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ArticleNeurobiology of disease2025

Modeling sacsin depletion in Danio Rerio offers new insight on retinal defects in ARSACS.

Valentina Naef, Devid Damiani, Rosario Licitra, Maria Marchese, Stefania Della Vecchia, Matteo Baggiani, Letizia Brogi, Daniele Galatolo, Silvia Landi, Filippo Maria Santorelli

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Article in Neurobiology of disease, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Valentina NaefNeurobiology and Molecular Medicine Unit, IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris, 56128 Pisa, Italy. Electronic address: valentina.naef@gmail.com.
Devid DamianiNeurobiology and Molecular Medicine Unit, IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris, 56128 Pisa, Italy.
Rosario LicitraNeurobiology and Molecular Medicine Unit, IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris, 56128 Pisa, Italy.
Maria MarcheseNeurobiology and Molecular Medicine Unit, IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris, 56128 Pisa, Italy.
Stefania Della VecchiaNeurobiology and Molecular Medicine Unit, IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris, 56128 Pisa, Italy.
Matteo BaggianiNeurobiology and Molecular Medicine Unit, IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris, 56128 Pisa, Italy.
Letizia BrogiBio@SNS, Department of Neurosciences, Scuola Normale Superiore, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Daniele GalatoloNeurobiology and Molecular Medicine Unit, IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris, 56128 Pisa, Italy.
Silvia LandiIstituto di Neuroscienze-CNR, Pisa, Italy.
Filippo Maria SantorelliNeurobiology and Molecular Medicine Unit, IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris, 56128 Pisa, Italy. Electronic address: filippo3364@gmail.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biallelic mutations in the SACS gene, encoding sacsin, cause early-onset autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS), a neurodegenerative disease also characterized by unique and poorly understood retinal abnormalities. While two murine models replicate the phenotypic and neuronal features observed in patients, no retinal phenotype has been described so far. In a zebrafish knock-out strain that faithfully mirrors the main aspects of ARSACS, we observed impaired visual function due to photoreceptor degeneration, likely caused by cell cycle defects in progenitor cells. RNA-seq analysis in embryos revealed dysfunction in proteins related to fat-soluble vitamins (e.g., TTPA, RDH5, VKORC) and suggested a key role of neuroinflammation in driving the retinal defects. Our findings indicate that studying retinal pathology in ARSACS could be crucial for understanding the impact of sacsin depletion and may offer insights into halting disease progression.

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Cell Cycle ProteinsMuscle SpasticityRetinaSpinocerebellar AtaxiasZebrafish ProteinsAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalZebrafishCell Cycle ProteinsZebrafish ProteinsARSACSNeurological disorderRetina developmentRetinal abnormalitiesZebrafish

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PMID39778749
PMCPMC11757156

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