Master 2 - Team "Intracellular Dynamics and Neurodegeneration"
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Internship
Objectives
The objectives of the project are to restore the function of the huntingtin protein in the regulation of intracellular dynamics in neurons and investigate the effects in vitro and in vivo in mouse models.
Abstract
Huntington’s disease (HD) is caused by the abnormal polyglutamine expansion in the N-ter part of huntingtin (HTT), a large protein of 350kDa. Over the past years, we proposed that HTT acts a scaffold for the molecular motors and through this function, regulates the efficiency of vesicular transport along microtubules in neurons. Here we propose to manipulate HTT protein genetically with the objective to restore its function in axonal transport and through the use of genetic therapy approaches to investigate the beneficial effects in vivo in HD mouse models.
Methods
Techniques used will include molecular biology, biochemistry, primary cultures, state of the art live-imaging microscopy and the development and use of new microfluidic devices to study intracellular dynamics as well as viral transduction approaches in vivo and the study of behavior and pathology in mice.
References
- Vitet H et al. Huntingtin recruits KIF1A to transport synaptic vesicle precursors along the mouse axon to support synaptic transmission and motor skill learning Elife 2023, Jul 11;12:e81011.doi: 10.7554/eLife.81011.
- Scaramuzzino C, Cuoc EC, Pla P, Humbert S, Saudou F. Calcineurin and huntingtin form a calcium-sensing machinery that directs neurotrophic signals to the nucleus. Science Adv. 2022 Jan 7;8(1):eabj8812.
- Virlogeux A, et al. (2018) Reconstituting Corticostriatal Network On-a-Chip Reveals the Contribution of the Presynaptic Compartment to Huntington’s Disease. Cell Reports, Jan 2;22(1):110-122. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.12.013.
Requested domaine of expertise
Cell biology, neurobiology, imaging techniques, mouse, microfluidics.
Contacts
Frédéric Saudou (PUPH UGA) / Sophie Lenoir (chercheuse UGA)
Email : frederic.saudouuniv-grenoble-alpes.fr (Subject: , body: ) (frederic[dot]saudou[at]univ-grenoble-alpes[dot]fr)
Phone : +33 6 78 08 13 58
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