Genetic rescue of pathogenic O-GlcNAc dyshomeostasis associated with microcephaly and motor deficits
Authier, F.; Esperon-Abril, I.; Coquelin, K.-S.; Stald Skoven, C.; Fristed Eskildsen, S.; Ondruskova, N.; Ferenbach, A. T.; Thomsen, J. S.; Hansen, B.; van Aalten, D.
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Missense variants in O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) result in OGT congenital disorder of glycosylation (OGT-CDG), an intellectual disability syndrome associated with O-GlcNAc dyshomeostasis and a range of neurodevelopmental defects. Inhibition of O-GlcNAcase (OGA), the enzyme responsible for removing protein O-GlcNAcylation, has been explored as a target for modulating brain O-GlcNAc homeostasis in neurodegenerative diseases and may also be a target for OGT-CDG. Here, we describe an OGT-CDG mouse line that exhibits microcephaly, motor deficits, and brain O-GlcNAc dyshomeostasis, closely mirroring patient symptoms. We genetically explored OGA as a target for OGT-CDG by crossing these mice with a line carrying catalytically inactive OGA. Encouragingly, this partially restored O-GlcNAc homeostasis in brain and blood, although it did not result in significant phenotypic rescue. These findings suggest that OGA inhibition can modulate enzymatic imbalance in OGT-CDG mice, and that blood can be used to monitor the effects of interventions targeting O-GlcNAc dyshomeostasis.
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