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Synapse dysfunction of layer V pyramidal neurons precedes neurodegeneration in a mouse model of TDP-43 proteinopathies
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posted on 2023-05-18, 21:37 authored by Handley, EE, Kimberley PitmanKimberley Pitman, Dawkins, E, Kaylene YoungKaylene Young, Rosemary ClarkRosemary Clark, Jiang, TC, Turner, BJ, Tracey DicksonTracey Dickson, Catherine BlizzardCatherine BlizzardTDP-43 is a major protein component of pathological neuronal inclusions that are present in frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. We report that TDP-43 plays an important role in dendritic spine formation in the cortex. The density of spines on YFP+ pyramidal neurons in both the motor and somatosensory cortex of Thy1-YFP mice, increased significantly from postnatal day 30 (P30), to peak at P60, before being pruned by P90. By comparison, dendritic spine density was significantly reduced in the motor cortex of Thy1-YFP::TDP-43A315T transgenic mice prior to symptom onset (P60), and in the motor and somatosensory cortex at symptom onset (P90). Morphological spine-type analysis revealed that there was a significant impairment in the development of basal mushroom spines in the motor cortex of Thy1-YFP::TDP-43A315T mice compared to Thy1-YFP control. Furthermore, reductions in spine density corresponded to mislocalisation of TDP-43 immunoreactivity and lowered efficacy of synaptic transmission as determined by electrophysiology at P60. We conclude that mutated TDP-43 has a significant pathological effect at the dendritic spine that is associated with attenuated neural transmission.
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Publication title
Cerebral CortexVolume
27Issue
7Pagination
3630-3647ISSN
1047-3211Department/School
Menzies Institute for Medical ResearchPublisher
Oxford Univ Press IncPlace of publication
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