Summary

人間A53T変異αシヌクレインを過剰発現するトランスジェニックマウスの脳における強化ELISAによる疾患関連αシヌクレインの検出

Published: May 30, 2015
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Summary

An ELISA offering a novel quantitative approach is described. It specifically detects disease-associated α-synuclein (αSD) in a transgenic mouse model (M83) of synucleinopathy using several antibodies against either the Ser129 phosphorylated αS form or the C-terminal part of the protein.

Abstract

ウエスタンブロットのような確立された方法に加えて、新たな方法は、迅速かつ容易にsynucleopathiesの実験モデルにおいて疾患関連αシヌクレイン(αSD)を定量化するために必要とされています。過剰発現しているヒトA53TのαSを自発的に体重減少、衰弱、重度の運動障害などの症状を特徴と年齢の8と22ヶ月の間に劇的な臨床表現型を開発するトランスジェニックマウス系統(M83)は、この研究で使用しました。これらのマウスにおけるαSD(疾患関連αS)の分子解析のために、ELISAは、特に病気のマウスでαSDを定量化するために設計されました。このマウスモデルにおいて、中枢神経系の分析は、主に、尾側脳領域および脊髄におけるαSDの存在を示しました。臨床疾患につながる異なる実験条件、 すなわちαSD分布の違いはuninoculにありませんでしたated、通常トランスジェニックマウスの老化と病気のマウスからの脳抽出物を接種したマウスで。基本的に、ウエスタンブロットおよび免疫組織化学によって得られたものと相関して、ELISAによってSer129リン酸化αSに対する抗体を用いαSD免疫反応性特異的検出。意外にも、同様の結果がαSのC末端部分に対するいくつかの他の抗体を用いて観察しました。 αSDの伝播は、「プリオン様」メカニズムの関与を示唆し、容易に監視し、ELISA法を用いて、このマウスモデルにおいて定量することができます。

Introduction

Most current methods for detecting disease-associated α-synuclein (αSD) in experimental models of Parkinson’s disease (PD), such as immunohistochemistry or Western blot, are time-consuming and not quantitative. This neurodegenerative disease is characterized by alpha-synuclein aggregation mainly in the form of inclusions containing an aggregated form of the normally soluble presynaptic protein αS1,2 (Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites). Normally only marginally phosphorylated, αS is hyperphosphorylated at its serine 129 residue in these inclusions3 and can be monitored by antibodies specifically directed against Ser129 phosphorylated αS, thus providing a reliable marker of the pathology.

Recent research suggests that a “prion-like” mechanism could be involved in the propagation of αS aggregation within the nervous system of an affected patient4,5. These studies reported the acceleration of a synucleinopathy by inoculating brain extracts containing αSD into a transgenic mouse model (M83) expressing an A53T mutated human αS protein associated with a severe motor impairment occurring as the mice age6. In the same manner, intra-cerebral inoculation of aggregated recombinant αS in the same M83 mouse model confirmed the acceleration of aggregation5. The induction of deposits of phosphorylated αS has also been reported after inoculation of C57Bl/6 wild-type mice with either fibrillar recombinant αS or brain extracts from human DLB patients7,8. Sacino et al.9 recently pointed out that after injection of fibrillar human αS, a widespread and progressive cerebral αS inclusion formation could be induced in M83 mice, but not in E46K transgenic mice or non-transgenic mice in which induced αS inclusions were transient, and mainly restricted to the site of injection. Recent studies on monkeys confirmed propagation of αS aggregates after inoculation of PD-derived extracts in species closer to humans10.

The link between αS alterations and Parkinson’s disease suggest that αSD is a potential biomarker for Parkinson’s disease11. A recent study showed the detection of oligomeric soluble aggregates of α-synuclein in human cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) and plasma as a potential biomarker for Parkinson’s disease based on a conventional sandwich system ELISA using the same antibody to capture and detect αS12. Based on the same method, multimeric proteins were recognized in biological samples, including the brain, because there are multiple copies of epitopes present in the assembled forms13. Very recently, pathological αS in the CSF of patients with a proven Lewy body pathology was detected using both an ELISA kit with a highly specific antibody against αSD (5G4) and an immunoprecipitation assay14. These methods could differentiate patients with PD/DLB from other types of dementia.

The “prion-like” propagation of αS aggregation was further studied in transgenic mouse model M83 using an ELISA approach that was designed to specifically identify αSD15. In this study, we report the detailed ELISA protocol used to quantitatively detect αSD in sick mice (whether or not inoculated with αSD from sick M83 mice) and more especially in the brain regions specifically targeted by the pathological process in this M83 transgenic mouse model4.

Protocol

動物に関わるすべての手順およびプロトコルは、EC指令609分の86 / EECに従ったと動物実験(プロトコル11から0043)に倫理の検討のために来る、フランスの国家委員会によって批准します。動物が収容され、ANSESの中に世話したリヨン(承認B 69387 0801)の実験施設を承認しました。 マウスの作製ペントバルビタールナトリウムの致死量を腹腔内注射によりマウスを安?…

Representative Results

本研究では、ELISAは病気のM83マウスからの高塩緩衝液中で調製脳ホモジネート中で具体的に特定疾患関連αS(αSD)を使用しました。具体的にはpSer129αSた(p = 0.0074)を認識する抗体を用い、ELISAは容易に若い(2-5ヶ月齢)、健康なM83マウス( 図1)から(> 8ヶ月齢)古い、病気のマウスを区別します。いくつかの他の抗体は、病気のマウスからの脳ホモジネート中で同様…

Discussion

ELISAの使用は、特にM83のトランスジェニックマウスモデルにおける疾患の間にマウス脳ホモジネートから直接αSDを検出すること実証されました。確かに、このELISAは、容易に、高塩緩衝液中で唯一の全脳ホモジネートを使用して健康なM83マウス由来の病気のM83マウスを区別することができます。

このELISAを用いて成功した結果を得るために最も重要な?…

Disclosures

The authors have nothing to disclose.

Acknowledgements

著者らは、予防接種のためのダミアン·ガイヤールに感謝し、動物実験のフォローアップしたいと思います。この作品は、ANSES(食品、環境·労働安全衛生のためのフランスの機関)によって、および財団フランスパーキンソンからの助成金によってサポートされていました。

Materials

LB509  Abcam  ab27766 Detection antibody 1/2000
AS11 Produced at Anses Detection antibody 1/1000
4D6  Abcam  ab1903 Detection antibody 1/2000
PSer129  Abcam   ab59264 Detection antibody 1/3000
PSer129 EP1536Y Abcam  ab51253 Detection antibody 1/1000
syn514  Abcam   ab24717 Detection antibody 1/500
clone 42 BD Biosciences  610787 Coating and detection antibody (1/2000)
8A5  Provided by Dr. Anderson Detection antibody 1/2000
polyclonal anti-αsyn antibody Millipore  AB5038P Coating  antibody
Anti-mouse  IgG HRP conjugate Southern Biotech 1010-05
 Anti-rabbit IgG HRP conjugate Southern Biotech 4010-05
Goat anti-mouse  IgG HRP conjugate Dianova 115-035-164
HS buffer Tris-HCl 50 mM  Euromedex 26-128-3094-B Adjust at pH 7.5 and keep at 4°C
NaCl 750 mM  Euromedex 1112-A
EDTA 5 mM  Euromedex EU0007-B
DTT 1 mM  Sigma 43815
PBS Na2HPO4 1 mM Euromedex 1309 Adjust at pH 7.5
KH2PO4 1,5 mM Euromedex 2018
NaCl  137 mM Euromedex 1112-A
KCl 2,7 mM Euromedex P017
Tween 20  Euromedex 2001-C
BSA  Sigma A7906
DTT 1 mM Sigma 43815 stock solution 100 mM, toxic
1% phosphatase cocktail Pierce 78428
1% protease inhibitor cocktail Roche 04 693 132 001 50 X concentrated
Microplate MaxiSorpTM Thermo Scientific  442404
Tampon carbonate 50 mM pH 9.6   Na2CO3, 10H2 Sigma 71360 2.86 g/L
 NaHCO3  Merk 6329 3.36 g/L, pH9.6
Superblock T20 PBS blocking buffer  Pierce E6423H 10 X concentrated
TMB  Sigma T0440 Used for ELISA
TMB  Analytik Jena AG 847-0104200302 Used for epitope mapping
HCl 1N  Chimie plus 40030
Ribolyser Thermo Fast prep FP120 keep on ice at this step
Grinding tubes Biorad 355-1197
Plate washer Tecan Columbus Pro
Plate reader Biorad Model 680
Low power magnifier  VWR 630-1062 X8 magnification
Forceps Dumont#7 WPI 14097 For dissection steps
Transfer pipette 1ml Samso Samso 043231
1,5 ml tubes Dutscher 033290

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Bétemps, D., Verchère, J., Mougenot, A., Lachmann, I., Morignat, E., Antier, E., Lakhdar, L., Legastelois, S., Baron, T. Detection of Disease-associated α-synuclein by Enhanced ELISA in the Brain of Transgenic Mice Overexpressing Human A53T Mutated α-synuclein. J. Vis. Exp. (99), e52752, doi:10.3791/52752 (2015).

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