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Measuring myelin protein expression with a MeCP2 knockdown in oligodendrocytes Rachel Siefring Mentor: Dr. Carmen Sato-Bigbee

The human population

People with disabilities

People with autism

ASD and Rett Syndrome Rett Syndrome Autism Spectrum Disorders

Cause of Rett Syndrome Caused by a mutation in methyl-CpG-binding Protein (MeCP2) Figure 2 of Cortes-Mendoza, 2013 CH 3

What does MeCP2 do? MeCP2 Regulates transcription of Brain-derived growth factor (BDNF) Axonal maturation Neuronal development

Regulates transcription of Brain-derived growth factor (BDNF) Axonal maturation Neuronal development MeCP2 What does MeCP2 do?

Regulates transcription of Brain-derived growth factor (BDNF) Axonal maturation Neuronal development Myelination Oligodendrocytes What does MeCP2 do? MeCP2

Myelination What does MeCP2 do? MeCP2

Myelination What does MeCP2 do? MeCP2 Figure 1B from Nave and Werner (2014) Axon

Myelination What does MeCP2 do? MeCP2 Oligodendrocytes Myelin Oligodendrocyte

Myelination Oligodendrocytes How is the myelination process different in a child with Rett syndrome? What does MeCP2 do? MeCP2

Progenitor cellPre-oligodendrocyte Mature oligodendrocyte Stages of oligodendrocyte development Slide provided by Dr. Sato-Bigbee

Myelin Proteins Myelin Basic Protein (MBP) Myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG) Figure 1 from Jahn, et al

Myelin Basic Protein (MBP) MBP Modified Figure 1D from Aggarwal et al (2013)

Myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG) Acts as a linker between the axon and the myelin sheath

Is there a difference in MBP and MAG expression levels when there is a MeCP2 knockdown??

Isolating oligodendroctyes Sprague-Dawley rats 2 experimental groups Regular MeCP2MeCP2 knockdown From Figure 1A from Nguyen et al (2013) Cerebral hemispheres and cerebellum

Knockdown method: siRNA

siRNA synthesis Send MeCP2 sequence to Sigma Aldrich nt mRNA transcript Use DEQOR to generate 21 nucleotide transcripts Synthesized siRNA

Applying siRNA to oligodendrocytes siRNA GeneJammer reagent See if knockdown worked via Western Blot

Western Blot: SDS-PAGE Make cell lysates for each culture Load samples into the SDS-PAGE Separated lysate proteins

Western Blot Polymer sheet is exposed to antibodies

Western Blot Figures 7A and 7B from Nguyen (2013)

Possible resulting scenarios Methods don’t work siRNA Oligodendrocyte isolation fails

Possible resulting scenarios Methods don’t work siRNA Oligodendrocyte isolation fails No difference in myelin protein expression MeCP2 doesn’t effect oligodendrocytes in culture

Possible resulting scenarios Methods don’t work siRNA Oligodendrocyte isolation fails No difference in myelin protein expression MeCP2 doesn’t effect oligodendrocytes in culture Large differences in myelin protein expression MeCP2 does effect oligodendrocytes in culture Underexpression Overexpression

Concluding remarks Do myelination and oligodendrocytes play a role in the Rett syndrome phenotype? Does MeCP2 specifically affect MBP and MAG? Based on this experiment, should this research even be pursued? Does MeCP2 directly affect the myelination process?

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