A. C. elegans model for X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy : roles of pmp-4 fatty acid transporter in the nervous system
X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder. The genetic bases for all its different phenotypic variants are mutation in the gene encoding the peroxisomal ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter ABCD1, which transports very long chain fatty acids from the cytosol...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis doctoral |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2015 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | CBUC, CESCA |
| Repositorio: | TDR. Tesis Doctorales en Red |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.tdx.cat:10803/328717 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10803/328717 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) C. elegans Mithocondrial oxidative stress Axonal degeneration Cellular anti-oxidants Chemosensation Adrenoleucodistrofia ligada al cromosoma X Estrés oxidativo mitocondrial Degeneración axonal Antooxidantes celulares Quimiosensación 576 |
| Sumario: | X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder. The genetic bases for all its different phenotypic variants are mutation in the gene encoding the peroxisomal ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter ABCD1, which transports very long chain fatty acids from the cytosol into the peroxisome for its degradation. The default manifestation of mutation in ABCD1 is adreno myeloneuropathy (AMN), a slow, progressive dying-back axonopathy affecting both ascending and descending spinal cord tracts as well as in some cases, peripheral neuropathy. In the present study, we use the invertebrate model organism Caenorhabditis elegans to generate a new nematode model of X-ALD. We reveal that the pmp-4(ok396) deletion mutant reproduces the main features of X-ALD such as lipid accumulation, increased mitochondrial oxidative stress, axonopathy and altered locomotion. Given the evidence that oxidative stress plays an important role in VLCFA-induced pathogenesis of ALD, therapeutic efforts aimed at the removal of free-radicals, prevention of their formation, or restoration of ETC function seem promising. Indeed, here we describe the mitochondria-specific pharmacological effects of MitoQ in protecting against VLCFA-induced toxicity and oxidative stress and its ability to rescue the observed X-ALD phenotypes on pmp-4(ok396) mutant worms. |
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