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Top2a promotes the development of social behavior via PRC2 and H3K27me3

ABSTRACT: Human infants exhibit innate social behaviors at birth, yet little is understood about the embryonic development of sociality. We screened 1120 known drugs and found that embryonic inhibition of topoisomerase IIα (Top2a) resulted in lasting social deficits in zebrafish. In mice, prenatal Top2 inhibition caused behavioral defects related to core symptoms of autism, including impairments in social interaction and communication. Mutation of Top2a in zebrafish caused downregulation of a set of genes highly enriched for genes associated with autism in humans. Both the Top2a-regulated and autism-associated gene sets possess binding sites for polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2), a regulatory complex responsible for H3K27 trimethylation. Moreover, both gene sets are highly enriched for H3K27me3. Inhibition of PRC2 component Ezh2 rescued social deficits caused by Top2 inhibition. Therefore, Top2a is a key component of an evolutionarily conserved pathway that promotes the development of social behavior through PRC2 and H3K27me3.

ORGANISM(S): Danio rerio

PROVIDER: GSE181730 | GEO | 2021/09/20

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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