1. Loss of CRMP2 O-GlcNAcylation leads to reduced novel object recognition performance in mice
- Author
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Muha, Villo, Williamson, Ritchie, Hills, Rachel, McNeilly, Alison D, McWilliams, Thomas G, Alonso, Jana, Schimpl, Marianne, Leney, Aneika C, Heck, Albert J R, Sutherland, Calum, Read, Kevin D, McCrimmon, Rory J, Brooks, Simon P, van Aalten, Daan M F, Muha, Villo, Williamson, Ritchie, Hills, Rachel, McNeilly, Alison D, McWilliams, Thomas G, Alonso, Jana, Schimpl, Marianne, Leney, Aneika C, Heck, Albert J R, Sutherland, Calum, Read, Kevin D, McCrimmon, Rory J, Brooks, Simon P, and van Aalten, Daan M F
- Abstract
O-GlcNAcylation is an abundant post-translational modification in the nervous system, linked to both neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disease. However, the mechanistic links between these phenotypes and site-specific O-GlcNAcylation remain largely unexplored. Here, we show that Ser517 O-GlcNAcylation of the microtubule-binding protein Collapsin Response Mediator Protein-2 (CRMP2) increases with age. By generating and characterizing a Crmp2S517A knock-in mouse model, we demonstrate that loss of O-GlcNAcylation leads to a small decrease in body weight and mild memory impairment, suggesting that Ser517 O-GlcNAcylation has a small but detectable impact on mouse physiology and cognitive function.
- Published
- 2019