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Series GSE225789 Query DataSets for GSE225789
Status Public on Nov 20, 2023
Title Selected Spt5-Pol II inhibitors effectively relieve Huntington’s disease neuropathology and slow down its progression in mice [INCPMPM-17698]
Organism Mus musculus
Experiment type Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing
Summary Huntington’s disease (HD) is an incurable inherited disorder caused by repeat expansion in the huntingtin gene (Htt). The mutant protein causes neuronal degeneration leading to severe motor and psychological abnormalities. Selective downregulation of the mutant Htt by targeting Spt4/Spt5 or the Spt5-PolII transcription elongation complexes was proposed as a potential therapy. We report the identification of SPI-24 and SPI-77 small molecule inhibitors of Spt5-PolII that selectively lower mutant Htt. In the BACHD mouse model of HD, direct delivery to the striatum, subcutaneous injection and oral administration of these inhibitors diminished mutant Htt levels, ameliorated mitochondrial dysfunction and restored BDNF expression. Prolonged treatment attenuated motor and anxious-like phenotypes of HD mice and delayed disease deterioration. SPI-24 long-term treatment had no side-effects or global changes in gene expression. Mechanistically, SPIs reduce Spt5 and PolII occupancies of mutant Htt. Thus, SPIs can be an effective therapeutic strategy for HD.
 
Overall design Comparative gene expression profiling analysis of RNA-seq data for brain cells derived from BACHD mice treated for long term with either DMSO or SPI-24
 
Contributor(s) Bahat A, Itzhaki E, Weiss B, Tolmasov M, Tsoory M, Kuperman Y, Brandis A, Shurrush KA, Dikstein R
Citation(s) 38374466
Submission date Feb 22, 2023
Last update date Mar 20, 2024
Contact name Rivka Dikstein
E-mail(s) rivka.dikstein@weizmann.ac.il
Organization name Weizmann Institute of Science
Department Biomolecular Sciences
Street address 234 Herzel
City Rehovot
ZIP/Postal code 7610001
Country Israel
 
Platforms (1)
GPL19057 Illumina NextSeq 500 (Mus musculus)
Samples (10)
GSM7056305 BACHD, DMSO, 8 weeks. bio rep1
GSM7056306 BACHD, DMSO, 8 weeks. bio rep2
GSM7056307 BACHD, DMSO, 8 weeks. bio rep3
This SubSeries is part of SuperSeries:
GSE225790 Selected Spt5-Pol II inhibitors effectively relieve Huntington’s disease neuropathology and slow down its progression in mice
Relations
BioProject PRJNA937617

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