Histone H2AX deficiency causes neurobehavioral deficits and impaired redox homeostasis

Urbain Weyemi, Bindu D. Paul, Adele M. Snowman, Parthav Jailwala, Andre Nussenzweig, William M. Bonner and Solomon H. Snyder ()
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Urbain Weyemi: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Bindu D. Paul: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Adele M. Snowman: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Parthav Jailwala: National Cancer Institute
Andre Nussenzweig: NIH
William M. Bonner: National Institutes of Health
Solomon H. Snyder: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Nature Communications, 2018, vol. 9, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract ATM drives DNA repair by phosphorylating the histone variant H2AX. While ATM mutations elicit prominent neurobehavioral phenotypes, neural roles for H2AX have been elusive. We report impaired motor learning and balance in H2AX-deficient mice. Mitigation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) with N-acetylcysteine (NAC) reverses the behavioral deficits. Mouse embryonic fibroblasts deficient for H2AX exhibit increased ROS production and failure to activate the antioxidant response pathway controlled by the transcription factor NRF2. The NRF2 targets GCLC and NQO1 are depleted in the striatum of H2AX knockouts, one of the regions most vulnerable to ROS-mediated damage. These findings establish a role for ROS in the behavioral deficits of H2AX knockout mice and reveal a physiologic function of H2AX in mediating influences of oxidative stress on NRF2-transcriptional targets and behavior.

Date: 2018
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