Mechanism and consequence of abnormal calcium homeostasis in Rett syndrome astrocytes

Astrocytes play an important role in Rett syndrome (RTT) disease progression. Although the non-cell-autonomous effect of RTT astrocytes on neurons was documented, cell-autonomous phenotypes and mechanisms within RTT astrocytes are not well understood. We report that spontaneous calcium activity is a...

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Veröffentlicht in:eLife 2018-03, Vol.7
Hauptverfasser: Dong, Qiping, Liu, Qing, Li, Ronghui, Wang, Anxin, Bu, Qian, Wang, Kuan Hong, Chang, Qiang
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Zusammenfassung:Astrocytes play an important role in Rett syndrome (RTT) disease progression. Although the non-cell-autonomous effect of RTT astrocytes on neurons was documented, cell-autonomous phenotypes and mechanisms within RTT astrocytes are not well understood. We report that spontaneous calcium activity is abnormal in RTT astrocytes in vitro, in situ, and in vivo. Such abnormal calcium activity is mediated by calcium overload in the endoplasmic reticulum caused by abnormal store operated calcium entry, which is in part dependent on elevated expression of TRPC4. Furthermore, the abnormal calcium activity leads to excessive activation of extrasynaptic NMDA receptors (eNMDARs) on neighboring neurons and increased network excitability in knockout mice. Finally, both the abnormal astrocytic calcium activity and the excessive activation of eNMDARs are caused by deletion in astrocytes in vivo. Our findings provide evidence that abnormal calcium homeostasis is a key cell-autonomous phenotype in RTT astrocytes, and reveal its mechanism and consequence.
ISSN:2050-084X
2050-084X
DOI:10.7554/elife.33417