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Article Title: Astrocyte transcriptomic analysis identifies glypican 5 downregulation as a contributor to synaptic dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease models
Journal: bioRxiv
doi: 10.1101/2024.10.30.621182
Figure Legend Snippet: a-b) Correlation between Log2FC of gene expression in 12-month-old APP (a) and Tau (b) mice and human AD DEGs in astrocytes obtained from Grubman et al. Red and blue dots depict up and downregulated genes respectively in APP (a) or Tau mice (b). Grey dots are genes exclusively significant in human astrocytes. Complete gene list can be found in Supplementary Table 12. c) Heatmap showing Log2FC in synapse-related genes in astrocytes from postmortem human AD patients and in 12-month-old APP and Tau mice. Human data obtained from – . * padj <0.05. d) Immunostaining of postmortem human frontal cortex showing GPC5 protein expression in astrocytes marked with GFAP in layer 1. Scale bar = 20 µm. e-f) Representative image showing Gpc5 mRNA in situ hybridization in APP 12-month-old hippocampus (left, scale bar = 100 µm). Right: Zoom in panel showing Gpc5 mRNA levels (white), astrocytes (marked with s100b, magenta) and amyloid plaques (stained with 6e10, green). Scale bar = 20 µm (e). f) Quantification of Gpc5 mRNA signal (% area) in astrocytes associated with amyloid plaques (plaques) or non-associated with amyloid plaques (no plaques). Each datapoint is a mouse (open circles=female, close=male). N = 7 (4F, 3M). Paired t-test was performed for statistical analysis.
Techniques Used: Expressing, Immunostaining, In Situ Hybridization, Staining
Figure Legend Snippet: a-b) Diagram depicting a) AAV-PHP.eB expressing HA-Gpc5 or smFP as control under the astrocyte-specific minimal GFAP promoter; b) APP 2-month-old mice were retro-orbitally injected with AAV-HA-Gpc5 or AAV-smFP-HA as control, and at 4 months of age mice were collected for electrophysiology recordings. Same image is shown in . c-d) Representative image of 7-month-old hippocampi from mice injected with either HA-GPC5 or smFP-HA and stained with HA and s100b antibodies. Same images are shown in . Scale bar=20 µm. d) Quantification showing the percentage of s100b-positive astrocytes overexpressing the HA-Gpc5 or smFP-HA construct in the hippocampus. N=3 mice per group, statistical test: T test. e-h) Whole cell patch clamp recordings of spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currents (sEPSC) in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons. e) Diagram showing the hippocampal neurons recorded in CA1. f) Representative traces from different groups showing an increased frequency of sEPSC in the APP smFP group that is prevented APP GPC5 overexpressing group. g-h) Average frequency (g) and amplitude (h) of sEPSC events during 5-minute recordings. Each data point represents an independent neuron. n= WT smFP: 19 neurons, 9 mice, WT GPC5: 18 neurons, 10 mice, APP smFP: 15 neurons, 10 mice; APP GPC5: 16 neurons, 8 mice. Male (close circles) and female (open circles) mice were included for the analysis. Statistics: 2-way-ANOVA Tukey’s correction for multiple comparison run on neurons. * p <0.05, ** p <0.01, *** p <0.001. Graphs show the mean ± SEM.
Techniques Used: Expressing, Control, Injection, Staining, Construct, Patch Clamp, Comparison
Figure Legend Snippet: a) APP and WT 2-month-old mice were retro-orbitally injected with AAV-HA-GPC5 or AAV-smFP as control. At 6 months of age mice were behaviorally tested in the open field and Barnes maze test, at 7 months brains were collected for immunohistochemistry analysis. b) Barnes maze memory test: mice were trained for 5 consecutive days (2 trials a day) to find an escape box. The next 3 days the escape box location is changed to the opposite hole to test cognitive flexibility. On days 6 and 10 a probe trial is performed when the box is removed. c) Representative trajectories used by mice to find the escape box during standard learning (day 2). d) Mean latency to find the target hole is plotted across different training days (mean of the 2 trials per day). Each panel shows different experimental groups. Statistics are calculated using 2-way ANOVA with Dunnett’s multiple comparisons test relative to day 1. WT smFP: N=27(13F, 14M); APP smFP: N=21 (10F, 11M); WT GPC5: N=24 (13F, 11M), APP GPC5: N=18 (7F, 11M). e) Learning slope between day 1 and day 2 (mean latency day 1-mean latency day 2). Statistical analysis is calculated using one-sample T test against hypothetical value of 0 and corrected for multiple comparisons. Each data point represents an independent mouse. (N same as in panel d). f-g) Representative tile scans stitched images of GluA2 immunostaining in the hippocampal CA3 region in 7-month-old APP and WT littermates overexpressing AAV-Gpc5 or smFP. Scale bar = 20 µm (f). Quantification of GluA2 coverage showed a significant increase in GPC5-overexpressing mice (2-way ANOVA treatment effect: * p = 0.02). WT smFP: N=13 (6F, 7M); WT GPC5: N=12 (6F, 6M); APP smFP: N=12 (5F, 7M); APP GPC5: N=11(5F, 6M). Scale bar= 100 µm. h-i) Pearson correlation between GluA2 area and number of smFP (h) or GPC5 (i)-overexpressing astrocytes showed a significant correlation ( p =0.04) only in the GPC5 overexpressing group (i). Statistics: * p <0.05, ** p <0.01, *** p <0.001, **** p <0.0001
Techniques Used: Injection, Control, Immunohistochemistry, Immunostaining
Figure Legend Snippet: a) Venn diagram showing overlapping upregulated (left panel) and downregulated (right panel) DEGs in 12 month-old APP and Tau mice and human AD astrocytes obtained from Grubman et al. b) Single nuclear RNA sequencing studies from human postmortem patients of different neurodegenerative disorders showing GPC5 downregulation in the astrocyte cluster. Data obtained from – , , . PFC=prefrontal cortex, EC=entorhinal cortex, CTX=cortex, TH=Thalamus, FC=Frontal cortex. c) Synapse-regulating genes are downregulated in GFAP-high astrocyte clusters relative to other clusters in human AD postmortem brains. Data obtained from , , . d) Example image of immunostaining of postmortem human frontal cortex showing GPC5 protein expression in astrocytes marked with GFAP. Scale bar=100 µm. e) Barplot showing TPMs for Gpc5 expression at 4, 6 and 12 months in APP mice. Statistics show the padj value calculated using Deseq2 package in R.
Techniques Used: RNA Sequencing Assay, Immunostaining, Expressing
Figure Legend Snippet: Immunohistochemistry analysis of WT and APP 7-month-old mice overexpressing HA-GPC5 or smFP-HA from 2 to 7 months after testing for memory performance in Barnes maze test. a) Left: Sagittal section of a 7-month-old mouse overexpressing HA-GPC5 for 5 months and immunostained with anti-GPC5 antibody showing GPC5 protein being overexpressed throughout the brain. Scale bar=1mm. Right: Magnification showing hippocampal astrocytes overexpressing GPC5 protein, scale bar=100 µm. Both images were stitched image from a tile scan. b-c) Representative hippocampal image (a) and quantification (b) of 7-month-old mouse overexpressing HA-GPC5 or smFP-HA showing colocalization between HA and the astrocyte marker s100b. Scale bar=20 µm. Same image and quantification were shown in main . N= 9-13 mice per group. Male (closed circles) and female mice (open circles) included in the analysis. Statistics: 2-way ANOVA. d-e) Representative hippocampal image showing lack of colocalization between HA and the neuronal marker NeuN in 7-month-old smFP and GPC5-overexpressing mice. e) Quantification showing less than 2% of neurons overexpressing smFP-HA or HA-GPC5. N= 3 mice per group. Statistical analysis: T test.
Techniques Used: Immunohistochemistry, Marker
Figure Legend Snippet: a) Representative image (left) and quantification (right) showing colocalization of GFAP-positive astrocytes with HA tag in 4-month-old hippocampus overexpressing smFP-HA or HA-GPC5 for 2 months. Stainings were performed in hippocampal acute slices after electrophysiology recordings were completed. Scale bar=20 µm. Each data point represents an independent mouse. N=3 mice/group. b-c) Representative image (b) and quantification (c) of GFAP staining in the hippocampal CA1 region in WT and APP 4-month-old mice overexpressing HA-GPC5 or smFP control for 2 months. Scale bar=50 µm. Stainings were performed in hippocampal acute slices after electrophysiology recordings were completed. Each data point represents an independent mouse. N=4-6 mice/group. Male (close circles) and female (open circles) mice were included for the analysis. d-f) Electrophysiology recordings of CA1 hippocampal pyramidal neurons performed in 4-month-old APP and WT mice overexpressing HA-GPC5 or smFP showing: d) Resting membrane potential, e) Average decay time and f) average rise time (10-90%) of sEPSC events during 5 minutes recordings. Each data point represents an independent neuron. N= WT smFP: 19 neurons, 9 mice, WT GPC5: 18 neurons, 10 mice, APP smFP: 15 neurons, 10 mice; APP GPC5: 16 neurons, 8 mice. Male (close circles) and female (open circles) mice were included for the analysis. Statistics: 2-way-ANOVA Tukey’s correction for multiple comparison based on neurons. Graphs show the mean ± SEM.
Techniques Used: Staining, Control, Membrane, Comparison
Figure Legend Snippet: a-c) Open field test consisting of 10 minutes of spontaneous exploration showed an increased total distance travelled in 6-month-old APP mice compared to WT independently of GPC5 overexpression (a) with no changes in mean speed (b) and time spent in the center of the arena (c). d-e) Barnes maze test: area under the curve for the standard learning curve (d) and time spent exploring the target hole during probe trial (e) revealed no differences between groups. Statistical analysis: 2-way-ANOVA. f-g) Area under the curve for the reversal learning curve in the Bares maze test revealed a significant GPC5 treatment effect (2-way-ANOVA, p =0.03) (f) and no differences in the time spent exploring the target hole during the reversal probe trial (g). h-i) Representative trajectories used by mice to find the escape box during reversal learning (day 2) (h). Mean latency to find the target hole across reversal learning days (mean of the 2 trials per day). Each panel shows different experimental group. Statistics are calculated using 2-way ANOVA with Dunnett’s multiple comparisons test relative to day 1 (i). Statistics: * p<0.05, ** p<0.01, *** p<0.001, **** p<0.0001. Each data point represents an independent mouse. Male (filled dots) and female (open dots) mice were included for the analysis. WT smFP N=27 (13F, 14M); APP smFP N=21 (10F, 11M); WT GPC5 N=24 (13F, 11M), APP GPC5 N=18 (7F, 11M). Graphs show the mean ± SEM.
Techniques Used: Over Expression
Figure Legend Snippet: Immunohistochemistry analysis of WT and APP mice overexpressing HA-GPC5 or smFP-HA from 2 to 7 months after testing for memory performance in Barnes maze test. a-c) Representative tile scans stitched image (a) and quantification (b) of hippocampal amyloid plaques stained with the OC antibody in APP 7-month-old mice. Statistics: T-test. smFP N=11 (5F, 6M); GPC5 N=11 (4F, 7M). Scale bar=100 µm. c) Pearson correlation analysis between plaque load and number of HA-positive astrocytes in smFP-overexpression (left panel) or HA-Gpc5 overexpression (right panel) conditions N=10 smFP, 8 GPC5. d-f) Representative tile scans stitched image (d) and quantification (e) of hippocampal GFAP immunoreactivity in the entire hippocampus across different experimental groups. Pearson correlation analysis between GFAP area and number of HA-positive astrocytes in smFP overexpression (left panel) or HA-Gpc5 overexpression (right panel) conditions (f). WT smFP N=13 (6F, 7M); WT GPC5 N=11 (6F, 5M) APP smFP N=11 (5F, 6M); APP GPC5 N=11 (4F, 7M). Scale bar=100 µm. g-i) Representative tile scans stitched images (g) and quantification (h) of hippocampal CA3 vGlut1 immunoreactivity across different experimental groups. Pearson correlation analysis between vGlut1 area and number of HA-positive astrocytes in smFP-overexpression (left panel) or HA-Gpc5 overexpression (right panel) conditions (i). WT smFP N=13 (6F, 7M); WT GPC5 N=12 (6F, 6M); APP smFP N=12 (5F, 7M); APP GPC5 N=12 (5F, 7M). Scale bar=50 µm. j-l) Representative tile scans stitched image (j) and quantification (k) of hippocampal CA3 synaptoporin immunoreactivity across different experimental groups. Pearson correlation analysis between synaptoporin area and number of HA-positive astrocytes in smFP-overexpression (left panel) or HA-Gpc5 overexpression (right panel) conditions (l). WT smFP N=11 (5F, 6M); WT GPC5 N=12 (6F, 6M); APP smFP N=10 (4F, 6M); APP GPC5 N=11 (5F, 6M) Scale bar=50 µm. Graphs show the mean ± SEM. Each data point represents an independent mouse. Male (filled dots) and female (open dots) mice were included for the analysis. Statistics: 2-way ANOVA Tukey’s test for multiple comparisons, unless specified otherwise.
Techniques Used: Immunohistochemistry, Staining, Over Expression
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