GAPDH knockdown rescues mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons from MPP+-induced apoptosis
- 1 July 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in NeuroReport
- Vol. 12 (9) , 2049-2052
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00001756-200107030-00051
Abstract
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH; EC 1.2.1.12) has a number of diverse functions apart from glycolytic function. We explored the possible involvement of GAPDH in 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+)-induced death of mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons (MDNs) in culture. MPP+ (10 and 20 μM, 24 h) exposure selectively decreased the survival of tyrosine hydroxylase positive (TH+) MDNs, which manifested apoptotic features including shrinkage of the cell body, chromatin condensation and nuclear fragmentation. Two types of GAPDH antisense oligonucleotides almost completely rescued MDNs from MPP+ toxicity. GAPDH was strongly expressed in apoptotic TH+ neurons, and MPP+ exposure significantly increased the percentage of TH+ neurons in which GAPDH is over-expressed. Confocal microscopic analysis demonstrated the nuclear accumulation of GAPDH in neurons undergoing MPP+-induced apoptosis. These results suggest that MPP+ causes apoptosis of MDNs, concomitant with the over-expression and nuclear accumulation of GAPDH.Keywords
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