Nöronlardaki SNCA transkriptlerinin çeşitliliği ve antisens oligonükleotid terapötikleri üzerindeki etkisi

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Summary The role of the SNCA gene locus in driving Parkinson’s disease (PD) through rare and common genetic variation is well-recognized, but the transcriptional diversity of SNCA in vulnerable cell types remains unclear. We performed SNCA long-read RNA sequencing in human dopaminergic neurons and show that annotated SNCA transcripts account for only 5% of expression. Rather, the majority of expression (75%) at the SNCA locus originates from transcripts with alternative 5’ and 3’ untranslated regions. Importantly, 10% originates from transcripts encoding open reading frames not previously annotated, which are translated and detectable in human postmortem brain. Defining the 3’ untranslated regions enabled the rational design of antisense oligonucleotides targeting the majority of SNCA transcripts, leading to the effective reversal of PD pathology, including protein aggregation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and toxicity. Resolving the complexity of the SNCA transcriptional landscape impacts RNA therapies and highlights differences in protein isoforms and their contribution to disease.

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