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Molecular and physiological basis of neuronal vulnerability in ALS

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K06933
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 46020:Anatomy and histopathology of nervous system-related
Research InstitutionNational Institute of Genetics

Principal Investigator

Asakawa Kazuhide  国立遺伝学研究所, 遺伝形質研究系, 客員研究員 (30515664)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
KeywordsALS / オートファジー / 運動ニューロン / ATP / 神経変性 / ALS脆弱性 / TDP-43 / ミトコンドリア / 細胞サイズ / オートファジー流動 / 選択的脆弱性 / tbk1 / 神経変性疾患 / ゼブラフィッシュ
Outline of Research at the Start

神経変性疾患である筋萎縮性側索硬化症(ALS)には、運動ニューロンのみが特異的に変性し、感覚ニューロンや介在ニューロンは変性し難い、といった特徴的な変性の選択性がある。ニューロンに備わるこのようなALS脆弱性やALS耐性のメカニズムの多くが現在未解明である。本研究は、中枢神経系をリアルタイムに、かつ、サブセルラーの解像度で解析することが容易なゼブラフィッシュをモデルに用いて、主に、タンパク質分解に着目しながら、ALS脆弱性・ALS耐性を規定する分子生理的メカニズムを解明することを目指す。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

A major hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is that the motor neurons regulating skeletal muscle contraction are selectively targeted for degeneration, while sensory neurons and interneurons are relatively spared. It has also been known that, among the motor neurons, large cells are more vulnerable than smaller ones. Understanding of molecular and physiological basis of these selective neuronal vulnerability in ALS may provide a clue for designing effective therapy for this currently incurable disease. In this study, we discover that, in zebrafish, the larger spinal motor neurons display a higher autophagic flux and lower intracellular ATP level than smaller ones. Repression of autophagic flux by overexpression of mTOR kinase led to a decrease in intracellular ATP level and diminished motor axon outgrowth. These results imply that a stagnant autophagic flux would increase neuronal ALS vulnerability via reduction of intracellular ATP level.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

筋萎縮性側索硬化症(ALS)は、脳が発する運動の指令を筋肉に伝達する神経細胞「運動ニューロン」が変性して失われ、全身の筋肉が衰える難病である。ALSの根本的な原因は未だ不明であるが、運動ニューロンの中でもとりわけ、サイズが大きい運動ニューロンほど、変性しやすいことが知られている。本研究によって、大きい運動ニューロンでは、「細胞のエネルギー通貨」ともよばれるATPが低下していて、なおかつ、細胞内のリサイクルシステム「オートファジー」が活発に働いていることをがわかった。細胞のエネルギーの産生をオートファジー流動に大きく依存している細胞ほど、ALSで失われやすい可能性が考えられた。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (28 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (1 results) Journal Article (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 5 results,  Open Access: 4 results) Presentation (15 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Invited: 7 results) Remarks (4 results) Patent(Industrial Property Rights) (3 results) (of which Overseas: 2 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] St. Jude Children's Research Hospital(米国)

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Optogenetic Phase Transition of TDP-43 in Spinal Motor Neurons of Zebrafish Larvae2022

    • Author(s)
      Asakawa Kazuhide、Handa Hiroshi、Kawakami Koichi
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Visualized Experiments

      Volume: 180 Issue: 180 Pages: 62932-62932

    • DOI

      10.3791/62932

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Illuminating ALS Motor Neurons With Optogenetics in Zebrafish2021

    • Author(s)
      Asakawa Kazuhide、Handa Hiroshi、Kawakami Koichi
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

      Volume: 9

    • DOI

      10.3389/fcell.2021.640414

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Multi-phaseted problems of TDP-43 in selective neuronal vulnerability in ALS2021

    • Author(s)
      Asakawa Kazuhide、Handa Hiroshi、Kawakami Koichi
    • Journal Title

      Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

      Volume: - Issue: 10 Pages: 4453-4465

    • DOI

      10.1007/s00018-021-03792-z

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Do not curse the darkness of the spinal cord, light TDP-432021

    • Author(s)
      Asakawa Kazuhide、Handa Hiroshi、Kawakami Koichi
    • Journal Title

      Neural Regeneration Research

      Volume: 16 Issue: 5 Pages: 986-986

    • DOI

      10.4103/1673-5374.297073

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Optogenetic modulation of TDP-43 oligomerization accelerates ALS-related pathologies in the spinal motor neurons.2020

    • Author(s)
      Kazuhide Asakawa, Hiroshi Handa, Koichi Kawakami
    • Journal Title

      Nature Communications

      Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Pages: 1004-1004

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41467-020-14815-x

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] TDP-43相転移の光操作で視るALS病態2022

    • Author(s)
      浅川 和秀
    • Organizer
      第95回日本薬理学会年会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] TDP-43のプロテオスタシス異常は、運動ニューロンの細胞内ATP濃度を低下させ軸索伸長を阻害する2021

    • Author(s)
      浅川 和秀
    • Organizer
      第44回日本分子生物学会年会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 光遺伝学で視るALS病態2021

    • Author(s)
      浅川 和秀
    • Organizer
      第67回日本宇宙航空環境医学会大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] TDP-43 proteostasis failure decreases cellular ATP concentration and halts axon outgrowth of the spinal motor neurons2021

    • Author(s)
      Kazuhide Asakawa
    • Organizer
      ZDM14
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] TDP-43 proteostasis failure decreases cellular ATP concentration and halts axon outgrowth of the spinal motor neurons2021

    • Author(s)
      浅川 和秀
    • Organizer
      第27回小型魚類研究会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 運動ニューロンの細胞内ATPレベルの維持におけるPI3K/mTOR経路の機能2021

    • Author(s)
      浅川 和秀
    • Organizer
      第11回TOR研究会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 光遺伝学でALSの謎に迫る2021

    • Author(s)
      浅川 和秀
    • Organizer
      第65回 広島健康長寿研究拠点(HiHA) Webセミナー
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Looking into ALS motor neurons through zebrafish optogenetics2021

    • Author(s)
      Kazuhide Asakawa
    • Organizer
      2021 ZDM Virtual Seminars
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 運動ニューロンにおけるTDP-43ダイナミクスと細胞毒性の光遺伝学的解析2020

    • Author(s)
      浅川和秀
    • Organizer
      第43回日本分子生物学会年会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Optogenetic modulation of TDP-43 oligomerization accelerates ALS-related pathologies in the spinal motor neurons2020

    • Author(s)
      浅川和秀
    • Organizer
      第43回日本神経科学大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 熱帯魚ゼブラフィッシュから眺める運動制御回路の構造と疾患2020

    • Author(s)
      浅川和秀
    • Organizer
      第125回日本解剖学会総会・全国学術集会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Optogenetic modulation of TDP-43 oligomerization fast-forwards ALS-related pathologies in the spinal motor neurons2020

    • Author(s)
      浅川和秀
    • Organizer
      第42回日本分子生物学会年会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Reconstruction of ALS pathology by optogenetic regulation of TDP-43 intermolecular interaction in spinal motor neurons2019

    • Author(s)
      浅川和秀
    • Organizer
      第42回日本神経科学大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Pathological alterations of the spinal motor neurons induced by optogenetic TDP-43 oligomerization2019

    • Author(s)
      Kazuhide Asakawa
    • Organizer
      Gordon Research Conference, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Related Motor Neuron Diseases
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] PI3Kα-mTOR経路の活性化は、TDP-43のタンパク質恒常性破綻による運動ニューロンの神経萎縮をレスキューする2019

    • Author(s)
      浅川和秀
    • Organizer
      第9回TOR研究会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] Researchmap

    • URL

      https://researchmap.jp/kazuhideasakawa

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report 2020 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] Kazuhide Asakawa HP

    • URL

      https://kazuhide-asakawa.com/

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report 2020 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 東京医科大学ケミカルバイオロジー講座HP

    • URL

      http://www.tokyo-med.ac.jp/nanoparticle/

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 浅川和秀HP

    • URL

      https://kazuhide-asakawa.com/

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] 融合タンパク質及びその利用2021

    • Inventor(s)
      浅川和秀、川上浩一
    • Industrial Property Rights Holder
      情報・システム 研究機構
    • Industrial Property Rights Type
      特許
    • Industrial Property Number
      2020-550350
    • Filing Date
      2021
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] FUSION PROTEIN AND UTILIZATION THEREOF2021

    • Inventor(s)
      浅川和秀、川上浩一
    • Industrial Property Rights Holder
      情報・システム 研究機構
    • Industrial Property Rights Type
      特許
    • Filing Date
      2021
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Overseas
  • [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] 融合タンパク質及びその利用特許権2019

    • Inventor(s)
      浅川和秀、川上浩一
    • Industrial Property Rights Holder
      情報・システム 研究機構
    • Industrial Property Rights Type
      特許
    • Filing Date
      2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Overseas

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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