Multiple layers of CDK5R1 regulation in Alzheimer’s disease

Venturin Marco

RNA 2019

PAVIA, 27-28 giugno 2019

Multiple layers of CDK5R1 regulation in Alzheimer’s disease

Venturin Marco

IL METABOLISMO DELL’RNA NELLE MALATTIE NEUROLOGICHE


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CDK5R1

RNA-binding proteins

MicroRNAs

Long non-coding RNAs

Outline

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Cyclin-dependent kinase 5, regulatory subunit 1 (p35)

- highly expressed in CNS

- encodes p35, a specific activator of the CDK5 kinase

CDK5R1

CDK5R1

p35

p35

CDK5

p35/CDK5 FUNCTIONS

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Implication in the pathology of Alzheimer’s disease

and other neurodegenerative diseases

THE ‘DARK SIDE’ OF p35/CDK5

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924 pb 2725 pb

5’-UTR 3’-UTRCDS

CDK5R1 GENE

Structure and conservation

3’-UTR

Long

Highly conserved

AU-rich elements

Regulation at

post-transcriptional

level?

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CDK5R1


MicroRNAs


Outline

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Identification of a CDK5R1 3’-UTR U-rich region bound by protein factors

SK-N-BE

Zuccotti et al., BBA 2014

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nELAV proteins interact with the R1 region of CDK5R1 3′-UTR and have a

positive regulatory activity on CDK5R1 expression

SK-N-BESK-N-BE

HEK-293

HEK-293


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hnRNPA2/B1 protein interacts with the R1 and R2 regions of CDK5R1 3′-UTR

and displays a negative regulatory activity on its expression

SK-N-BE

hnRNPA2/B1


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CONCLUSIONS - I

A. nELAVs and hnRNPA2/B1 proteins bind a specific U-rich region in

CDK5R1 3’-UTR

B. nELAVs have a stabilizing effect on CDK5R1 transcript and

positively regulate its expression

C. hnRNPA2/B1 has a destabilizing effect on CDK5R1 mRNA and

negatively regulates its expression

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CDK5R1


MicroRNAs


Outline

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Prediction of miRNA target sites within CDK5R1 3′-UTR

The miR-15/107 familyPiCTar predictions

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The miR-15/107 family

Expression miR-15/107 targets

Targets and molecular processes in AD

APP (miR-16, miR-195)

BACE1 (miR-107, miR-195)

Amyloidogenesis (miR-195)

APP/Tau phosphorylation (miR-15a, miR-16)

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miR-15/107 family modulates CDK5R1 expression - I

Moncini et al., Mol. Neurobiol. 2017

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miR-15/107 family modulates CDK5R1 expression - II

SK-N-BE


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miR-15/107 miRNAs do not influence CDK5 expression but its kinase activity

Thr668-


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miR-15/107 family is downregulated in AD temporal cortex and hippocampus

CDK5R1 mRNA levels are increased in AD hippocampus


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Inverse correlation between miR-15/107 and

CDK5R1 expression in hippocampus


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CONCLUSIONS - II

A. The miR-15/107 group of miRNAs is involved in CDK5R1 regulation

B. miR-15/107 miRNAs are able to reduce APP phosphorylation at

threonin 668, suggesting their role in the regulation of CDK5 activity

(without affecting CDK5 levels)

C. The miR-15/107 family is downregulated and CDK5R1 levels are

upregulated in AD brains

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CDK5R1P

-

miR-15/107

nELAVhnRNPA2/B1

+-

CDK5

Microtubules TAU

APP

Neurofilaments

p35

AD (Aβ?)

AD AD

The picture so far…

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CDK5R1


MicroRNAs


Outline

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LSD1REST

CoREST

nLSD1

-

CDK5R1P

-

miR-15/107

nELAVhnRNPA2/B1

+-NEAT1

MALAT1

HOTAIR (interagisce con il complesso LSD1/CoREST/REST)

MALAT1 (modula lo splicing alternativo)

Candidate lncRNAs

Toffolo et al.,

J. Neurochem. 2014

Tsai et al., Science 2010

Tripathi et al., Mol. Cell 2010

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NEAT1, MALAT1 and HOTAIR regulate CDK5R1 and miR-15/107 expression

HeLa

Spreafico et al., Int. J. Mol. Sc. 2018

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MALAT1 modulates the nLSD1/LSD1 ratio

pBS-Splicing MG800

% 8a = h nLSD1/(h LSD1 + h nLSD1)

ASO MALAT1

rqf-PCR

Unpublished data

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CDK5R1P

BDNF

NGF

TNF-α

ERKEGR1

+

MALAT1 positively regulates EGR1 levels

MALAT1

+


Chen et al., 2016

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No difference of MALAT1 expression between AD patients and controls


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NEAT1 is Upregulated in AD Temporal Cortex and Hippocampus


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Unpublished data

nLSD1/LSD1 ratio in AD vs control brains

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Unpublished data

Negative correlation between nLSD1/LSD1 ratio and CDK5R1

expression in AD hippocampus

Hippocampus

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CONCLUSIONS - III

A. NEAT1, HOTAIR, and MALAT1 long non-coding RNAs differently

regulate CDK5R1 expression

B. NEAT1, HOTAIR, and MALAT1 upregulate miR-15/107 expression

C. MALAT1 enhances CDK5R1 expression by upregulating EGR1

transcription factor

D. NEAT1 is upregulated in AD temporal cortex and hippocampus:

protective or pathogenic mechanism?

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What is missing?

RBPs

lncRNAs

miRNAs

Interplay?

Interaction?

1

3 CDK5R1 mRNA subcellular localization

starBase starBase

2 NEAT1_1 vs NEAT1_2, paraspeckles in AD?

ZIP codes? Role of ELAV proteins?

THANKS TO…

Prof. Paola Riva

Silvia Moncini

Paola Zuccotti

Marco Spreafico

Andrea Barbieri

Marta Lunghi

Alice Valmadre

Prof. Elena Battaglioli

Francesco Rusconi

Barbara Grillo

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Prof. Cecilia Gelfi

Sara De Palma

Daniele Capitanio

Prof. Antonia Ratti

Claudia Colombrita

Prof. Michela A. Denti

Margherita Grasso

Francesca Fontana

Valerio Del Vescovo

Multiple layers of CDK5R1 regulation in Alzheimer’s disease

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