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Proteasome mutations associated with CANDLE syndrome cause altered neuronal development by dysregulating polyamine synthesis

Winkler, C. W.; Schwarz, B.; Williams, K.; Alehashemi, S.; Foliaki, S.; Snow, J.; Joseph, L.; Thurm, A.; Friend, C.; Cooper, G.; Bohrnsen, E.; Bhuyan, F.; Brandes, N.; Ruin Moaddel, R.; Boehm, M.; Chen, G.; Kimzey, C.; Bielekova, B.; Kocot, J.; Kosa, P.; Haigh, C.; Goldbach-Mansky, R.; Peterson, K. E.

2025-08-19 neuroscience
10.1101/2025.08.14.670165 bioRxiv
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Genetic mutations affecting proteasome function can result in multi-organ diseases, such as Chronic atypical neutrophilic dermatosis with lipodystrophy and elevated temperature (CANDLE) syndrome. Neurological symptoms associated with CANDLE suggest that proteasomal mutations may impact neuronal development and/or function. We generated cerebral organoids (COs) from CANDLE patient induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which exhibited impaired neuronal development when compared to COs from healthy control iPSCs. Impaired neuronal maturation in CANDLE COs was correlated with increased polyamines, which were also elevated in CANDLE patient CSF. The proteasome-regulated Ornithine decarboxylase (ODC), a rate limiting enzyme for polyamines, was elevated in CANDLE neurons. Inhibition of ODC reversed polyamine overproduction and repaired neuronal maturation in CANDLE COs, suggesting a potential therapeutic avenue for intervention. These findings demonstrate that dysfunction of the proteasome affects neuronal development through overproduction of polyamines via dysregulation of ODC and offer insight into potential therapeutic strategies for CNS-related proteasomal dysfunction.

Published in Journal of Clinical Investigation · training set

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