Advanced paternal age as a risk factor for neurodevelopmental disorders: a translational study / Axel KRUG in Molecular Autism, 11 (2020)  

Public ISBD [article]  inMolecular Autism > 11 (2020) . - 54 p. Titre : Advanced paternal age as a risk factor for neurodevelopmental disorders: a translational study Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Axel KRUG, Auteur ; Markus WÖHR, Auteur ; Dominik SEFFER, Auteur ; Henrike RIPPBERGER, Auteur ; A. Özge SUNGUR, Auteur ; Bruno DIETSCHE, Auteur ; Frederike STEIN, Auteur ; Sugirthan SIVALINGAM, Auteur ; Andreas J. FORSTNER, Auteur ; Stephanie H. WITT, Auteur ; Helene DUKAL, Auteur ; Fabian STREIT, Auteur ; Anna MAASER, Auteur ; Stefanie HEILMANN-HEIMBACH, Auteur ; Till F. M. ANDLAUER, Auteur ; Stefan HERMS, Auteur ; Per HOFFMANN, Auteur ; Marcella RIETSCHEL, Auteur ; Markus M. NÖTHEN, Auteur ; Martin LACKINGER, Auteur ; Gerhard SCHRATT, Auteur ; Michael KOCH, Auteur ; Rainer K. W. SCHWARTING, Auteur ; Tilo KIRCHER, Auteur Article en page(s) : 54 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Advanced paternal age (APA)  Diffusion tension imaging (DTI)  Social behavior  Ultrasonic vocalization  Voxel-based morphometry (VBM) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Advanced paternal age (APA) is a risk factor for several neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism and schizophrenia. The potential mechanisms conferring this risk are poorly understood. Here, we show that the personality traits schizotypy and neuroticism correlated with paternal age in healthy subjects (N = 677). Paternal age was further positively associated with gray matter volume (VBM, N = 342) in the right prefrontal and the right medial temporal cortex. The integrity of fiber tracts (DTI, N = 222) connecting these two areas correlated positively with paternal age. Genome-wide methylation analysis in humans showed differential methylation in APA individuals, linking APA to epigenetic mechanisms. A corresponding phenotype was obtained in our rat model. APA rats displayed social-communication deficits and emitted fewer pro-social ultrasonic vocalizations compared to controls. They further showed repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, together with higher anxiety during early development. At the neurobiological level, microRNAs miR-132 and miR-134 were both differentially regulated in rats and humans depending on APA. This study demonstrates associations between APA and social behaviors across species. They might be driven by changes in the expression of microRNAs and/or epigenetic changes regulating neuronal plasticity, leading to brain morphological changes and fronto-hippocampal connectivity, a network which has been implicated in social interaction. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-020-00345-2 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=427 [article] Advanced paternal age as a risk factor for neurodevelopmental disorders: a translational study [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Axel KRUG, Auteur ; Markus WÖHR, Auteur ; Dominik SEFFER, Auteur ; Henrike RIPPBERGER, Auteur ; A. Özge SUNGUR, Auteur ; Bruno DIETSCHE, Auteur ; Frederike STEIN, Auteur ; Sugirthan SIVALINGAM, Auteur ; Andreas J. FORSTNER, Auteur ; Stephanie H. WITT, Auteur ; Helene DUKAL, Auteur ; Fabian STREIT, Auteur ; Anna MAASER, Auteur ; Stefanie HEILMANN-HEIMBACH, Auteur ; Till F. M. ANDLAUER, Auteur ; Stefan HERMS, Auteur ; Per HOFFMANN, Auteur ; Marcella RIETSCHEL, Auteur ; Markus M. NÖTHEN, Auteur ; Martin LACKINGER, Auteur ; Gerhard SCHRATT, Auteur ; Michael KOCH, Auteur ; Rainer K. W. SCHWARTING, Auteur ; Tilo KIRCHER, Auteur . - 54 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Molecular Autism > 11 (2020) . - 54 p. Mots-clés : Advanced paternal age (APA)  Diffusion tension imaging (DTI)  Social behavior  Ultrasonic vocalization  Voxel-based morphometry (VBM) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Advanced paternal age (APA) is a risk factor for several neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism and schizophrenia. The potential mechanisms conferring this risk are poorly understood. Here, we show that the personality traits schizotypy and neuroticism correlated with paternal age in healthy subjects (N = 677). Paternal age was further positively associated with gray matter volume (VBM, N = 342) in the right prefrontal and the right medial temporal cortex. The integrity of fiber tracts (DTI, N = 222) connecting these two areas correlated positively with paternal age. Genome-wide methylation analysis in humans showed differential methylation in APA individuals, linking APA to epigenetic mechanisms. A corresponding phenotype was obtained in our rat model. APA rats displayed social-communication deficits and emitted fewer pro-social ultrasonic vocalizations compared to controls. They further showed repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, together with higher anxiety during early development. At the neurobiological level, microRNAs miR-132 and miR-134 were both differentially regulated in rats and humans depending on APA. This study demonstrates associations between APA and social behaviors across species. They might be driven by changes in the expression of microRNAs and/or epigenetic changes regulating neuronal plasticity, leading to brain morphological changes and fronto-hippocampal connectivity, a network which has been implicated in social interaction. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-020-00345-2 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=427

Early communication deficits in the Shank1 knockout mouse model for autism spectrum disorder: Developmental aspects and effects of social context / A. Özge SUNGUR in Autism Research, 9-6 (June 2016)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 9-6 (June 2016) . - p.696-709 Titre : Early communication deficits in the Shank1 knockout mouse model for autism spectrum disorder: Developmental aspects and effects of social context Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : A. Özge SUNGUR, Auteur ; Rainer K. W. SCHWARTING, Auteur ; Markus WÖHR, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.696-709 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : animal model  postsynaptic density  neurodevelopmental disorders  autism  communication  ultrasonic vocalization  social context Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Alterations in SHANK genes were repeatedly reported in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ASD is a group of neurodevelopmental disorders diagnosed by persistent deficits in social communication/interaction across multiple contexts, with restricted/repetitive patterns of behavior. To date, diagnostic criteria for ASD are purely behaviorally defined and reliable biomarkers have still not been identified. The validity of mouse models for ASD therefore strongly relies on their behavioral phenotype. Here, we studied communication by means of isolation-induced pup ultrasonic vocalizations (USV) in the Shank1 mouse model for ASD by comparing Shank1?/? null mutant, Shank1+/? heterozygous, and Shank1+/+ wildtype littermate controls. The first aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of Shank1 deletions on developmental aspects of communication in order to see whether ASD-related communication deficits are due to general impairment or delay in development. Second, we focused on social context effects on USV production. We show that Shank1?/? pups vocalized less and displayed a delay in the typical inverted U-shaped developmental USV emission pattern with USV rates peaking on postnatal day (PND) 9, resulting in a prominent genotype difference on PND6. Moreover, testing under social conditions revealed even more prominently genotype-dependent deficits regardless of the familiarity of the social context. As communication by definition serves a social function, introducing a social component to the typically nonsocial test environment could therefore help to reveal communication deficits in mouse models for ASD. Together, these results indicate that SHANK1 is involved in acoustic communication across species, with genetic alterations in SHANK1 resulting in social communication/interaction deficits. Autism Res 2016, 9: 696–709. © 2015 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.1564 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=290 [article] Early communication deficits in the Shank1 knockout mouse model for autism spectrum disorder: Developmental aspects and effects of social context [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / A. Özge SUNGUR, Auteur ; Rainer K. W. SCHWARTING, Auteur ; Markus WÖHR, Auteur . - p.696-709. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 9-6 (June 2016) . - p.696-709 Mots-clés : animal model  postsynaptic density  neurodevelopmental disorders  autism  communication  ultrasonic vocalization  social context Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Alterations in SHANK genes were repeatedly reported in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ASD is a group of neurodevelopmental disorders diagnosed by persistent deficits in social communication/interaction across multiple contexts, with restricted/repetitive patterns of behavior. To date, diagnostic criteria for ASD are purely behaviorally defined and reliable biomarkers have still not been identified. The validity of mouse models for ASD therefore strongly relies on their behavioral phenotype. Here, we studied communication by means of isolation-induced pup ultrasonic vocalizations (USV) in the Shank1 mouse model for ASD by comparing Shank1?/? null mutant, Shank1+/? heterozygous, and Shank1+/+ wildtype littermate controls. The first aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of Shank1 deletions on developmental aspects of communication in order to see whether ASD-related communication deficits are due to general impairment or delay in development. Second, we focused on social context effects on USV production. We show that Shank1?/? pups vocalized less and displayed a delay in the typical inverted U-shaped developmental USV emission pattern with USV rates peaking on postnatal day (PND) 9, resulting in a prominent genotype difference on PND6. Moreover, testing under social conditions revealed even more prominently genotype-dependent deficits regardless of the familiarity of the social context. As communication by definition serves a social function, introducing a social component to the typically nonsocial test environment could therefore help to reveal communication deficits in mouse models for ASD. Together, these results indicate that SHANK1 is involved in acoustic communication across species, with genetic alterations in SHANK1 resulting in social communication/interaction deficits. Autism Res 2016, 9: 696–709. © 2015 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.1564 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=290

Myt1l haploinsufficiency leads to obesity and multifaceted behavioral alterations in mice / Markus WÖHR in Molecular Autism, 13 (2022)  

Public ISBD [article]  inMolecular Autism > 13 (2022) . - 19 p. Titre : Myt1l haploinsufficiency leads to obesity and multifaceted behavioral alterations in mice Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Markus WÖHR, Auteur ; Wendy M. FONG, Auteur ; Justyna A. JANAS, Auteur ; Moritz MALL, Auteur ; Christian THOME, Auteur ; Madhuri VANGIPURAM, Auteur ; Lingjun MENG, Auteur ; Thomas C. SÜDHOF, Auteur ; Marius WERNIG, Auteur Article en page(s) : 19 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Animals  Autism Spectrum Disorder/genetics  Behavior, Animal/physiology  Haploinsufficiency  Mice  Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics  Obesity  Transcription Factors/genetics  Autism  Social behavior  Transcription factor  Ultrasonic vocalization Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: The zinc finger domain containing transcription factor Myt1l is tightly associated with neuronal identity and is the only transcription factor known that is both neuron-specific and expressed in all neuronal subtypes. We identified Myt1l as a powerful reprogramming factor that, in combination with the proneural bHLH factor Ascl1, could induce neuronal fate in fibroblasts. Molecularly, we found it to repress many non-neuronal gene programs, explaining its supportive role to induce and safeguard neuronal identity in combination with proneural bHLH transcriptional activators. Moreover, human genetics studies found MYT1L mutations to cause intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder often coupled with obesity. METHODS: Here, we generated and characterized Myt1l-deficient mice. A comprehensive, longitudinal behavioral phenotyping approach was applied. RESULTS: Myt1l was necessary for survival beyond 24 h but not for overall histological brain organization. Myt1l heterozygous mice became increasingly overweight and exhibited multifaceted behavioral alterations. In mouse pups, Myt1l haploinsufficiency caused mild alterations in early socio-affective communication through ultrasonic vocalizations. In adulthood, Myt1l heterozygous mice displayed hyperactivity due to impaired habituation learning. Motor performance was reduced in Myt1l heterozygous mice despite intact motor learning, possibly due to muscular hypotonia. While anxiety-related behavior was reduced, acoustic startle reactivity was enhanced, in line with higher sensitivity to loud sound. Finally, Myt1l haploinsufficiency had a negative impact on contextual fear memory retrieval, while cued fear memory retrieval appeared to be intact. LIMITATIONS: In future studies, additional phenotypes might be identified and a detailed characterization of direct reciprocal social interaction behavior might help to reveal effects of Myt1l haploinsufficiency on social behavior in juvenile and adult mice. CONCLUSIONS: Behavioral alterations in Myt1l haploinsufficient mice recapitulate several clinical phenotypes observed in humans carrying heterozygous MYT1L mutations and thus serve as an informative model of the human MYT1L syndrome. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-022-00497-3 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=477 [article] Myt1l haploinsufficiency leads to obesity and multifaceted behavioral alterations in mice [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Markus WÖHR, Auteur ; Wendy M. FONG, Auteur ; Justyna A. JANAS, Auteur ; Moritz MALL, Auteur ; Christian THOME, Auteur ; Madhuri VANGIPURAM, Auteur ; Lingjun MENG, Auteur ; Thomas C. SÜDHOF, Auteur ; Marius WERNIG, Auteur . - 19 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Molecular Autism > 13 (2022) . - 19 p. Mots-clés : Animals  Autism Spectrum Disorder/genetics  Behavior, Animal/physiology  Haploinsufficiency  Mice  Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics  Obesity  Transcription Factors/genetics  Autism  Social behavior  Transcription factor  Ultrasonic vocalization Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: The zinc finger domain containing transcription factor Myt1l is tightly associated with neuronal identity and is the only transcription factor known that is both neuron-specific and expressed in all neuronal subtypes. We identified Myt1l as a powerful reprogramming factor that, in combination with the proneural bHLH factor Ascl1, could induce neuronal fate in fibroblasts. Molecularly, we found it to repress many non-neuronal gene programs, explaining its supportive role to induce and safeguard neuronal identity in combination with proneural bHLH transcriptional activators. Moreover, human genetics studies found MYT1L mutations to cause intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder often coupled with obesity. METHODS: Here, we generated and characterized Myt1l-deficient mice. A comprehensive, longitudinal behavioral phenotyping approach was applied. RESULTS: Myt1l was necessary for survival beyond 24 h but not for overall histological brain organization. Myt1l heterozygous mice became increasingly overweight and exhibited multifaceted behavioral alterations. In mouse pups, Myt1l haploinsufficiency caused mild alterations in early socio-affective communication through ultrasonic vocalizations. In adulthood, Myt1l heterozygous mice displayed hyperactivity due to impaired habituation learning. Motor performance was reduced in Myt1l heterozygous mice despite intact motor learning, possibly due to muscular hypotonia. While anxiety-related behavior was reduced, acoustic startle reactivity was enhanced, in line with higher sensitivity to loud sound. Finally, Myt1l haploinsufficiency had a negative impact on contextual fear memory retrieval, while cued fear memory retrieval appeared to be intact. LIMITATIONS: In future studies, additional phenotypes might be identified and a detailed characterization of direct reciprocal social interaction behavior might help to reveal effects of Myt1l haploinsufficiency on social behavior in juvenile and adult mice. CONCLUSIONS: Behavioral alterations in Myt1l haploinsufficient mice recapitulate several clinical phenotypes observed in humans carrying heterozygous MYT1L mutations and thus serve as an informative model of the human MYT1L syndrome. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-022-00497-3 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=477

Reduced isolation-induced pup ultrasonic communication in mouse pups lacking brain serotonin / Valentina MOSIENKO in Molecular Autism, (March 2015)  

Public ISBD [article]  inMolecular Autism > (March 2015) . - p.13 Titre : Reduced isolation-induced pup ultrasonic communication in mouse pups lacking brain serotonin Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Valentina MOSIENKO, Auteur ; Daniel BEIS, Auteur ; Natalia ALENINA, Auteur ; Markus WÖHR, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.13 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) is a key modulatory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system (CNS) that plays an important role as a developmental signal. Several lines of evidence associate altered 5-HT signaling with psychopathology in humans, particularly neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorders (ASD). ASD are characterized by persistent social and communication deficits along with stereotyped and repetitive patterns of behavior, with all symptoms emerging early during development. METHODS: Here, we employed a mouse model devoid of brain 5-HT due to the lack of the gene encoding tryptophan hydroxylase 2 (Tph2), the initial and rate-limiting enzyme of 5-HT synthesis in the CNS. Tph2 null mutant (Tph2(-/-)) mice show normal prenatal development; however, they display for yet unknown reasons severe growth retardation during the first postnatal weeks. We investigated, therefore, whether Tph2(-/-) mice display deficits in isolation-induced ultrasonic vocalizations (USV) as pups during early life. Isolation-induced USV are the most commonly studied behavioral measure to assess developmental delays and communication deficits in rodent models for ASD, particularly as they serve an important communicative function in coordinating mother-pup interactions. RESULTS: Tph2(-/-) mouse pups displayed a clear deficit in the emission of isolation-induced USV, as compared to heterozygous and wildtype littermates, exactly during growth retardation onset, including reduced call numbers and deficits in call clustering and temporal organization. CONCLUSIONS: The ultrasonic communication impairment displayed by Tph2(-/-) mouse pups is likely to result in a deficient mother-infant interaction, presumably contributing to their growth retardation phenotype, and represents a prominent feature relevant to ASD. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-015-0003-6 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=277 [article] Reduced isolation-induced pup ultrasonic communication in mouse pups lacking brain serotonin [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Valentina MOSIENKO, Auteur ; Daniel BEIS, Auteur ; Natalia ALENINA, Auteur ; Markus WÖHR, Auteur . - p.13. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Molecular Autism > (March 2015) . - p.13 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) is a key modulatory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system (CNS) that plays an important role as a developmental signal. Several lines of evidence associate altered 5-HT signaling with psychopathology in humans, particularly neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorders (ASD). ASD are characterized by persistent social and communication deficits along with stereotyped and repetitive patterns of behavior, with all symptoms emerging early during development. METHODS: Here, we employed a mouse model devoid of brain 5-HT due to the lack of the gene encoding tryptophan hydroxylase 2 (Tph2), the initial and rate-limiting enzyme of 5-HT synthesis in the CNS. Tph2 null mutant (Tph2(-/-)) mice show normal prenatal development; however, they display for yet unknown reasons severe growth retardation during the first postnatal weeks. We investigated, therefore, whether Tph2(-/-) mice display deficits in isolation-induced ultrasonic vocalizations (USV) as pups during early life. Isolation-induced USV are the most commonly studied behavioral measure to assess developmental delays and communication deficits in rodent models for ASD, particularly as they serve an important communicative function in coordinating mother-pup interactions. RESULTS: Tph2(-/-) mouse pups displayed a clear deficit in the emission of isolation-induced USV, as compared to heterozygous and wildtype littermates, exactly during growth retardation onset, including reduced call numbers and deficits in call clustering and temporal organization. CONCLUSIONS: The ultrasonic communication impairment displayed by Tph2(-/-) mouse pups is likely to result in a deficient mother-infant interaction, presumably contributing to their growth retardation phenotype, and represents a prominent feature relevant to ASD. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-015-0003-6 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=277

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