Specific JNK inhibition by D-JNKI1 protects Purkinje cells from cell death in Lurcher mutant mouse
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2008
Citazione:
Specific JNK inhibition by D-JNKI1 protects Purkinje cells from cell death in Lurcher mutant mouse / M. Repici, H.S. Zanjani, V. Gautheron, T. Borsello, I. Dusart, J. Mariani. - In: CEREBELLUM. - ISSN 1473-4230. - 7:4(2008), pp. 534-538.
Abstract:
In the Lurcher mutant mouse (+/Lc), Purkinje cells (PCs) selectively die due to the mutation that converts alanine to threonine in the glutamate ionotropic receptor GRID 2, thus resulting in a constitutively leaky cation channel. This intrinsic cell death determines a target-dependent cell death of granule cells and olivary neurons and cerebellum cytoarchitecture is severely disrupted in the adult Lurcher mutant. Although the +/Lc mutant has been widely characterized, less is known about the molecules involved in +/Lc PC death. We, here, used organotypic cerebellar slice cultures from P0 mice to investigate the role of c-jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) in +/Lc PC death by using D-JNKI1 as very specific tool to inhibit its action. Our results showed that D-JNKI1 treatment increased the number of +/Lc PC at 14 DIV of 3.6-fold. Conversely, this specific JNK inhibitor cell permeable peptide did not increase PC number in +/+ treated versus untreated cultures. These results clearly indicate that JNK plays an important role in +/Lc PC mechanism of cell death.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Cell death; Lurcher mutant mouse; Purkinje cells; JNK; Cell permeable peptide
Elenco autori:
M. Repici, H.S. Zanjani, V. Gautheron, T. Borsello, I. Dusart, J. Mariani
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