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- Title
ANXA11 mutations in ALS cause dysregulation of calcium homeostasis and stress granule dynamics.
- Authors
Nahm, Minyeop; Lim, Su Min; Kim, Young-Eun; Park, Jinseok; Noh, Min-Young; Lee, Sanggon; Roh, Ju Eun; Hwang, Sung-Min; Park, Chul-Kyu; Kim, Yong Ho; Lim, GyuTae; Lee, Jinhyuk; Oh, Ki-Wook; Ki, Chang-Seok; Kim, Seung Hyun
- Abstract
Multitarget approach for ALS: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease affecting motor neurons and causing loss of muscle control and paralysis. Mutations in the ANXA11 gene have been associated with ALS; however, the role of ANXA11 on disease pathophysiology is unknown. Now, Nahm et al. show that a disease-associated mutation in ANXA11 induced alterations in intracellular calcium homeostasis and impaired stress granule disassembly, therefore contributing to protein accumulation and neurodegeneration through two distinct mechanisms. The results suggest that a multitarget approach could be effective in patients with ALS bearing mutations in ANXA11. Dysregulation of calcium ion homeostasis and abnormal protein aggregation have been proposed as major pathogenic hallmarks underpinning selective degeneration of motor neurons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Recently, mutations in annexin A11 (ANXA11), a gene encoding a Ca2+-dependent phospholipid-binding protein, have been identified in familial and sporadic ALS. However, the physiological and pathophysiological roles of ANXA11 remain unknown. Here, we report functions of ANXA11 related to intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis and stress granule dynamics. We analyzed the exome sequences of 500 Korean patients with sALS and identified nine ANXA11 variants in 13 patients. The amino-terminal variants p.G38R and p.D40G within the low-complexity domain of ANXA11 enhanced aggregation propensity, whereas the carboxyl-terminal ANX domain variants p.H390P and p.R456H altered Ca2+ responses. Furthermore, all four variants in ANXA11 underwent abnormal phase separation to form droplets with aggregates and led to the alteration of the biophysical properties of ANXA11. These functional defects caused by ALS-linked variants induced alterations in both intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis and stress granule disassembly. We also revealed that p.G228Lfs*29 reduced ANXA11 expression and impaired Ca2+ homeostasis, as caused by missense variants. Ca2+-dependent interaction and coaggregation between ANXA11 and ALS-causative RNA-binding proteins, FUS and hnRNPA1, were observed in motor neuron cells and brain from a patient with ALS-FUS. The expression of ALS-linked ANXA11 variants in motor neuron cells caused cytoplasmic sequestration of endogenous FUS and triggered neuronal apoptosis. Together, our findings suggest that disease-associated ANXA11 mutations can contribute to ALS pathogenesis through toxic gain-of-function mechanisms involving abnormal protein aggregation.
- Subjects
MOTOR neuron diseases; ANNEXINS; MOTOR neurons; AMYOTROPHIC lateral sclerosis; RNA-binding proteins; HOMEOSTASIS; CALCIUM ions
- Publication
Science Translational Medicine, 2020, Vol 12, Issue 566, p1
- ISSN
1946-6234
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1126/scitranslmed.aax3993