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Salsolinol as an RNA m6A methylation inducer mediates dopaminergic neuronal death by regulating YAP1 and autophagy

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Salsolinol(1-methyl-6,7-dihydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline,Sal)is a catechol isoquinoline that causes neurotoxicity and shares structural similarity with 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine,an environmental toxin that causes Parkinson's disease.However,the mechanism by which Sal mediates dopaminergic neuronal death remains unclear.In this study,we found that Sal significantly enhanced the global level of N6-methyladenosine(m6A)RNA methylation in PC12 cells,mainly by inducing the downregulation of the expression of m6A demethylases fat mass and obesity-associated protein(FTO)and alkB homolog 5(ALKBH5).RNA sequencing analysis showed that Sal downregulated the Hippo signaling pathway.The m6A reader YTH domain-containing family protein 2(YTHDF2)promoted the degradation of m6A-containing Yes-associated protein 1(YAP1)mRNA,which is a downstream key effector in the Hippo signaling pathway.Additionally,downregulation of YAP1 promoted autophagy,indicating that the mutual regulation between YAP1 and autophagy can lead to neurotoxicity.These findings reveal the role of Sal on m6A RNA methylation and suggest that Sal may act as an RNA methylation inducer mediating dopaminergic neuronal death through YAP1 and autophagy.Our results provide greater insights into the neurotoxic effects of catechol isoquinolines compared with other studies and may be a reference for assessing the involvement of RNA methylation in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease.

ALKBH5autophagyFTOHippo pathwaym6AParkinson's diseaseRNA methylationsalsolinolYAP1YTHDF2

Jianan Wang、Yuanyuan Ran、Zihan Li、Tianyuan Zhao、Fangfang Zhang、Juan Wang、Zongjian Liu、Xuechai Chen

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Beijing International Science and Technology Cooperation Base for Antiviral Drugs,College of Chemistry and Life,Beijing University of Technology,Beijing,China

Department of Rehabilitation,Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital,Capital Medical University,Beijing,China

2025

中国神经再生研究(英文版)
中国康复医学会

中国神经再生研究(英文版)

影响因子:0.902
ISSN:1673-5374
年,卷(期):2025.20(3)