Huntington's disease (HD) pathogenesis involves deregulation of coding and noncoding RNA transcripts of which the involvement of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNA) has been realized recently. Of these, Meg3, Neat1, and Xist showed a consistent and significant increase in HD cell and animal models. In the present study, we formulate a methodology to visualize and quantify intracellular aggregates formed by mutant HTT protein. This method employs the use of both confocal laser scanning and super resolution (N-SIM) microscopy to accurately estimate aggregate numbers. Further, to determine the role of two lncRNAs Meg3 and Neat1 in the formation of aggregates of mutant HTT, we used commercially available siRNAs against Meg3 and Neat1 for transiently knocking them down in mouse Neuro2a and human SHSY5Y cells. Co-transfection of 83Q-DsRed and siRNA specific for Neat1 or Meg3 resulted in decreased intracellular aggregates of 83Q-DsRed in both the cell lines. We have established a quantitative method to estimate and directly or indirectly modulate the formation of mutant HTT aggregates.
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