Plectin regulates the organization of glial fibrillary acidic protein in Alexander disease

The American Journal of Pathology
Rujin TianJames E Goldman

Abstract

Alexander disease (AxD) is a rare but fatal neurological disorder caused by mutations in the astrocyte-specific intermediate filament protein glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). Histologically, AxD is characterized by cytoplasmic inclusion bodies called Rosenthal fibers (RFs), which contain GFAP, small heat shock proteins, and other undefined components. Here, we describe the expression of the cytoskeletal linker protein plectin in the AxD brain. RFs displayed positive immunostaining for plectin and GFAP, both of which were increased in the AxD brain. Co-localization, co-immunoprecipitation, and in vitro overlay analyses demonstrated direct interaction of plectin and GFAP. GFAP with the most common AxD mutation, R239C (RC GFAP), mainly formed abnormal aggregates in human primary astrocytes and murine plectin-deficient fibroblasts. Transient transfection of full-length plectin cDNA converted these aggregates to thin filaments, which exhibited diffuse cytoplasmic distribution. Compared to wild-type GFAP expression, RC GFAP expression lowered plectin levels in astrocytoma-derived stable transfectants and plectin-positive fibroblasts. A much higher proportion of total GFAP was found in the Triton X-insoluble fraction of plectin...Continue Reading

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