Disruption of the mitochondrial network in a mouse model of Huntington's disease visualized by in tissue multiscale 3D electron microscopy
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| author | Solana, Eva Martin Zueras, Laura Casado Torres, Teobaldo E. Goya, Gerardo F. Fernandez, Maria Rosario Fernandez Fernandez, Jose Jesus |
| author_facet | Solana, Eva Martin Zueras, Laura Casado Torres, Teobaldo E. Goya, Gerardo F. Fernandez, Maria Rosario Fernandez Fernandez, Jose Jesus |
| contents | Huntington's disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder caused by an expanded CAG repeat in the coding sequence of the huntingtin protein. Initially, it predominantly affects medium-sized spiny neurons (MSSNs) of the corpus striatum. No effective treatment is available, thus urging the identification of potential therapeutic targets. While evidence of mitochondrial structural alterations in HD exists, previous studies mainly employed 2D approaches and were performed outside the strictly native brain context. In this study, we adopted a novel multiscale approach to conduct a comprehensive 3D in situ structural analysis of mitochondrial disturbances in a mouse model of HD.
We investigated MSSNs within brain tissue under optimal structural conditions utilizing state-of-the-art 3D imaging technologies, specifically FIB/SEM for the complete imaging of neuronal somas and Electron Tomography for detailed morphological examination and image processing-based quantitative analysis. Our findings suggest a disruption of the mitochondrial network towards fragmentation in HD. The network of interlaced, slim, and long mitochondria observed in healthy conditions transforms into isolated, swollen, and short entities, with internal cristae disorganization, cavities, and abnormally large matrix granules. |
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| spellingShingle | Disruption of the mitochondrial network in a mouse model of Huntington's disease visualized by in tissue multiscale 3D electron microscopy Solana, Eva Martin Zueras, Laura Casado Torres, Teobaldo E. Goya, Gerardo F. Fernandez, Maria Rosario Fernandez Fernandez, Jose Jesus Subcellular Processes Soft Condensed Matter I.5.1 Huntington's disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder caused by an expanded CAG repeat in the coding sequence of the huntingtin protein. Initially, it predominantly affects medium-sized spiny neurons (MSSNs) of the corpus striatum. No effective treatment is available, thus urging the identification of potential therapeutic targets. While evidence of mitochondrial structural alterations in HD exists, previous studies mainly employed 2D approaches and were performed outside the strictly native brain context. In this study, we adopted a novel multiscale approach to conduct a comprehensive 3D in situ structural analysis of mitochondrial disturbances in a mouse model of HD. We investigated MSSNs within brain tissue under optimal structural conditions utilizing state-of-the-art 3D imaging technologies, specifically FIB/SEM for the complete imaging of neuronal somas and Electron Tomography for detailed morphological examination and image processing-based quantitative analysis. Our findings suggest a disruption of the mitochondrial network towards fragmentation in HD. The network of interlaced, slim, and long mitochondria observed in healthy conditions transforms into isolated, swollen, and short entities, with internal cristae disorganization, cavities, and abnormally large matrix granules. |
| title | Disruption of the mitochondrial network in a mouse model of Huntington's disease visualized by in tissue multiscale 3D electron microscopy |
| topic | Subcellular Processes Soft Condensed Matter I.5.1 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.16977 |