Analysis of neuroanatomical differences in mice with genetically modified serotonin transporters assessed by structural magnetic resonance imaging / J. ELLEGOOD in Molecular Autism, 9 (2018)  

Public ISBD [article]  inMolecular Autism > 9 (2018) . - 24p. Titre : Analysis of neuroanatomical differences in mice with genetically modified serotonin transporters assessed by structural magnetic resonance imaging Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : J. ELLEGOOD, Auteur ; Y. YEE, Auteur ; T. M. KERR, Auteur ; C. L. MULLER, Auteur ; R. D. BLAKELY, Auteur ; R. M. HENKELMAN, Auteur ; J. VEENSTRA-VANDERWEELE, Auteur ; J. P. LERCH, Auteur Article en page(s) : 24p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Animals  Brain/diagnostic imaging/metabolism  Female  Magnetic Resonance Imaging  Male  Mice  Mice, Inbred C57BL  Mutation  Neurons/metabolism  Serotonin/metabolism  Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins/genetics/metabolism  5-ht  5htt  Brain  Dorsal raphe  Magnetic resonance imaging  Neurodevelopment  Serotonin  Slc6a4 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background: The serotonin (5-HT) system has long been implicated in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as indicated by elevated whole blood and platelet 5-HT, altered platelet and brain receptor and transporter binding, and genetic linkage and association findings. Based upon work in genetically modified mice, 5-HT is known to influence several aspects of brain development, but systematic neuroimaging studies have not previously been reported. In particular, the 5-HT transporter (serotonin transporter, SERT; 5-HTT) gene, Slc6a4, has been extensively studied. Methods: Using a 7-T MRI and deformation-based morphometry, we assessed neuroanatomical differences in an Slc6a4 knockout mouse on a C57BL/6 genetic background, along with an Slc6a4 Ala56 knockin mouse on two different genetic backgrounds (129S and C57BL/6). Results: Individually (same sex, same background, same genotype), the only differences found were in the female Slc6a4 knockout mouse; all the others had no significant differences. However, an analysis of variance across the whole study sample revealed a significant effect of Slc6a4 on the amygdala, thalamus, dorsal raphe nucleus, and lateral and frontal cortices. Conclusions: This work shows that an increase or decrease in SERT function has a significant effect on the neuroanatomy in 5-HT relevant regions, particularly the raphe nuclei. Notably, the Slc6a4 Ala56 knockin alone appears to have an insignificant, but suggestive, effect compared to the KO, which is consistent with Slc6a4 function. Despite the small number of 5-HT neurons and their localization to the brainstem, it is clear that 5-HT plays an important role in neuroanatomical organization. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-018-0210-z Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=371 [article] Analysis of neuroanatomical differences in mice with genetically modified serotonin transporters assessed by structural magnetic resonance imaging [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / J. ELLEGOOD, Auteur ; Y. YEE, Auteur ; T. M. KERR, Auteur ; C. L. MULLER, Auteur ; R. D. BLAKELY, Auteur ; R. M. HENKELMAN, Auteur ; J. VEENSTRA-VANDERWEELE, Auteur ; J. P. LERCH, Auteur . - 24p. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Molecular Autism > 9 (2018) . - 24p. Mots-clés : Animals  Brain/diagnostic imaging/metabolism  Female  Magnetic Resonance Imaging  Male  Mice  Mice, Inbred C57BL  Mutation  Neurons/metabolism  Serotonin/metabolism  Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins/genetics/metabolism  5-ht  5htt  Brain  Dorsal raphe  Magnetic resonance imaging  Neurodevelopment  Serotonin  Slc6a4 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background: The serotonin (5-HT) system has long been implicated in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as indicated by elevated whole blood and platelet 5-HT, altered platelet and brain receptor and transporter binding, and genetic linkage and association findings. Based upon work in genetically modified mice, 5-HT is known to influence several aspects of brain development, but systematic neuroimaging studies have not previously been reported. In particular, the 5-HT transporter (serotonin transporter, SERT; 5-HTT) gene, Slc6a4, has been extensively studied. Methods: Using a 7-T MRI and deformation-based morphometry, we assessed neuroanatomical differences in an Slc6a4 knockout mouse on a C57BL/6 genetic background, along with an Slc6a4 Ala56 knockin mouse on two different genetic backgrounds (129S and C57BL/6). Results: Individually (same sex, same background, same genotype), the only differences found were in the female Slc6a4 knockout mouse; all the others had no significant differences. However, an analysis of variance across the whole study sample revealed a significant effect of Slc6a4 on the amygdala, thalamus, dorsal raphe nucleus, and lateral and frontal cortices. Conclusions: This work shows that an increase or decrease in SERT function has a significant effect on the neuroanatomy in 5-HT relevant regions, particularly the raphe nuclei. Notably, the Slc6a4 Ala56 knockin alone appears to have an insignificant, but suggestive, effect compared to the KO, which is consistent with Slc6a4 function. Despite the small number of 5-HT neurons and their localization to the brainstem, it is clear that 5-HT plays an important role in neuroanatomical organization. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-018-0210-z Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=371

Developmental social communication deficits in the Shank3 rat model of phelan-mcdermid syndrome and autism spectrum disorder / Elizabeth L. BERG in Autism Research, 11-4 (April 2018)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 11-4 (April 2018) . - p.587-601 Titre : Developmental social communication deficits in the Shank3 rat model of phelan-mcdermid syndrome and autism spectrum disorder Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Elizabeth L. BERG, Auteur ; N. A. COPPING, Auteur ; J. K. RIVERA, Auteur ; M. C. PRIDE, Auteur ; Milo CAREAGA, Auteur ; M. D. BAUMAN, Auteur ; Robert F. BERMAN, Auteur ; P. J. LEIN, Auteur ; Hala HARONY-NICOLAS, Auteur ; Joseph D. BUXBAUM, Auteur ; J. ELLEGOOD, Auteur ; J. P. LERCH, Auteur ; M. WOHR, Auteur ; J. L. SILVERMAN, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.587-601 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Phelan McDermid Syndrome  animal model  autism  behavior  neurodevelopment  shank  social  synapse Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Mutations in the SHANK3 gene have been discovered in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and the intellectual disability, Phelan-McDermid Syndrome. This study leveraged a new rat model of Shank3 deficiency to assess complex behavioral phenomena, unique to rats, which display a richer social behavior repertoire than mice. Uniquely detectable emissions of ultrasonic vocalizations (USV) in rats serve as situation-dependent affective signals and accomplish important communicative functions. We report, for the first time, a call and response acoustic playback assay of bidirectional social communication in juvenile Shank3 rats. Interestingly, we found that Shank3-deficient null males did not demonstrate the enhanced social approach behavior typically exhibited following playback of pro-social USV. Concomitantly, we discovered that emission of USV in response to playback was not genotype-dependent and emitted response calls were divergent in meaning. This is the first report of these socially relevant responses using a genetic model of ASD. A comprehensive and empirical analysis of vigorous play during juvenile reciprocal social interactions further revealed fewer bouts and reduced durations of time spent playing by multiple key parameters, including reduced anogenital sniffing and allogrooming. We further discovered that male null Shank3-deficient pups emitted fewer isolation-induced USV than Shank3 wildtype controls. Postnatal whole brain anatomical phenotyping was applied to visualize anatomical substrates that underlie developmental phenotypes. The data presented here lend support for the important role of Shank3 in social communication, the core symptom domain of ASD. By increasing the number of in vivo functional outcome measures, we improved the likelihood for identifying and moving forward with medical interventions. Autism Res 2018, 11: 587-601. (c) 2018 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. LAY SUMMARY: Clinically relevant outcomes are required to demonstrate the utility of therapeutics. We introduce findings in a rat model, and assess the impact of mutations in Shank3, an autism risk gene. We found that males with deficient expression of Shank3 did not demonstrate typical responses in a bi-directional social communication test and that social interaction was lower on key parameters. Outcome measures reported herein extend earlier results in mice and capture responses to acoustic calls, which is analogous to measuring receptive and expressive communication. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.1925 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=358 [article] Developmental social communication deficits in the Shank3 rat model of phelan-mcdermid syndrome and autism spectrum disorder [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Elizabeth L. BERG, Auteur ; N. A. COPPING, Auteur ; J. K. RIVERA, Auteur ; M. C. PRIDE, Auteur ; Milo CAREAGA, Auteur ; M. D. BAUMAN, Auteur ; Robert F. BERMAN, Auteur ; P. J. LEIN, Auteur ; Hala HARONY-NICOLAS, Auteur ; Joseph D. BUXBAUM, Auteur ; J. ELLEGOOD, Auteur ; J. P. LERCH, Auteur ; M. WOHR, Auteur ; J. L. SILVERMAN, Auteur . - p.587-601. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 11-4 (April 2018) . - p.587-601 Mots-clés : Phelan McDermid Syndrome  animal model  autism  behavior  neurodevelopment  shank  social  synapse Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Mutations in the SHANK3 gene have been discovered in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and the intellectual disability, Phelan-McDermid Syndrome. This study leveraged a new rat model of Shank3 deficiency to assess complex behavioral phenomena, unique to rats, which display a richer social behavior repertoire than mice. Uniquely detectable emissions of ultrasonic vocalizations (USV) in rats serve as situation-dependent affective signals and accomplish important communicative functions. We report, for the first time, a call and response acoustic playback assay of bidirectional social communication in juvenile Shank3 rats. Interestingly, we found that Shank3-deficient null males did not demonstrate the enhanced social approach behavior typically exhibited following playback of pro-social USV. Concomitantly, we discovered that emission of USV in response to playback was not genotype-dependent and emitted response calls were divergent in meaning. This is the first report of these socially relevant responses using a genetic model of ASD. A comprehensive and empirical analysis of vigorous play during juvenile reciprocal social interactions further revealed fewer bouts and reduced durations of time spent playing by multiple key parameters, including reduced anogenital sniffing and allogrooming. We further discovered that male null Shank3-deficient pups emitted fewer isolation-induced USV than Shank3 wildtype controls. Postnatal whole brain anatomical phenotyping was applied to visualize anatomical substrates that underlie developmental phenotypes. The data presented here lend support for the important role of Shank3 in social communication, the core symptom domain of ASD. By increasing the number of in vivo functional outcome measures, we improved the likelihood for identifying and moving forward with medical interventions. Autism Res 2018, 11: 587-601. (c) 2018 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. LAY SUMMARY: Clinically relevant outcomes are required to demonstrate the utility of therapeutics. We introduce findings in a rat model, and assess the impact of mutations in Shank3, an autism risk gene. We found that males with deficient expression of Shank3 did not demonstrate typical responses in a bi-directional social communication test and that social interaction was lower on key parameters. Outcome measures reported herein extend earlier results in mice and capture responses to acoustic calls, which is analogous to measuring receptive and expressive communication. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.1925 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=358

Distinct, dosage-sensitive requirements for the autism-associated factor CHD8 during cortical development / S. HURLEY in Molecular Autism, 12 (2021)  

Public ISBD [article]  inMolecular Autism > 12 (2021) . - 16 p. Titre : Distinct, dosage-sensitive requirements for the autism-associated factor CHD8 during cortical development Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : S. HURLEY, Auteur ; C. MOHAN, Auteur ; P. SUETTERLIN, Auteur ; R. ELLINGFORD, Auteur ; K. L. H. RIEGMAN, Auteur ; J. ELLEGOOD, Auteur ; A. CARUSO, Auteur ; C. MICHETTI, Auteur ; O. BROCK, Auteur ; R. EVANS, Auteur ; F. RUDARI, Auteur ; A. DELOGU, Auteur ; M. L. SCATTONI, Auteur ; J. P. LERCH, Auteur ; C. FERNANDES, Auteur ; M. A. BASSON, Auteur Article en page(s) : 16 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Animals  Animals, Newborn  Autistic Disorder/genetics  Behavior, Animal  Brain/diagnostic imaging/embryology/growth & development  Cell Proliferation  DNA-Binding Proteins/deficiency/genetics  Disease Models, Animal  Female  Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental  Mice, Transgenic  Phenotype  Pregnancy  Stem Cells  Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/genetics  Apoptosis  Autism  Chd8  Chromatin  Conditional knockout  Cortex  Gene expression  Hypomorph  Intermediate progenitor  Mouse  Neural progenitor  Proliferation  Tbr2  p53  Pathways plc. This work is unrelated to COMPASS Pathways plc. No other competing  interests to declare. Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: CHD8 haploinsufficiency causes autism and macrocephaly with high penetrance in the human population. Chd8 heterozygous mice exhibit relatively subtle brain overgrowth and little gene expression changes in the embryonic neocortex. The purpose of this study was to generate new, sub-haploinsufficient Chd8 mouse models to allow us to identify and study the functions of CHD8 during embryonic cortical development. METHODS: To examine the possibility that certain phenotypes may only appear at sub-heterozygous Chd8 levels in the mouse, we created an allelic series of Chd8-deficient mice to reduce CHD8 protein levels to approximately 35% (mild hypomorph), 10% (severe hypomorph) and 0% (neural-specific conditional knockout) of wildtype levels. We used RNA sequencing to compare transcriptional dysregulation, structural MRI and brain weight to investigate effects on brain size, and cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis markers in immunostaining assays to quantify changes in neural progenitor fate. RESULTS: Mild Chd8 hypomorphs displayed significant postnatal lethality, with surviving animals exhibiting more pronounced brain hyperplasia than heterozygotes. Over 2000 genes were dysregulated in mild hypomorphs, including autism-associated neurodevelopmental and cell cycle genes. We identify increased proliferation of non-ventricular zone TBR2+ intermediate progenitors as one potential cause of brain hyperplasia in these mutants. Severe Chd8 hypomorphs displayed even greater transcriptional dysregulation, including evidence for p53 pathway upregulation. In contrast to mild hypomorphs, these mice displayed reduced brain size and increased apoptosis in the embryonic neocortex. Homozygous, conditional deletion of Chd8 in early neuronal progenitors resulted in pronounced brain hypoplasia, partly caused by p53 target gene derepression and apoptosis in the embryonic neocortex. Limitations Our findings identify an important role for the autism-associated factor CHD8 in controlling the proliferation of intermediate progenitors in the mouse neocortex. We propose that CHD8 has a similar function in human brain development, but studies on human cells are required to confirm this. Because many of our mouse mutants with reduced CHD8 function die shortly after birth, it is not possible to fully determine to what extent reduced CHD8 function results in autism-associated behaviours in mice. CONCLUSIONS: Together, these findings identify important, dosage-sensitive functions for CHD8 in p53 pathway repression, neurodevelopmental gene expression and neural progenitor fate in the embryonic neocortex. We conclude that brain development is acutely sensitive to reduced CHD8 expression and that the varying sensitivities of different progenitor populations and cellular processes to CHD8 dosage result in non-linear effects on gene transcription and brain growth. Shaun Hurley, Conor Mohan and Philipp Suetterlin have contributed equally to this work. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-020-00409-3 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=459 [article] Distinct, dosage-sensitive requirements for the autism-associated factor CHD8 during cortical development [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / S. HURLEY, Auteur ; C. MOHAN, Auteur ; P. SUETTERLIN, Auteur ; R. ELLINGFORD, Auteur ; K. L. H. RIEGMAN, Auteur ; J. ELLEGOOD, Auteur ; A. CARUSO, Auteur ; C. MICHETTI, Auteur ; O. BROCK, Auteur ; R. EVANS, Auteur ; F. RUDARI, Auteur ; A. DELOGU, Auteur ; M. L. SCATTONI, Auteur ; J. P. LERCH, Auteur ; C. FERNANDES, Auteur ; M. A. BASSON, Auteur . - 16 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Molecular Autism > 12 (2021) . - 16 p. Mots-clés : Animals  Animals, Newborn  Autistic Disorder/genetics  Behavior, Animal  Brain/diagnostic imaging/embryology/growth & development  Cell Proliferation  DNA-Binding Proteins/deficiency/genetics  Disease Models, Animal  Female  Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental  Mice, Transgenic  Phenotype  Pregnancy  Stem Cells  Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/genetics  Apoptosis  Autism  Chd8  Chromatin  Conditional knockout  Cortex  Gene expression  Hypomorph  Intermediate progenitor  Mouse  Neural progenitor  Proliferation  Tbr2  p53  Pathways plc. This work is unrelated to COMPASS Pathways plc. No other competing  interests to declare. Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: CHD8 haploinsufficiency causes autism and macrocephaly with high penetrance in the human population. Chd8 heterozygous mice exhibit relatively subtle brain overgrowth and little gene expression changes in the embryonic neocortex. The purpose of this study was to generate new, sub-haploinsufficient Chd8 mouse models to allow us to identify and study the functions of CHD8 during embryonic cortical development. METHODS: To examine the possibility that certain phenotypes may only appear at sub-heterozygous Chd8 levels in the mouse, we created an allelic series of Chd8-deficient mice to reduce CHD8 protein levels to approximately 35% (mild hypomorph), 10% (severe hypomorph) and 0% (neural-specific conditional knockout) of wildtype levels. We used RNA sequencing to compare transcriptional dysregulation, structural MRI and brain weight to investigate effects on brain size, and cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis markers in immunostaining assays to quantify changes in neural progenitor fate. RESULTS: Mild Chd8 hypomorphs displayed significant postnatal lethality, with surviving animals exhibiting more pronounced brain hyperplasia than heterozygotes. Over 2000 genes were dysregulated in mild hypomorphs, including autism-associated neurodevelopmental and cell cycle genes. We identify increased proliferation of non-ventricular zone TBR2+ intermediate progenitors as one potential cause of brain hyperplasia in these mutants. Severe Chd8 hypomorphs displayed even greater transcriptional dysregulation, including evidence for p53 pathway upregulation. In contrast to mild hypomorphs, these mice displayed reduced brain size and increased apoptosis in the embryonic neocortex. Homozygous, conditional deletion of Chd8 in early neuronal progenitors resulted in pronounced brain hypoplasia, partly caused by p53 target gene derepression and apoptosis in the embryonic neocortex. Limitations Our findings identify an important role for the autism-associated factor CHD8 in controlling the proliferation of intermediate progenitors in the mouse neocortex. We propose that CHD8 has a similar function in human brain development, but studies on human cells are required to confirm this. Because many of our mouse mutants with reduced CHD8 function die shortly after birth, it is not possible to fully determine to what extent reduced CHD8 function results in autism-associated behaviours in mice. CONCLUSIONS: Together, these findings identify important, dosage-sensitive functions for CHD8 in p53 pathway repression, neurodevelopmental gene expression and neural progenitor fate in the embryonic neocortex. We conclude that brain development is acutely sensitive to reduced CHD8 expression and that the varying sensitivities of different progenitor populations and cellular processes to CHD8 dosage result in non-linear effects on gene transcription and brain growth. Shaun Hurley, Conor Mohan and Philipp Suetterlin have contributed equally to this work. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-020-00409-3 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=459

Neuroanatomy and behavior in mice with a haploinsufficiency of AT-rich interactive domain 1B (ARID1B) throughout development / J. ELLEGOOD in Molecular Autism, 12 (2021)  

Public ISBD [article]  inMolecular Autism > 12 (2021) . - 25 p. Titre : Neuroanatomy and behavior in mice with a haploinsufficiency of AT-rich interactive domain 1B (ARID1B) throughout development Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : J. ELLEGOOD, Auteur ; S. P. PETKOVA, Auteur ; A. KINMAN, Auteur ; L. R. QIU, Auteur ; A. ADHIKARI, Auteur ; A. A. WADE, Auteur ; D. FERNANDES, Auteur ; Z. LINDENMAIER, Auteur ; A. CREIGHTON, Auteur ; L. M. J. NUTTER, Auteur ; A. S. NORD, Auteur ; J. L. SILVERMAN, Auteur ; J. P. LERCH, Auteur Article en page(s) : 25 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Animals  Behavior, Animal  Brain/diagnostic imaging/growth & development  Exploratory Behavior  Fear  Female  Gait  Haploinsufficiency  Learning  Magnetic Resonance Imaging  Male  Mice, Mutant Strains  Motor Skills  Neurodevelopmental Disorders/diagnostic imaging/psychology  Recognition, Psychology  Social Behavior  Transcription Factors/genetics/metabolism  Vocalization, Animal  Arid1b  Autism  Behavior  Coffin–Siris syndrome  Magnetic resonance imaging  Mouse Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: One of the causal mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) is chromatin modification and the genes that regulate chromatin. AT-rich interactive domain 1B (ARID1B), a chromatin modifier, has been linked to autism spectrum disorder and to affect rare and inherited genetic variation in a broad set of NDDs. METHODS: A novel preclinical mouse model of Arid1b deficiency was created and validated to characterize and define neuroanatomical, behavioral and transcriptional phenotypes. Neuroanatomy was assessed ex vivo in adult animals and in vivo longitudinally from birth to adulthood. Behavioral testing was also performed throughout development and tested all aspects of motor, learning, sociability, repetitive behaviors, seizure susceptibility, and general milestones delays. RESULTS: We validated decreased Arid1b mRNA and protein in Arid1b(+/-) mice, with signatures of increased axonal and synaptic gene expression, decreased transcriptional regulator and RNA processing expression in adult Arid1b(+/-) cerebellum. During neonatal development, Arid1b(+/-) mice exhibited robust impairments in ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) and metrics of developmental growth. In addition, a striking sex effect was observed neuroanatomically throughout development. Behaviorally, as adults, Arid1b(+/-) mice showed low motor skills in open field exploration and normal three-chambered approach. Arid1b(+/-) mice had learning and memory deficits in novel object recognition but not in visual discrimination and reversal touchscreen tasks. Social interactions in the male-female social dyad with USVs revealed social deficits on some but not all parameters. No repetitive behaviors were observed. Brains of adult Arid1b(+/-) mice had a smaller cerebellum and a larger hippocampus and corpus callosum. The corpus callosum increase seen here contrasts previous reports which highlight losses in corpus callosum volume in mice and humans. LIMITATIONS: The behavior and neuroimaging analyses were done on separate cohorts of mice, which did not allow a direct correlation between the imaging and behavioral findings, and the transcriptomic analysis was exploratory, with no validation of altered expression beyond Arid1b. CONCLUSIONS: This study represents a full validation and investigation of a novel model of Arid1b(+/-) haploinsufficiency throughout development and highlights the importance of examining both sexes throughout development in NDDs. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-021-00432-y Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=459 [article] Neuroanatomy and behavior in mice with a haploinsufficiency of AT-rich interactive domain 1B (ARID1B) throughout development [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / J. ELLEGOOD, Auteur ; S. P. PETKOVA, Auteur ; A. KINMAN, Auteur ; L. R. QIU, Auteur ; A. ADHIKARI, Auteur ; A. A. WADE, Auteur ; D. FERNANDES, Auteur ; Z. LINDENMAIER, Auteur ; A. CREIGHTON, Auteur ; L. M. J. NUTTER, Auteur ; A. S. NORD, Auteur ; J. L. SILVERMAN, Auteur ; J. P. LERCH, Auteur . - 25 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Molecular Autism > 12 (2021) . - 25 p. Mots-clés : Animals  Behavior, Animal  Brain/diagnostic imaging/growth & development  Exploratory Behavior  Fear  Female  Gait  Haploinsufficiency  Learning  Magnetic Resonance Imaging  Male  Mice, Mutant Strains  Motor Skills  Neurodevelopmental Disorders/diagnostic imaging/psychology  Recognition, Psychology  Social Behavior  Transcription Factors/genetics/metabolism  Vocalization, Animal  Arid1b  Autism  Behavior  Coffin–Siris syndrome  Magnetic resonance imaging  Mouse Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: One of the causal mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) is chromatin modification and the genes that regulate chromatin. AT-rich interactive domain 1B (ARID1B), a chromatin modifier, has been linked to autism spectrum disorder and to affect rare and inherited genetic variation in a broad set of NDDs. METHODS: A novel preclinical mouse model of Arid1b deficiency was created and validated to characterize and define neuroanatomical, behavioral and transcriptional phenotypes. Neuroanatomy was assessed ex vivo in adult animals and in vivo longitudinally from birth to adulthood. Behavioral testing was also performed throughout development and tested all aspects of motor, learning, sociability, repetitive behaviors, seizure susceptibility, and general milestones delays. RESULTS: We validated decreased Arid1b mRNA and protein in Arid1b(+/-) mice, with signatures of increased axonal and synaptic gene expression, decreased transcriptional regulator and RNA processing expression in adult Arid1b(+/-) cerebellum. During neonatal development, Arid1b(+/-) mice exhibited robust impairments in ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) and metrics of developmental growth. In addition, a striking sex effect was observed neuroanatomically throughout development. Behaviorally, as adults, Arid1b(+/-) mice showed low motor skills in open field exploration and normal three-chambered approach. Arid1b(+/-) mice had learning and memory deficits in novel object recognition but not in visual discrimination and reversal touchscreen tasks. Social interactions in the male-female social dyad with USVs revealed social deficits on some but not all parameters. No repetitive behaviors were observed. Brains of adult Arid1b(+/-) mice had a smaller cerebellum and a larger hippocampus and corpus callosum. The corpus callosum increase seen here contrasts previous reports which highlight losses in corpus callosum volume in mice and humans. LIMITATIONS: The behavior and neuroimaging analyses were done on separate cohorts of mice, which did not allow a direct correlation between the imaging and behavioral findings, and the transcriptomic analysis was exploratory, with no validation of altered expression beyond Arid1b. CONCLUSIONS: This study represents a full validation and investigation of a novel model of Arid1b(+/-) haploinsufficiency throughout development and highlights the importance of examining both sexes throughout development in NDDs. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-021-00432-y Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=459

Neuroanatomy in mouse models of Rett syndrome is related to the severity of Mecp2 mutation and behavioral phenotypes / R. ALLEMANG-GRAND in Molecular Autism, 8 (2017)  

Public ISBD [article]  inMolecular Autism > 8 (2017) . - 32p. Titre : Neuroanatomy in mouse models of Rett syndrome is related to the severity of Mecp2 mutation and behavioral phenotypes Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : R. ALLEMANG-GRAND, Auteur ; J. ELLEGOOD, Auteur ; L. SPENCER NOAKES, Auteur ; J. RUSTON, Auteur ; M. JUSTICE, Auteur ; B. J. NIEMAN, Auteur ; J. P. LERCH, Auteur Article en page(s) : 32p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Magnetic resonance imaging  Mecp2 mouse models  Neuroanatomy  Rett syndrome Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Rett syndrome (RTT) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that predominantly affects girls. The majority of RTT cases are caused by de novo mutations in methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2), and several mouse models have been created to further understand the disorder. In the current literature, many studies have focused their analyses on the behavioral abnormalities and cellular and molecular impairments that arise from Mecp2 mutations. However, limited efforts have been placed on understanding how Mecp2 mutations disrupt the neuroanatomy and networks of the brain. METHODS: In this study, we examined the neuroanatomy of male and female mice from the Mecp2(tm1Hzo), Mecp2(tm1.1Bird/J), and Mecp2(tm2Bird/J) mouse lines using high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) paired with deformation-based morphometry to determine the brain regions susceptible to Mecp2 disruptions. RESULTS: We found that many cortical and subcortical regions were reduced in volume within the brains of mutant mice regardless of mutation type, highlighting regions that are susceptible to Mecp2 disruptions. We also found that the volume within these regions correlated with behavioral metrics. Conversely, regions of the cerebellum were differentially affected by the type of mutation, showing an increase in volume in the mutant Mecp2(tm1Hzo) brain relative to controls and a decrease in the Mecp2(tm1.1Bird/J) and Mecp2(tm2Bird/J) lines. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings demonstrate that the direction and magnitude of the neuroanatomical differences between control and mutant mice carrying Mecp2 mutations are driven by the severity of the mutation and the stage of behavioral impairments. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-017-0138-8 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=329 [article] Neuroanatomy in mouse models of Rett syndrome is related to the severity of Mecp2 mutation and behavioral phenotypes [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / R. ALLEMANG-GRAND, Auteur ; J. ELLEGOOD, Auteur ; L. SPENCER NOAKES, Auteur ; J. RUSTON, Auteur ; M. JUSTICE, Auteur ; B. J. NIEMAN, Auteur ; J. P. LERCH, Auteur . - 32p. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Molecular Autism > 8 (2017) . - 32p. Mots-clés : Magnetic resonance imaging  Mecp2 mouse models  Neuroanatomy  Rett syndrome Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Rett syndrome (RTT) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that predominantly affects girls. The majority of RTT cases are caused by de novo mutations in methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2), and several mouse models have been created to further understand the disorder. In the current literature, many studies have focused their analyses on the behavioral abnormalities and cellular and molecular impairments that arise from Mecp2 mutations. However, limited efforts have been placed on understanding how Mecp2 mutations disrupt the neuroanatomy and networks of the brain. METHODS: In this study, we examined the neuroanatomy of male and female mice from the Mecp2(tm1Hzo), Mecp2(tm1.1Bird/J), and Mecp2(tm2Bird/J) mouse lines using high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) paired with deformation-based morphometry to determine the brain regions susceptible to Mecp2 disruptions. RESULTS: We found that many cortical and subcortical regions were reduced in volume within the brains of mutant mice regardless of mutation type, highlighting regions that are susceptible to Mecp2 disruptions. We also found that the volume within these regions correlated with behavioral metrics. Conversely, regions of the cerebellum were differentially affected by the type of mutation, showing an increase in volume in the mutant Mecp2(tm1Hzo) brain relative to controls and a decrease in the Mecp2(tm1.1Bird/J) and Mecp2(tm2Bird/J) lines. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings demonstrate that the direction and magnitude of the neuroanatomical differences between control and mutant mice carrying Mecp2 mutations are driven by the severity of the mutation and the stage of behavioral impairments. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-017-0138-8 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=329

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