A New Splice Variant of Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein, GFAPε, Interacts with the Presenilin Proteins

Nielsen, Anders Lade; Holm, Ida E.; Johansen, M.; Bonven, Bjarne; Jørgensen, Poul; Jørgensen, Arne Lund

doi:10.1074/jbc.m112121200

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“…Based on the mass spectral analysis, it appears that only isoform 2 is present in the storage bodies. A number of GFAP splice variants have also been reported in humans and other species (Condorelli et al 1999;Nielsen et al 2002;Singh et al 2003). Canine isoform 2 corresponds to the isoform that is normally expressed predominantly in humans (Fuchs and Weber 1994;Reeves et al 1989).…”

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Accumulation of glial fibrillary acidic protein and histone H4 in brain storage bodies of Tibetan terriers with hereditary neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis

Katz

Sanders

Mooney

et al. 2007

J of Inher Metab Disea

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Summary The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) are inherited neurodegenerative diseases characterized by massive accumulation of autofluorescent storage bodies in neurons and other cells. A late‐onset form of NCL occurs in Tibetan terrier dogs. Gel electrophoretic analyses of isolated storage body proteins from brains of affected dogs indicated that a protein of approximately 50 kDa was consistently prominent and a 16 kDa component was present in some brain storage body preparations. Mass spectral analysis identified the 50 kDa protein as glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), isoform 2. GFAP identification was supported by immunoblot and immunohistochemical analyses. Histone H4 was the major protein in the 16 kDa component. Specific accumulation of GFAP and histone H4 in storage bodies has not been previously reported for any of the NCLs. Tibetan terrier NCL may be the canine correlate of one of the human adult‐onset NCLs for which the genetic bases and storage body compositions have not yet been determined.

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Accumulation of glial fibrillary acidic protein and histone H4 in brain storage bodies of Tibetan terriers with hereditary neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis

Katz

Sanders

Mooney

et al. 2007

J of Inher Metab Disea

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“…For example, GFAPa is known to be the dominant isoform in the central nervous system. In Northern blot analysis of U373MG cells, two isoforms, known as GFAPa and e, had sizes of 2.9 kb and 1.8 kb, respectively (Nielsen et al, 2002). Levels of both mRNAs were decreased in U373MG-IE1 cells by approximately 15-to 20-fold, as determined by phosphoimage analysis (Fig.…”

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Downregulation of GFAP, TSP‐1, and p53 in human glioblastoma cell line, U373MG, by IE1 protein from human cytomegalovirus

Lee

Jeon

Kim

et al. 2005

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Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a member of the b-herpesvirus family, which has tropism for glial cells. It was recently reported that HCMV might play important roles in the pathogenesis of malignant glioma. In this study, we investigated the effects of the HCMV IE1 protein on the gene expression profile in the human glioblastoma cell line, U373MG by employing cDNA microarray technology. Using DNA chips containing approximately 1,000 human cDNAs, RNA samples from U373MG cells stably expressing IE1 were compared with those from the control cells lacking IE1 cDNA. Fluorescence intensities of 13 genes were significantly decreased in IE1-expressing cells, while one gene was found to be upregulated. Among these 14 genes, we chose to work further on glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1), and p53, because of their previously known involvement in tumorigenesis. The mRNA levels of all these genes were found to be decreased in IE1-expressing glioblastoma cells by real-time quantitative reverse transcriptionpolymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) as well as Northern blot analysis. The decreased expression of these genes was also observed at protein levels as measured by immunocytochemistry or fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) analysis. Our data strongly suggested that HCMV IE1 could modulate the expression of cellular genes that might play important roles in the pathogenesis of glial tumors. '

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“…The 2.9-kb astrocytic mRNA of GFAP encodes the dominating GFAP isoform (GFAPα) in the CNS [3,4]. Four other isoforms have been described, termed GFAPβ, γ, δ and ε, and at least ε is functionally distinct [7]. GFAP is a member of the class III intermediate filament proteins, which have a characteristic structure composed of a highly conserved central α-helical rod domain flanked by non-helical N-terminal head and C-terminal tail domains [8][9][10][11].…”

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The molecular cloning of glial fibrillary acidic protein in Gekko japonicus and its expression changes after spinal cord transection

Gao

Wang

Liu

et al. 2010

Cellular and Molecular Biology Letters

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The glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) is an astrocyte-specific member of the class III intermediate filament proteins. It is generally used as a specific marker of astrocytes in the central nervous system (CNS). We isolated a GFAP cDNA from the brain and spinal cord cDNA library of Gekko japonicus, and prepared polyclonal antibodies against gecko GFAP to provide useful tools for further immunochemistry studies. Both the real-time quantitative PCR and western blot results revealed that the expression of GFAP in the spinal cord after transection increased, reaching its maximum level after 3 days, and then gradually decreased over the rest of the 2 weeks of the experiment. Immunohistochemical analyses demonstrated that the increase in GFAP-positive labeling was restricted to the white matter rather than the gray matter. In particular, a slight increase in the number of GFAP positive star-shaped astrocytes was detected in the ventral and lateral regions of the white matter. Our results indicate that reactive astrogliosis in the gecko spinal cord took place primarily in the white matter during a short time interval, suggesting that the specific astrogliosis evaluated by GFAP expression might be advantageous in spinal cord regeneration.

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A New Splice Variant of Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein, GFAPε, Interacts with the Presenilin Proteins

Cited by 97 publications

References 26 publications

Accumulation of glial fibrillary acidic protein and histone H4 in brain storage bodies of Tibetan terriers with hereditary neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis

Accumulation of glial fibrillary acidic protein and histone H4 in brain storage bodies of Tibetan terriers with hereditary neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis

Downregulation of GFAP, TSP‐1, and p53 in human glioblastoma cell line, U373MG, by IE1 protein from human cytomegalovirus

The molecular cloning of glial fibrillary acidic protein in Gekko japonicus and its expression changes after spinal cord transection

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