Bidirectional transcription at the PPP2R2B gene locus in spinocerebellar ataxia type 12
Zhou, C.; Liu, H. B.; Bakhsh, F. J.; Wu, B.; Ying, M.; Margolis, R. L.; Li, P. P.
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OBJECTIVESpinocerebellar ataxia type 12 (SCA12) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by expansion of a CAG repeat in the PPP2R2B gene. Here we tested the hypothesis that the PPP2R2B antisense (PPP2R2B-AS1) transcript containing a CUG repeat is expressed and contributes to SCA12 pathogenesis. METHODSExpression of PPP2R2B-AS1 transcript was detected in SCA12 human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), iPSC-derived NGN2 neurons, and SCA12 knock-in mouse brains using strand-specific RT-PCR (SS-RT-PCR). The tendency of expanded PPP2R2B-AS1 (expPPP2R2B-AS1) RNA to form foci, a marker of toxic processes involving mutant RNAs, was examined in SCA12 cell models by fluorescence in situ hybridization. The toxic effect of expPPP2R2B-AS1 transcripts on SK-N-MC neuroblastoma cells was evaluated by caspase 3/7 activity. Western blot was used to examine the expression of repeat associated non-ATG-initiated (RAN) translation of expPPP2R2B-AS1 transcript in SK-N-MC cells. RESULTSThe repeat region in PPP2R2B gene locus is bidirectionally transcribed in SCA12 iPSCs, iPSC-derived NGN2 neurons, and SCA12 mouse brains. Transfected expPPP2R2B-AS1 transcripts are toxic to SK-N-MC cells, and the toxicity may be mediated, at least in part, by the RNA secondary structure. The expPPP2R2B-AS1 transcripts form CUG RNA foci in SK-N-MC cells. expPPP2R2B-AS1 transcript is translated in the Alanine ORF via repeat-associated non-ATG (RAN) translation, which is diminished by single nucleotide interruptions within the CUG repeat, and MBNL1 overexpression. INTERPRETATIONThese findings suggest that PPP2R2B-AS1 contributes to SCA12 pathogenesis, and may therefore provide a novel therapeutic target for the disease.
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