The synthetic TRPML1 agonist ML-SA1 rescues Alzheimer-related alterations of the endosomal-autophagic-lysosomal system

Somogyi, Aleksandra, Kirkham, Emily D., Lloyd-Evans, Emyr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3626-1611, Winston, Jincy, Allen, Nicholas D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4009-186X, Mackrill, John J., Anderson, Karen E., Hawkins, Phillip T., Gardiner, Sian E., Waller-Evans, Helen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4133-6064, Sims, Rebecca ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3885-1199, Boland, Barry and O'Neill, Cora 2023. The synthetic TRPML1 agonist ML-SA1 rescues Alzheimer-related alterations of the endosomal-autophagic-lysosomal system. Journal of Cell Science 136 (6) , jcs259875. 10.1242/jcs.259875

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Abstract

Abnormalities in the endosomal-autophagic-lysosomal (EAL) system are an early event in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis. However, the mechanisms underlying these abnormalities are unclear. The transient receptor potential channel mucolipin 1(TRPML1, also known as MCOLN1), a vital endosomal-lysosomal Ca2+ channel whose loss of function leads to neurodegeneration, has not been investigated with respect to EAL pathogenesis in late-onset AD (LOAD). Here, we identify pathological hallmarks of TRPML1 dysregulation in LOAD neurons, including increased perinuclear clustering and vacuolation of endolysosomes. We reveal that induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived human cortical neurons expressing APOE ε4, the strongest genetic risk factor for LOAD, have significantly diminished TRPML1-induced endolysosomal Ca2+ release. Furthermore, we found that blocking TRPML1 function in primary neurons by depleting the TRPML1 agonist PI(3,5)P2 via PIKfyve inhibition, recreated multiple features of EAL neuropathology evident in LOAD. This included increased endolysosomal Ca2+ content, enlargement and perinuclear clustering of endolysosomes, autophagic vesicle accumulation and early endosomal enlargement. Strikingly, these AD-like neuronal EAL defects were rescued by TRPML1 reactivation using its synthetic agonist ML-SA1. These findings implicate defects in TRPML1 in LOAD EAL pathogenesis and present TRPML1 as a potential therapeutic target.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine Biosciences
Additional Information:	License information from Publisher: LICENSE 1: URL: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, Type: open-access
Publisher:	The Company of Biologists
ISSN:	0021-9533
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	22 March 2023
Date of Acceptance:	13 February 2023
Last Modified:	06 Mar 2024 02:07
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/157872

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