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Rescuing voluntary motor behavior in a Parkinson´s disease model by aCRISPR mediated reprogramming of striatal astrocytes into induced GABAergic neurons

ABSTRACT: Cell replacement strategies of affected cells have been performed in clinical studies of Parkinson´s disease with variable outcome. Conversion of endogenous glial cells into functional neurons might represent a more reliable alternative, thus here we developed a knock-in mouse line carrying a dual dCas9 transactivator system (dCAM), which allowed the conditional activation of the endogenous genes Ascl1, Lmx1a, and Nr4a2 in striatal astrocytes in vivo by delivering sgRNAs specific for their endogenous loci. In order to move this successful approach toward translation, we established an AAV based activator system carrying intein-split-dCas9-VP64, SAM (AAV-dCAS) activators, and the specific sgRNAs targeting transcription factor combinations. Both systems, the dCAM and the AAV-dCAS approach were successful in reprogramming of striatal astrocytes into GABAergic neurons, which functionally integrate into striatal circuits as evidenced by the alleviation of specific motor behaviors in a 6-OHDA Parkinson’s disease model. Thus, the AAV-dCAS approach may enable clinical therapies for Parkinson´s disease by reprogramming striatal astrocytes.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE149872 | GEO | 2022/03/15

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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