Abstract:
:Basal forebrain neurons express the neurotrophin receptors, p75NTR and tyrosine kinase receptor A (TrkA). We tested the hypothesis that impairment of memory in rats could be achieved by RNA interference (RNAi) -induced silencing of TrkA specifically within these neurons. A novel fusogenic, karyophilic immunoporter (fkAb(p75)-ipr) was constructed from the antibody, MC192 (monoclonal antibody to the rat neurotrophin receptor p75NTR, Ab(p75)), poly-l-lysine together with the hemagglutinin 2 and VP1 nuclear localization peptides of influenza and SV40 virus, respectively. Plasmid DNA constructs containing short hairpin sequences inhibitory to tyrosine kinase receptor A expression (TrkAi) and the gene encoding cGFP (green fluorescent protein from coral fish) was produced. These TrkAi plasmids were mixed with the immunoporter, forming the immunogene, TrkAi-fkAb(p75). A control TrkAsc complexed with fkAb(p75) (TrkAsc-fkAb(p75)) immunogene was constructed from a scrambled sequence (TrkAsc) and fkAb(p75)-ipr. Rats were infused using an osmotic mini-pump into the third ventricle with either TrkAi-fkAb(p75) or TrkAsc-fkAb(p75). Naive rats were also included as additional controls. After 7 days, examination of gene expression on forebrain sections of some rats revealed cGFP expression in TrkA neurons. Fifteen to 19 days after infusion, rats were tested in a Morris water maze apparatus. Animals that received TrkAi-fkAb(p75) showed significantly impaired spatial memory learning ability compared with naive or TrkAsc-fkAb(p75)-treated rats. Western blot and immunofluorescence analysis showed that TrkA protein levels and numbers of TrkA positive neurons were reduced by 60% and 55% respectively in TrkAi-fkAb(p75)-infused rats compared with infused controls or naive animals. We conclude that p75-receptor-mediated RNAi-induced silencing of genes offers a novel and powerful way to study the function of specific endogenous genes within distinct neuronal subpopulations of the brain.
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Neurosciencejournal_title
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Berhanu DA,Rush RAdoi
10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.03.025subject
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2008-06-02 00:00:00pages
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0306-4522issn
1873-7544pii
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153pub_type
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