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The epilepsy-associated protein TBC1D24 is required for normal development, survival and vesicle trafficking in mammalian neurons

Finelli, Mattéa J.; Aprile, Davide; Castroflorio, Enrico; Jeans, Alexander; Moschetta, Matteo; Chessum, Lauren; Degiacomi, Matteo T.; Grasegger, Julia; Lupien-Meilleur, Alexis; Bassett, Andrew; Rossignol, Elsa; Campeau, Philippe M.; Bowl, Michael R.; Benfenati, Fabio; Fassio, Anna; Oliver, Peter L.

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Authors

Mattéa J. Finelli

Davide Aprile

Enrico Castroflorio

Alexander Jeans

Matteo Moschetta

Lauren Chessum

Julia Grasegger

Alexis Lupien-Meilleur

Andrew Bassett

Elsa Rossignol

Philippe M. Campeau

Michael R. Bowl

Fabio Benfenati

Anna Fassio

Peter L. Oliver



Abstract

Mutations in the Tre2/Bub2/Cdc16 (TBC)1 domain family member 24 (TBC1D24) gene are associated with a range of inherited neurological disorders, from drug-refractory lethal epileptic encephalopathy and DOORS syndrome (deafness, onychodystrophy, osteodystrophy, mental retardation, seizures) to non-syndromic hearing loss. TBC1D24 has been implicated in neuronal transmission and maturation, although the molecular function of the gene and the cause of the apparently complex disease spectrum remain unclear. Importantly, heterozygous TBC1D24 mutation carriers have also been reported with seizures, suggesting that haploinsufficiency for TBC1D24 is significant clinically. Here we have systematically investigated an allelic series of disease-associated mutations in neurons alongside a new mouse model to investigate the consequences of TBC1D24 haploinsufficiency to mammalian neurodevelopment and synaptic physiology. The cellular studies reveal that disease-causing mutations that disrupt either of the conserved protein domains in TBC1D24 are implicated in neuronal development and survival and are likely acting as loss-of-function alleles. We then further investigated TBC1D24 haploinsufficiency in vivo and demonstrate that TBC1D24 is also crucial for normal presynaptic function: genetic disruption of Tbc1d24 expression in the mouse leads to an impairment of endocytosis and an enlarged endosomal compartment in neurons with a decrease in spontaneous neurotransmission. These data reveal the essential role for TBC1D24 at the mammalian synapse and help to define common synaptic mechanisms that could underlie the varied effects of TBC1D24 mutations in neurological disease.

Citation

Finelli, M. J., Aprile, D., Castroflorio, E., Jeans, A., Moschetta, M., Chessum, L., …Oliver, P. L. (2019). The epilepsy-associated protein TBC1D24 is required for normal development, survival and vesicle trafficking in mammalian neurons. Human Molecular Genetics, 28(4), 584-597. https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddy370

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 9, 2018
Online Publication Date Oct 17, 2018
Publication Date Feb 15, 2019
Deposit Date Dec 4, 2018
Publicly Available Date Dec 4, 2018
Journal Human Molecular Genetics
Print ISSN 0964-6906
Electronic ISSN 1460-2083
Publisher Oxford University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 28
Issue 4
Pages 584-597
DOI https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddy370
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1307823

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