Insights into the hippocampus proteome and phosphorylation modification alterations in C57BL/6 revealed the memory improvement mechanisms of a walnut-derived peptide

Abstract

This work aimed to explore the underlying mechanisms of memory improvement effects of a walnut derived peptide WNP-10. The morris water maze test, combined with ultrastructural observation, hematoxylin and eosin and Nissl staining showed that WNP-10 significantly improved the learning and memory capability of the scopolamine-injured mice. The four-dimensional label-free quantification proteomics analysis identified 88 differentially expressed proteins in the WNP-10-treated group compared with scopolamine-induced impairment group. Pathway enrichment analysis and western blotting demonstrated that the WNP-10 can regulate the phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate 5-kinase, cathepsin L, N-acetylgalactosamine 6-sulfate sulfatase and AP-3 complex subunit mu-1 expression to affect inositol phosphate metabolism, thereby maintaining lysosome homeostasis in scopolamine-injured mice. Notably, the results of phosphoproteomics demonstrated that WNP-10 administration resulted in the increased phosphorylation of phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate 5-kinase. These findings provide novel insights into the underlying mechanism of memory improvement of walnut peptides.

Keywords: Lysosome; Memory improvement; PIKfyve; Phosphoproteomics; Proteomics; Walnut peptides.