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Role of PLD3 in nucleic acid recognition and brain function

Award Number: RF1AG070775
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/15/2022
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 07/31/2025

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Role of PLD3 in nucleic acid recognition and brain function - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT This is a R01 proposal to study the function of Phospholipase D3 (PLD3) and its contribution to neurodegeneration in mouse models. PLD3 missense mutations and under expression have been implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and in Spinocerebellar Ataxia, but the mechanisms by which these mutations alter function are unclear. PLD3 protein is associated with neuritic AD plaques and has been implicated in Ab and Tau processing. We have recently discovered that PLD3 and a related protein PLD4 are not phospholipases, as was thought, but are in fact single-stranded DNA and RNA exonucleases localized in endolysosomes. PLD3 and PLD4 can strongly influence nucleic acid recognition by Toll-like receptors (TLR) 7, 8 and 9. Mice lacking both PLD3 and PLD4 enzymes die of massive autoinflammation, whereas the phenotype of Pld3–/– mice is relatively subtle and has not been investigated in older mice. Here we propose to study the roles of PLD3 in more detail by evaluating functional alterations of disease associated PLD3 alleles and by generating tools to assess the effects of deficiency of PLD3 and PLD4 in microglia and other tissues of the brain. The ability of PLD3 deficiency to accelerate disease in the APP/PS1 model will also be investigated.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2026	2022	SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE	10550 N TORREY PINES RD	LA JOLLA	CA	92037	SAN DIEGO	USA	Aging Research	000	1	1/22/2026	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $591 )
2023	2022	SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE	10550 NORTH TORREY PINES RD	LA JOLLA	CA	92037	SAN DIEGO	USA	Aging Research	001	1	9/15/2023	NEW	$0
2023	2022	SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE	10550 N TORREY PINES RD	LA JOLLA	CA	92037	SAN DIEGO	USA	Aging Research	000	1	10/18/2022	NEW	$591
														Subtotal = $591

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $1,331,250 )
2022	2022	SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE	10550 NORTH TORREY PINES RD	LA JOLLA	CA	92037	SAN DIEGO	USA	Aging Research	000	1	8/3/2022	NEW	$1,331,250
														Subtotal = $1,331,250

Grand Total All Awards = $1,331,841

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Role of PLD3 in nucleic acid recognition and brain function

Award Number: RF1AG070775

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/15/2022

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 07/31/2025

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