【摘要】 目的 探讨佛波酯激活的蛋白激酶C与扭转蛋白A在亚细胞成分中的表达之间的关系。 方法 采用免疫荧光法观察扭转蛋白A在原代培养的神经元和小鼠胚胎成纤维细胞(NIH 3T3细胞)中的分布。运用蛋白质印迹法分析蛋白激酶C和扭转蛋白A在细亚细胞成分中的表达。 结果 扭转蛋白A在NIH 3T3细胞中的表达类似于神经元。扭转蛋白A在细胞质溶质、膜成分中均有分布。佛波酯活化蛋白激酶C后并不引起扭转蛋白A在细胞质成分和膜成分中表达含量的变化。 结论 扭转蛋白A可能是膜相关蛋白,细胞氧化应激中扭转蛋白A表达上调和重分布变化不是由佛波酯诱导的蛋白激酶C活化途径来实现的。鉴于扭转蛋白A表达上调具有潜在的治疗原发性早发扭转性肌张力障碍的前景,影响其分布和表达的分子机制需要进一步研究。【Abstract】 Objective To investigate the relationship between the phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) activated protein kinase C (PKC) and the subcellular expression of TorsinA protein. Methods The expression of TorsinA in the primary cultured neurons and the NIH 3T3 cells was detected by immunofluorescence. The expression of PKC and TorsinA in subcellular fraction was analyzed by the western blotting. Results The expression pattern of TorsinA in NIH 3T3 cells was similar to neuron. PMA, an activator of PKC, did not promote the up-expression of TorsinA or redistribution in the subcellular fraction of NIH 3T3 cells. Conclusions TorsinA may be a membrane-associated protein. The up-regulation and redistribution of TorsinA is not caused by the pathway of the PMA activating PKC after cells insulted by oxidative stress. We should pay more attention on the mechanisms of the expression of TorsinA protein for the potential therapies to early-onset primary torsion dystonia (DYT1).
ObjectiveTo explore the clinical, genetic and prognostic features of early infantile epileptic encephalopathy caused by DNM1 gene pathogenic variations.MethodsClinical phenotype, genotype and prognosis of 3 individuals with de novo variants in DNM1 gene were analyzed retrospectively. Through using “Dynamin-1” or “DNM1” as key words to search literature at database of China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang, PubMed and OMIM. Genotype-phenotype correlations were analyzed by analysis of variance (ANOVA).ResultAmong the 3 patients, 1 female and 2 males. 2 cases with epileptic spasm and 1 case with focal clonic seizure or secondary generalized tonic-clonic seizure were manifested with onset age from 2 to 17 months. De novo variants at NM_004408.4: c.415 G>A(P. Gly 139Arg) in 2 inviduals and NM_004408.4: c.545 C>A(P. Ala 182Asp)in 1 invidual of DNM1 gene were identified by gene testing. After follow-up at age of 2~3 years, all patients were presented with hypotonia, severe intellectual disability, non-verbal, non-ambulatory, drug-resistant epilepsy and feeding difficulties. 36 cases with pathogenic DNM1 variants were reported by far, totally 39 cases were included. Of the 39 patients, hypotonia were found to be independent of the locus of genetic variants, while those inviduals with variants in the GTPase and middle domains almost presented severe or profound intellectual disability and epilepsy. 31 patients diagnosed with epilepsy and complete clinical data were further analyzed, epileptic spasm was the most common types of seizure. Absent seizure was significantly more common in those patients with variants in the GTPase domains (P=0.02), compared to those patients with variants in the middle domains. No statistical differences were found in gender, onset age, other types of seizure and drug treatment response between variants in the GTPase and middle domains.ConclusionHypotonia, early onset epilepsy, severe intellectual and movement disability were the common features in patients with DMN1 related encephalopathy. Epileptic spasm was the most common types of seizure, no significant differences were found in the phenotype between the GTPase and middle domains expect for absent seizure. Our patients also presented with feeding difficulties.