Domain between Slow- and Fast-Twitch Muscles in an Experimentally Induced Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis (EAMG) Mouse Model
Accelerated postsynaptic remodelling and disturbance of neuromuscular transmission are common features of autoimmune neurodegenerative diseases. Homer protein isoform expression, crosslinking activity and neuromuscular subcellular localisation are studied in mouse hind limb muscles of an experimenta...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9738765/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36499379 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms232315052 |
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author | Schubert, Martin Pelz, Andreas Trautmann, Gabor Block, Katharina Furlan, Sandra Gutsmann, Martina Kohler, Siegfried Volpe, Pompeo Blottner, Dieter Meisel, Andreas Salanova, Michele |
author_facet | Schubert, Martin Pelz, Andreas Trautmann, Gabor Block, Katharina Furlan, Sandra Gutsmann, Martina Kohler, Siegfried Volpe, Pompeo Blottner, Dieter Meisel, Andreas Salanova, Michele |
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description | Accelerated postsynaptic remodelling and disturbance of neuromuscular transmission are common features of autoimmune neurodegenerative diseases. Homer protein isoform expression, crosslinking activity and neuromuscular subcellular localisation are studied in mouse hind limb muscles of an experimentally induced autoimmune model of Myasthenia Gravis (EAMG) and correlated to motor end plate integrity. Soleus (SOL), extensor digitorum longus (EDL) and gastrocnemius (GAS) skeletal muscles are investigated. nAChR membrane clusters were studied to monitor neuromuscular junction (NMJ) integrity. Fibre-type cross-sectional area (CSA) analysis is carried out in order to determine the extent of muscle atrophy. Our findings clearly showed that crosslinking activity of Homer long forms (Homer 1b/c and Homer2a/b) are decreased in slow-twitch and increased in fast-twitch muscle of EAMG whereas the short form of Homer that disrupts Homer crosslinking (Homer1a) is upregulated in slow-twitch muscle only. Densitometry analysis showed a 125% increase in Homer protein expression in EDL, and a 45% decrease in SOL of EAMG mice. In contrast, nAChR fluorescence pixel intensity decreased in endplates of EAMG mice, more distinct in type-I dominant SOL muscle. Morphometric CSA of EAMG vs. control (CTR) revealed a significant reduction in EDL but not in GAS and SOL. Taken together, these results indicate that postsynaptic Homer signalling is impaired in slow-twitch SOL muscle from EAMG mice and provide compelling evidence suggesting a functional coupling between Homer and nAChR, underscoring the key role of Homer in skeletal muscle neurophysiology. |
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spelling | pubmed-97387652022-12-11 Opposite Regulation of Homer Signal at the NMJ Postsynaptic Micro Domain between Slow- and Fast-Twitch Muscles in an Experimentally Induced Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis (EAMG) Mouse Model Schubert, Martin Pelz, Andreas Trautmann, Gabor Block, Katharina Furlan, Sandra Gutsmann, Martina Kohler, Siegfried Volpe, Pompeo Blottner, Dieter Meisel, Andreas Salanova, Michele Int J Mol Sci Article Accelerated postsynaptic remodelling and disturbance of neuromuscular transmission are common features of autoimmune neurodegenerative diseases. Homer protein isoform expression, crosslinking activity and neuromuscular subcellular localisation are studied in mouse hind limb muscles of an experimentally induced autoimmune model of Myasthenia Gravis (EAMG) and correlated to motor end plate integrity. Soleus (SOL), extensor digitorum longus (EDL) and gastrocnemius (GAS) skeletal muscles are investigated. nAChR membrane clusters were studied to monitor neuromuscular junction (NMJ) integrity. Fibre-type cross-sectional area (CSA) analysis is carried out in order to determine the extent of muscle atrophy. Our findings clearly showed that crosslinking activity of Homer long forms (Homer 1b/c and Homer2a/b) are decreased in slow-twitch and increased in fast-twitch muscle of EAMG whereas the short form of Homer that disrupts Homer crosslinking (Homer1a) is upregulated in slow-twitch muscle only. Densitometry analysis showed a 125% increase in Homer protein expression in EDL, and a 45% decrease in SOL of EAMG mice. In contrast, nAChR fluorescence pixel intensity decreased in endplates of EAMG mice, more distinct in type-I dominant SOL muscle. Morphometric CSA of EAMG vs. control (CTR) revealed a significant reduction in EDL but not in GAS and SOL. Taken together, these results indicate that postsynaptic Homer signalling is impaired in slow-twitch SOL muscle from EAMG mice and provide compelling evidence suggesting a functional coupling between Homer and nAChR, underscoring the key role of Homer in skeletal muscle neurophysiology. MDPI 2022-11-30 /pmc/articles/PMC9738765/ /pubmed/36499379 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms232315052 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Schubert, Martin Pelz, Andreas Trautmann, Gabor Block, Katharina Furlan, Sandra Gutsmann, Martina Kohler, Siegfried Volpe, Pompeo Blottner, Dieter Meisel, Andreas Salanova, Michele Opposite Regulation of Homer Signal at the NMJ Postsynaptic Micro Domain between Slow- and Fast-Twitch Muscles in an Experimentally Induced Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis (EAMG) Mouse Model |
title | Opposite Regulation of Homer Signal at the NMJ Postsynaptic Micro Domain between Slow- and Fast-Twitch Muscles in an Experimentally Induced Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis (EAMG) Mouse Model |
title_full | Opposite Regulation of Homer Signal at the NMJ Postsynaptic Micro Domain between Slow- and Fast-Twitch Muscles in an Experimentally Induced Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis (EAMG) Mouse Model |
title_fullStr | Opposite Regulation of Homer Signal at the NMJ Postsynaptic Micro Domain between Slow- and Fast-Twitch Muscles in an Experimentally Induced Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis (EAMG) Mouse Model |
title_full_unstemmed | Opposite Regulation of Homer Signal at the NMJ Postsynaptic Micro Domain between Slow- and Fast-Twitch Muscles in an Experimentally Induced Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis (EAMG) Mouse Model |
title_short | Opposite Regulation of Homer Signal at the NMJ Postsynaptic Micro Domain between Slow- and Fast-Twitch Muscles in an Experimentally Induced Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis (EAMG) Mouse Model |
title_sort | opposite regulation of homer signal at the nmj postsynaptic micro domain between slow- and fast-twitch muscles in an experimentally induced autoimmune myasthenia gravis (eamg) mouse model |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9738765/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36499379 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms232315052 |
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