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ArticleFrontiers in neuroanatomy2025

Neuroanatomical mapping of huntingtin-associated protein 1 across the rostral and caudal clusters of mouse raphe nuclei and its immunohistochemical relationships with serotonin.

Marya Afrin, Md Nabiul Islam, Mirza Mienur Meher, Mir Rubayet Jahan, Kanako Nozaki, Koh-Hei Masumoto, Akie Yanai, Koh Shinoda

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Marya AfrinDivision of Neuroanatomy, Department of Neuroscience, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Md Nabiul IslamDivision of Neuroanatomy, Department of Neuroscience, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Mirza Mienur MeherDepartment of Basic Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Mir Rubayet JahanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Kanako NozakiDivision of Neuroanatomy, Department of Neuroscience, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Koh-Hei MasumotoDivision of Neuroanatomy, Department of Neuroscience, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Akie YanaiDepartment of Basic Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Koh ShinodaDivision of Neuroanatomy, Department of Neuroscience, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan.

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Abstract

Huntingtin-associated protein 1 (HAP1) is a crucial component of the stigmoid body (STB) and is recognized as a neuroprotective interactor with causative proteins for several neurodegenerative disorders (NDs). Due to HAP1 protectivity, brain regions rich in STB/HAP1 are typically shielded from neurodegeneration, whereas areas with little or no STB/HAP1 are often affected in NDs. Mounting evidence suggests that serotonin (5-HT) neuron dysfunction contributes to various NDs. While the raphe nuclei denote the origin of 5-HT neurons, HAP1 protectivity has yet to be determined there. To accomplish this, the present study evaluated the expression and detailed neuroanatomical distribution of HAP1 throughout the rostral and caudal clusters of raphe nuclei in adult mice brains and their morphological relationships with 5-HT by employing Western blotting and immunohistochemistry. Our results indicated that in the rostral cluster, HAP1-ir cells were extensively distributed across the caudal linear raphe, median raphe, dorsal raphe, supralemniscal raphe, caudal part of the dorsal raphe, pre-pontine and pontine raphe nuclei. In the caudal cluster, HAP1-ir neurons were disseminated throughout the raphe magnus, raphe obscurus, raphe pallidus, parapyramidal, and raphe interpositus nuclei. Our double-immunofluorescence labeling results confirmed that most of the 5-HT neurons contained HAP1 immunoreactivity throughout the rostral and caudal clusters of the raphe nuclei. These suggest that HAP1 is crucial for modulating/protecting serotonergic functions, plausibly by upholding 5-HT neuronal plasticity/integrity by raising the threshold for neurodegeneration. Our current findings might provide a fundamental basis for further research aimed at elucidating the role of STB/HAP1 in the pathophysiology of serotonin neurons.

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HAP1neurodegenerative disorderneuroprotectionserotonergic neuronstigmoid body

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PMCPMC12321798

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