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Transcriptome analysis of Katnal2 knock-out mutant and wild-type mice

ABSTRACT: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) frequently accompany macrocephaly, which could involve hydrocephalic enlargement of brain ventricles. Katnal2 is a microtubule-related protein strongly implicated in ASD. However, it remains unclear whether Katnal2 knockout (KO) in mice leads to microtubule-related cellular deficits and ASD-related phenotypes. We found here that Katnal2-KO mice display social communication deficits, including excessive courtship ultrasonic vocalizations and decreased mating success. Katnal2-KO brains show age-dependent ventricular enlargements and motile ciliary deficits in ependymal cells lining ventricular walls. Katnal2-KO hippocampal neurons, surrounded by lateral ventricles, show limited blood volumes and flow and age-dependent synaptic functional deficits involving synaptic gene downregulation and ASD-like transcriptomic changes. Early postnatal Katnal2 re-expression prevents the ventricular and behavioral phenotypes in Katnal2-KO adults. These results suggest that Katnal2 critically regulates ependymal ciliary function, ventricular volume, CSF circulation, synaptic function, and social communication and that ependymal ciliopathies could underlie ASD-related macrocephaly, ventriculomegaly, and hydrocephalus

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE219228 | GEO | 2024/03/19

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:We developed a human cerebral organoid model derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) with targeted genome editing to abolish protein expression of the Contactin Associated Protein-like 2 (CNTNAP2) autism spectrum disorder (ASD) risk gene, mimicking loss-of-function mutations seen in patients. CNTNAP2-/- cerebral organoids displayed accelerated cell cycle, ventricular zone disorganisation and increased cortical folding. Proteomic analysis revealed disruptions in glutamatergic/GABAergic synaptic pathways and neurodevelopment, highlighting increased protein expression of corticogenesis and neurodevelopment-related genes such as Forkhead box protein G1 (FOXG1) and Paired box 6 (PAX6). Transcriptomic analysis revealed differentially expressed genes (DEG) belonging to inhibitory neuron-related gene networks. Interestingly, there was a weak correlation between the transcriptomic and proteomic data, suggesting nuanced translational control mechanisms. Along these lines we find upregulated Protein Kinase B (Akt)/mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signalling in CNTNAP2-/- organoids. Spatial transcriptomics analysis of CNTNAP2-/- ventricular zones demonstrated pervasive changes in gene expression, particularly in PAX6- cells, implicating upregulation of cell cycle regulation pathways, synaptic and glutamatergic/GABAergic pathways. We noted a significant overlap of all omics datasets with idiopathic ASD (macrocephaly) iPSC-derived telencephalic organoids DEG, where FOXG1 was upregulated, along with aberrant expression of Glutamate decarboxylase 1 (GAD1) and T-Box Brain Transcription Factor 1 (TBR1), suggesting altered GABAergic/glutamatergic neuron development. These findings potentially highlight a shared mechanism in the early cortical development of various forms of ASD, further elucidate the role of CNTNAP2 in ASD pathophysiology and cortical development and pave the way for targeted therapies using cerebral organoids as preclinical models.

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