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2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (19) ◽  
pp. 10234
Author(s):  
Kwangman Choi ◽  
Ansook Yang ◽  
Jiyeon Baek ◽  
Hyejeong Jeong ◽  
Yura Kang ◽  
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Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is caused by homozygous survival of motor neurons 1 (SMN1) gene deletion, leaving a duplicate gene, SMN2, as the sole source of SMN protein. However, a defect in SMN2 splicing, involving exon 7 skipping, results in a low level of functional SMN protein. Therefore, the upregulation of SMN protein expression from the SMN2 gene is generally considered to be one of the best therapeutic strategies to treat SMA. Most of the SMA drug discovery is based on synthetic compounds, and very few natural compounds have been explored thus far. Here, we performed an unbiased mechanism-independent and image-based screen of a library of microbial metabolites in SMA fibroblasts using an SMN-specific immunoassay. In doing so, we identified brefeldin A (BFA), a well-known inhibitor of ER-Golgi protein trafficking, as a strong inducer of SMN protein. The profound increase in SMN protein was attributed to, in part, the rescue of the SMN2 pre-mRNA splicing defect. Intriguingly, BFA increased the intracellular calcium concentration, and the BFA-induced exon 7 inclusion of SMN2 splicing, was abrogated by the depletion of intracellular calcium and by the pharmacological inhibition of calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinases (CaMKs). Moreover, BFA considerably reduced the expression of Tra2-β and SRSF9 proteins in SMA fibroblasts and enhanced the binding of PSF and hnRNP M to an exonic splicing enhancer (ESE) of exon 7. Together, our results demonstrate a significant role for calcium and its signaling on the regulation of SMN splicing, probably through modulating the expression/activity of splicing factors.


2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 619-628 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Liu ◽  
Yulan Lu ◽  
Bingbing Wu ◽  
Lin Yang ◽  
Renchao Liu ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (12) ◽  
pp. 1753-1761 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noemi Vidal-Folch ◽  
Dimitar Gavrilov ◽  
Kimiyo Raymond ◽  
Piero Rinaldo ◽  
Silvia Tortorelli ◽  
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Abstract BACKGROUND Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a progressive neuromuscular disorder with neuronal degeneration leading to muscular atrophy and respiratory failure. SMA is frequently caused by homozygous deletions that include exon 7 of the survival motor neuron gene SMN1, and its clinical course is influenced by the copy number of a nearby 5q SMN1 paralog, SMN2. Multiple ligation probe amplification (MLPA) and real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) can detect SMN1 deletions. Yet, qPCR needs normalization or standard curves, and MLPA demands DNA concentrations above those obtainable from dried blood spots (DBSs). We developed a multiplex, droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) method for the simultaneous detection of SMN1 deletions and SMN2 copy number variation in DBS and other tissues. An SMN1 Sanger sequencing process for DBS was also developed. METHODS SMN1, SMN2, and RPP30 concentrations were simultaneously measured with a Bio-Rad AutoDG and QX200 ddPCR system. A total of 1530 DBSs and 12 SMA patients were tested. RESULTS Population studies confirmed 1 to 5 SMN1 exon 7 copies detected in unaffected specimens, whereas patients with SMA revealed 0 SMN1 copies. Intraassay and interassay imprecisions were <7.1% CV for individuals with ≥1 SMN1 copies. Testing 12 SMA-positive samples resulted in 100% sensitivity and specificity. CONCLUSIONS This ddPCR method is sensitive, specific, and applicable to newborn screening and carrier status determination for SMA. It can also be incorporated with a parallel ddPCR T-cell excision circles assay for severe combined immunodeficiencies.


2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (23) ◽  
pp. 5144-5148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sungwoon Choi ◽  
Alyssa N. Calder ◽  
Eliza H. Miller ◽  
Kierstyn P. Anderson ◽  
Dawid K. Fiejtek ◽  
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2015 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Afrooz Rashnonejad ◽  
Gholamhossein Amini Chermahini ◽  
Shaoyong Li ◽  
Ferda Ozkinay ◽  
Guangping Gao

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