Project description:Williams syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by a 1.5-1.8Mbp deletion on chromosome 7q11.23, affecting the copy number of 26-28 genes. Phenotypes of Williams syndrome include cardiovascular problems, craniofacial dysmorphology, deficits in visual spatial cognition, and a characteristic hypersocial personality. There are still no genes in the region that have been consistently linked to the cognitive and behavioral phenotypes, although human studies and mouse models have led to the current hypothesis that the general transcription factor 2 I family of genes, GTF2I and GTF2IRD1, are responsible. Here we test the hypothesis that these two transcription factors are sufficient to reproduce the phenotypes that are caused by deletion of the Williams syndrome critical region (WSCR). We compare a new mouse model with loss of function mutations in both Gtf2i and Gtf2ird1 to an established mouse model lacking the complete WSCR. We show that the complete deletion model has deficits across several behavioral domains including social communication, motor functioning, and conditioned fear that are not explained by loss of function mutations in Gtf2i and Gtf2ird1. Furthermore, transcriptome profiling of the hippocampus shows changes in synaptic genes in the complete deletion model that are not seen in the double mutants. Thus, we have thoroughly defined a set of molecular and behavioral consequences of complete WSCR deletion, and shown that other genes or combinations of genes are necessary to produce these phenotypic effects.
Project description:HetxHet breeding pairs for the Gtf2i/Gtf2ird1 double mutants and Gtf2ird1 were set up for timed breedings. E13.5 embyros of WT, HET, and HOM mutants (n=3 for each genotype and each cross), were used for RNA-seq. Similar breedings were done for ChIP-seq. The ChIP-seq WT controls were E13.5 embyros from WT FVB/ANTJ x FVB/ANTJ and compared to HOM Gtf2i/Gtf2ird1 double mutatns and HOM Gtf2ird1 single mutants. There were n=3 WT and n=3 hom Gtf2ird1 single mutants for Gtf2ird1 ChIP-seq. There were n=4 WT and n=4 hom Gtf2i/Gtf2ird1 double mutants for Gtf2i ChIP-seq. Each genotype had the sample matched input control along with ChIP sample.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of mouse cortex tissue comparing control animals with Gtf2i-mutated mouse (Gtf2i+/Δex2 ). Goal was to determine the specific deregulated genes in the cortex of mutated animals.
Project description:Data present the expression analysis of different mouse ES cell line with altered expression of GTF2I. We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression underlying altered expression of GTF2I and identified distinct classes of deregulated genes
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of mouse cortex tissue comparing control animals with Gtf2i-mutated mouse (Gtf2i+/Δex2 ). Goal was to determine the specific deregulated genes in the cortex of mutated animals. Pools of total RNA derived from five-three mice of each genotype were subjected to microarray analysis. We compared pools instead of single individuals in order to minimize individual and technically-related variation. The original raw data file (i.e. Agilent feature extraction files) are not available. The modified raw data files are provided along with the file contents description (raw_data_readme.txt available on Series records).