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High content image analysis identifies novel regulators of synaptogenesis in a high-throughput RNAi screen of primary neurons.


ABSTRACT: The formation of synapses, the specialized points of chemical communication between neurons, is a highly regulated developmental process fundamental to establishing normal brain circuitry. Perturbations of synapse formation and function causally contribute to human developmental and degenerative neuropsychiatric disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, intellectual disability, and autism spectrum disorders. Many genes controlling synaptogenesis have been identified, but lack of facile experimental systems has made systematic discovery of regulators of synaptogenesis challenging. Thus, we created a high-throughput platform to study excitatory and inhibitory synapse development in primary neuronal cultures and used a lentiviral RNA interference library to identify novel regulators of synapse formation. This methodology is broadly applicable for high-throughput screening of genes and drugs that may rescue or improve synaptic dysfunction associated with cognitive function and neurological disorders.

SUBMITTER: Nieland TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3954765 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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High content image analysis identifies novel regulators of synaptogenesis in a high-throughput RNAi screen of primary neurons.

Nieland Thomas J F TJ   Logan David J DJ   Saulnier Jessica J   Lam Daniel D   Johnson Caroline C   Root David E DE   Carpenter Anne E AE   Sabatini Bernardo L BL  

PloS one 20140314 3


The formation of synapses, the specialized points of chemical communication between neurons, is a highly regulated developmental process fundamental to establishing normal brain circuitry. Perturbations of synapse formation and function causally contribute to human developmental and degenerative neuropsychiatric disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, intellectual disability, and autism spectrum disorders. Many genes controlling synaptogenesis have been identified, but lack of facile experimenta  ...[more]

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