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To understand the underlying mechanism, we generated neuronal stem cell (NSC) lines from wild-type (NMW7), Nna1 mutation heterozygous (NME), and Nna1 mutation homozygous (NMO1) mouse brains. The NNA1 levels were decreased, and the glutamylated tubulin levels were increased in NMO1 cultures as well as in the cerebellum of AMS mice at both 15 and 30 days of age. However, total \u03b2-tubulin protein levels were not altered in the AMS cerebellum. In NMO1 neurosphere cultures, \u03b2-tubulin protein levels were increased without changes at the transcriptional level. NMO1 grew faster than other NSC lines, and some of the neurospheres were attached to the plate after 3 days. Immunostaining revealed that SOX2 and nestin levels were decreased in NMO1 neurospheres and that the neuronal differentiation potentials were reduced in NMO1 cells compared to NME or NMW7 cells. These results demonstrate that the AMS mutation decreased the NNA1 levels and increased glutamylation in the cerebellum of AMS mice. The observed changes in glutamylation might alter NSC properties and the neuron maturation process, leading to Purkinje cell death in AMS mice.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/cells10010155","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,1,14]],"date-time":"2021-01-14T11:39:14Z","timestamp":1610624354000},"page":"155","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Alteration of Neural Stem Cell Functions in Ataxia and Male Sterility Mice: A Possible Role of \u03b2-Tubulin Glutamylation in Neurodegeneration"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1221-7787","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Abdullah Md.","family":"Sheikh","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya Cho, Izumo 693-8501, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shozo","family":"Yano","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya Cho, Izumo 693-8501, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shatera","family":"Tabassum","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya Cho, Izumo 693-8501, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Koji","family":"Omura","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Organ Pathology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya Cho, Izumo 693-8501, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2185-4828","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Asuka","family":"Araki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Organ Pathology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya Cho, Izumo 693-8501, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shingo","family":"Mitaki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya Cho, Izumo 693-8501, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yoshie","family":"Ito","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya Cho, Izumo 693-8501, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shuai","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, 250 Changgangdong Road, Guangzhou 510260, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9280-8044","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Atsushi","family":"Nagai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya Cho, Izumo 693-8501, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,1,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"382","DOI":"10.1046\/j.1440-1827.2003.01485.x","article-title":"Ataxia and male sterility (AMS) mouse. 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