Project description
Increasing BRAWNIN protein use to treat neurodegenerative diseases
Advancements in digital technologies, neurology, biology, and medicine have greatly enhanced our understanding of the nervous system, its functions, and its associated diseases. Increasing evidence highlights the critical role of mitochondria and metabolic regulation in nervous system function, with mitochondria playing a key role in maintaining cellular metabolic homeostasis. The BRAWNIN protein is vital for regulating mitochondrial function in neurons. The ERC-funded ABC-MT project aims to develop a gene-therapy strategy to increase the presence of the BRAWNIN protein, offering protective and therapeutic benefits for patients with axonal metabolic diseases. The project underscores the impact of metabolic deregulation on axons and its connection to neurodegenerative diseases.
Objective
This project will provide proof of concept for the neuroprotective potential of agonists of the mitochondrial protein BRAWNIN. We have identified that BRAWNIN is an important regulator of mitochondrial function in neurons. Mitochondria are essential organelles to support metabolic homeostasis in the cell. Mounting evidence in the literature demonstrate that mitochondria and more broadly metabolic regulation is central to the function of the nervous system. Axons are especially affected by metabolic deregulation, which can lead to axonal degeneration. In this application, we propose that increasing the cellular levels of protein BRAWNIN using a gene-therapy strategy (defined as BRAWNIN agonists) will be protective in neurodegenerative disease, and we will demonstrate this in models of Charcot Marie Tooth disease, a peripheral neuropathy strongly associated with altered metabolism and mitochondria. Overall, our project will provide the first demonstration that BRAWNIN is a target of therapeutic interest in axonal metabolic diseases, which we will further develop with the ultimate goal to develop BRAWNIN agonists for patients.
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- natural sciences biological sciences neurobiology
- natural sciences biological sciences biochemistry biomolecules proteins
- medical and health sciences basic medicine physiology homeostasis
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HORIZON.1.1 - European Research Council (ERC)
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(opens in new window) ERC-2023-POC
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France
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