Space Radiation-Induced Alterations in the Hippocampal Ubiquitin-Proteome System

Autor: William K. Russell, Arriyam S Fesshaye, Alyssa Tidmore, Sucharita M. Dutta, Richard A. Britten, Vania D. Duncan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume 22
Issue 14
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 22, Iss 7713, p 7713 (2021)
ISSN: 1422-0067
DOI: 10.3390/ijms22147713
Popis: Exposure of rodents to <
20 cGy Space Radiation (SR) impairs performance in several hippocampus-dependent cognitive tasks, including spatial memory. However, there is considerable inter-individual susceptibility to develop SR-induced spatial memory impairment. In this study, a robust label-free mass spectrometry (MS)-based unbiased proteomic profiling approach was used to characterize the composition of the hippocampal proteome in adult male Wistar rats exposed to 15 cGy of 1 GeV/n 48Ti and their sham counterparts. Unique protein signatures were identified in the hippocampal proteome of: (1) sham rats, (2) Ti-exposed rats, (3) Ti-exposed rats that had sham-like spatial memory performance, and (4) Ti-exposed rats that impaired spatial memory performance. Approximately 14% (159) of the proteins detected in hippocampal proteome of sham rats were not detected in the Ti-exposed rats. We explored the possibility that the loss of the Sham-only proteins may arise as a result of SR-induced changes in protein homeostasis. SR-exposure was associated with a switch towards increased pro-ubiquitination proteins from that seen in Sham. These data suggest that the role of the ubiquitin-proteome system as a determinant of SR-induced neurocognitive deficits needs to be more thoroughly investigated.
Databáze: OpenAIRE