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DelaCuesta-Barrutia J, Hidema S, Caldwell HK, Nishimori K, Erdozain AM, Peñagarikano O. In need of a specific antibody against the oxytocin receptor for neuropsychiatric research: A KO validation study. J Psychiatr Res 2024; 173:260-270. [PMID: 38554622 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
Abstract
Antibodies are one of the most utilized tools in biomedical research. However, few of them are rigorously evaluated, as there are no accepted guidelines or standardized methods for determining their validity before commercialization. Often, an antibody is considered validated if it detects a band by Western blot of the expected molecular weight and, in some cases, if blocking peptides result in loss of staining. Neither of these approaches are unquestionable proof of target specificity. Since the oxytocin receptor has recently become a popular target in neuropsychiatric research, the need for specific antibodies to be used in brain has arisen. In this work, we have tested the specificity of six commercially available oxytocin receptor antibodies, indicated by the manufacturers to be suitable for Western blot and with an available image showing the correct size band (45-55 KDa). Antibodies were first tested by Western blot in brain lysates of wild-type and oxytocin receptor knockout mice. Uterus tissue was also tested as control for putative differential tissue specificity. In brain, the six tested antibodies lacked target specificity, as both wild-type and receptor knockout samples resulted in a similar staining pattern, including the expected 45-55 KDa band. Five of the six antibodies detected a selective band in uterus (which disappeared in knockout tissue). These five specific antibodies were also tested for immunohistochemistry in uterus, where only one was specific. However, when the uterine-specific antibody was tested in brain tissue, it lacked specificity. In conclusion, none of the six tested commercial antibodies are suitable to detect oxytocin receptor in brain by either Western blot or immunohistochemistry, although some do specifically detect it in uterus. The present work highlights the need to develop standardized antibody validation methods, including a proper negative control, in order to grant quality and reproducibility of the generated data.
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- Jon DelaCuesta-Barrutia
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, 48940, Spain
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- Department of Obesity and Inflammation, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences and School of Biomedical Sciences, Kent State University, Ohio, 44242, USA
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- Department of Obesity and Inflammation, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, 48940, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Leioa, 48940, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, 48940, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Leioa, 48940, Spain.
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Choe KY, Bethlehem RAI, Safrin M, Dong H, Salman E, Li Y, Grinevich V, Golshani P, DeNardo LA, Peñagarikano O, Harris NG, Geschwind DH. Oxytocin normalizes altered circuit connectivity for social rescue of the Cntnap2 knockout mouse. Neuron 2022; 110:795-808.e6. [PMID: 34932941 PMCID: PMC8944915 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.11.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
The neural basis of abnormal social behavior in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) remains incompletely understood. Here we used two complementary but independent brain-wide mapping approaches, mouse resting-state fMRI and c-Fos-iDISCO+ imaging, to construct brain-wide activity and connectivity maps of the Cntnap2 knockout (KO) mouse model of ASD. At the macroscale level, we detected reduced functional coupling across social brain regions despite general patterns of hyperconnectivity across major brain structures. Oxytocin administration, which rescues social deficits in KO mice, strongly stimulated many brain areas and normalized connectivity patterns. Notably, chemogenetically triggered release of endogenous oxytocin strongly stimulated the nucleus accumbens (NAc), a forebrain nucleus implicated in social reward. Furthermore, NAc-targeted approaches to activate local oxytocin receptors sufficiently rescued their social deficits. Our findings establish circuit- and systems-level mechanisms of social deficits in Cntnap2 KO mice and reveal the NAc as a region that can be modulated by oxytocin to promote social interactions.
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- Katrina Y Choe
- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Semel Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Center for Autism Research and Treatment, Semel Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada.
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- Autism Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0SZ, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Semel Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Semel Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Semel Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Semel Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Neuropeptide Research for Psychiatry, Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim 68159, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Semel Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Center for Autism Research and Treatment, Semel Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Physiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Vizcaya 48940, Spain
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- Department of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Semel Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Center for Autism Research and Treatment, Semel Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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DelaCuesta-Barrutia J, Peñagarikano O, Erdozain AM. G Protein-Coupled Receptor Heteromers as Putative Pharmacotherapeutic Targets in Autism. Front Cell Neurosci 2020; 14:588662. [PMID: 33192330 PMCID: PMC7662108 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2020.588662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
A major challenge in the development of pharmacotherapies for autism is the failure to identify pathophysiological mechanisms that could be targetable. The majority of developing strategies mainly aim at restoring the brain excitatory/inhibitory imbalance described in autism, by targeting glutamate or GABA receptors. Other neurotransmitter systems are critical for the fine-tuning of the brain excitation/inhibition balance. Among these, the dopaminergic, oxytocinergic, serotonergic, and cannabinoid systems have also been implicated in autism and thus represent putative therapeutic targets. One of the latest breakthroughs in pharmacology has been the discovery of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) oligomerization. GPCR heteromers are macromolecular complexes composed of at least two different receptors, with biochemical properties that differ from those of their individual components, leading to the activation of different cellular signaling pathways. Interestingly, heteromers of the above-mentioned neurotransmitter receptors have been described (e.g., mGlu2–5HT2A, mGlu5–D2–A2A, D2–OXT, CB1–D2, D2–5HT2A, D1–D2, D2–D3, and OXT–5HT2A). We hypothesize that differences in the GPCR interactome may underlie the etiology/pathophysiology of autism and could drive different treatment responses, as has already been suggested for other brain disorders such as schizophrenia. Targeting GPCR complexes instead of monomers represents a new order of biased agonism/antagonism that may potentially enhance the efficacy of future pharmacotherapies. Here, we present an overview of the crosstalk of the different GPCRs involved in autism and discuss current advances in pharmacological approaches targeting them.
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Leioa, Spain
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Soria FN, Miguelez C, Peñagarikano O, Tønnesen J. Current Techniques for Investigating the Brain Extracellular Space. Front Neurosci 2020; 14:570750. [PMID: 33177979 PMCID: PMC7591815 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.570750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
The brain extracellular space (ECS) is a continuous reticular compartment that lies between the cells of the brain. It is vast in extent relative to its resident cells, yet, at the same time the nano- to micrometer dimensions of its channels and reservoirs are commonly finer than the smallest cellular structures. Our conventional view of this compartment as largely static and of secondary importance for brain function is rapidly changing, and its active dynamic roles in signaling and metabolite clearance have come to the fore. It is further emerging that ECS microarchitecture is highly heterogeneous and dynamic and that ECS geometry and diffusional properties directly modulate local diffusional transport, down to the nanoscale around individual synapses. The ECS can therefore be considered an extremely complex and diverse compartment, where numerous physiological events are unfolding in parallel on spatial and temporal scales that span orders of magnitude, from milliseconds to hours, and from nanometers to centimeters. To further understand the physiological roles of the ECS and identify new ones, researchers can choose from a wide array of experimental techniques, which differ greatly in their applicability to a given sample and the type of data they produce. Here, we aim to provide a basic introduction to the available experimental techniques that have been applied to address the brain ECS, highlighting their main characteristics. We include current gold-standard techniques, as well as emerging cutting-edge modalities based on recent super-resolution microscopy. It is clear that each technique comes with unique strengths and limitations and that no single experimental method can unravel the unknown physiological roles of the brain ECS on its own.
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- Federico N. Soria
- Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience, Leioa, Spain
- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain
- Autonomic and Movement Disorders Unit, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Biocruces Health Research Institute, Barakaldo, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain
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- Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience, Leioa, Spain
- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain
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Möhrle D, Fernández M, Peñagarikano O, Frick A, Allman B, Schmid S. What we can learn from a genetic rodent model about autism. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2020; 109:29-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Revised: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Lazaro MT, Taxidis J, Shuman T, Bachmutsky I, Ikrar T, Santos R, Marcello GM, Mylavarapu A, Chandra S, Foreman A, Goli R, Tran D, Sharma N, Azhdam M, Dong H, Choe KY, Peñagarikano O, Masmanidis SC, Rácz B, Xu X, Geschwind DH, Golshani P. Reduced Prefrontal Synaptic Connectivity and Disturbed Oscillatory Population Dynamics in the CNTNAP2 Model of Autism. Cell Rep 2019; 27:2567-2578.e6. [PMID: 31141683 PMCID: PMC6553483 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Revised: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Loss-of-function mutations in CNTNAP2 cause a syndromic form of autism spectrum disorder in humans and produce social deficits, repetitive behaviors, and seizures in mice. However, the functional effects of these mutations at cellular and circuit levels remain elusive. Using laser-scanning photostimulation, whole-cell recordings, and electron microscopy, we found a dramatic decrease in excitatory and inhibitory synaptic inputs onto L2/3 pyramidal neurons of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) of Cntnap2 knockout (KO) mice, concurrent with reduced spines and synapses, despite normal dendritic complexity and intrinsic excitability. Moreover, recording of mPFC local field potentials (LFPs) and unit spiking in vivo revealed increased activity in inhibitory neurons, reduced phase-locking to delta and theta oscillations, and delayed phase preference during locomotion. Excitatory neurons showed similar phase modulation changes at delta frequencies. Finally, pairwise correlations increased during immobility in KO mice. Thus, reduced synaptic inputs can yield perturbed temporal coordination of neuronal firing in cortical ensembles.
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- Maria T Lazaro
- Interdepartmental Program for Neuroscience, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Semel Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Integrative Center for Learning and Memory, Brain Research Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Integrative Center for Learning and Memory, Brain Research Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Histology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Semel Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Vizcaya, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Integrative Center for Learning and Memory, Brain Research Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Histology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Semel Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Center for Autism Research and Treatment, Semel Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Intellectual Development and Disabilities Research Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Integrative Center for Learning and Memory, Brain Research Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Intellectual Development and Disabilities Research Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA; West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
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Abstract
In a short time, oxytocin has progressed from being a regular hormone involved in parturition and breastfeeding to be possibly the neuromodulator that has gathered the most attention. Attributed many positive roles in the modulation of different aspects of social behavior, such as bonding, empathy, cooperation, trust, and generosity, as well as roles as a natural anxiolytic and antidepressant, the expectations on oxytocin becoming a treatment for a number of disorders with associated social deficits have dramatically raised over the last years. However, despite the field has been investigating oxytocin's role in social behavior for over twenty years, there are still many unknowns on oxytocin's mechanisms of action and efficiency and the increasing number of clinical trials administering oxytocin to different clinical groups seem to disagree in its properties and report in most cases conflicting results. This has led to some disappointment among researchers and clinicians as oxytocin might not be the miraculous molecule that works in a "one size fits all" fashion initially considered. Conversely, this down-side of oxytocin might merely reflect the complexity of its neurotransmission system. The current reality is that, although oxytocin seems to have potential therapeutic value, there are key questions that remain unanswered as to decide the optimal target groups and treatment course. Here, we present an overview on critical points regarding the oxytocin system in health and disease that need to be better understood to establish its therapeutic properties and to decide who could benefit the most from its treatment.
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- Amaia M Erdozain
- Department of Pharmacology, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Leioa, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental CIBERSAM, Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Leioa, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental CIBERSAM, Leioa, Spain
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Parras A, Anta H, Santos-Galindo M, Swarup V, Elorza A, Nieto-González JL, Picó S, Hernández IH, Díaz-Hernández JI, Belloc E, Rodolosse A, Parikshak NN, Peñagarikano O, Fernández-Chacón R, Irimia M, Navarro P, Geschwind DH, Méndez R, Lucas JJ. Autism-like phenotype and risk gene mRNA deadenylation by CPEB4 mis-splicing. Nature 2018; 560:441-446. [PMID: 30111840 PMCID: PMC6217926 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0423-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
Common genetic contributions to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) reside in risk gene variants that individually have minimal effect sizes. As environmental factors that perturb neurodevelopment also underlie idiopathic ASD, it is crucial to identify altered regulators that can orchestrate multiple ASD risk genes during neurodevelopment. Cytoplasmic polyadenylation element binding proteins 1-4 (CPEB1-4) regulate the translation of specific mRNAs by modulating their poly(A)-tails and thereby participate in embryonic development and synaptic plasticity. Here we find that CPEB4 binds transcripts of most high-confidence ASD risk genes. The brains of individuals with idiopathic ASD show imbalances in CPEB4 transcript isoforms that result from decreased inclusion of a neuron-specific microexon. In addition, 9% of the transcriptome shows reduced poly(A)-tail length. Notably, this percentage is much higher for high-confidence ASD risk genes, correlating with reduced expression of the protein products of ASD risk genes. An equivalent imbalance in CPEB4 transcript isoforms in mice mimics the changes in mRNA polyadenylation and protein expression of ASD risk genes and induces ASD-like neuroanatomical, electrophysiological and behavioural phenotypes. Together, these data identify CPEB4 as a regulator of ASD risk genes.
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- Alberto Parras
- Centro de Biología Molecular 'Severo Ochoa' (CBMSO) CSIC/UAM, Madrid, Spain.,Networking Research Center on Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Cancer Research Program, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain.,Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular 'Severo Ochoa' (CBMSO) CSIC/UAM, Madrid, Spain.,Networking Research Center on Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Neurology, Center for Autism Research and Treatment, Semel Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Centro de Biología Molecular 'Severo Ochoa' (CBMSO) CSIC/UAM, Madrid, Spain.,Networking Research Center on Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Networking Research Center on Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.,Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla and Departamento de Fisiología Médica y Biofísica, Seville, Spain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular 'Severo Ochoa' (CBMSO) CSIC/UAM, Madrid, Spain.,Networking Research Center on Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular 'Severo Ochoa' (CBMSO) CSIC/UAM, Madrid, Spain.,Networking Research Center on Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.,Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Biología (Unidad Docente Fisiología Animal), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular 'Severo Ochoa' (CBMSO) CSIC/UAM, Madrid, Spain.,Networking Research Center on Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Neurology, Center for Autism Research and Treatment, Semel Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Center for Autism Research and Treatment, Semel Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Networking Research Center on Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.,Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla and Departamento de Fisiología Médica y Biofísica, Seville, Spain
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- Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain.,Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cancer Research Program, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Neurology, Center for Autism Research and Treatment, Semel Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain. .,Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain.
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- Centro de Biología Molecular 'Severo Ochoa' (CBMSO) CSIC/UAM, Madrid, Spain. .,Networking Research Center on Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
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Fernández M, Mollinedo-Gajate I, Peñagarikano O. Neural Circuits for Social Cognition: Implications for Autism. Neuroscience 2017; 370:148-162. [PMID: 28729065 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2017.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2017] [Revised: 07/01/2017] [Accepted: 07/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Social neuroscience, the study of the neurobiological basis of social behavior, has become a major area of current research in behavioral neuroscience and psychiatry, since many psychiatric disorders are characterized by social deficits. Social behavior refers to the behavioral response with regard to socially relevant information, and requires the perception and integration of social cues through a complex cognition process (i.e. social cognition) that involves attention, memory, motivation and emotion. Neurobiological and molecular mechanisms underlying social behavior are highly conserved across species, and inter- and intra-specific variability observed in social behavior can be explained to large extent by differential activity of this conserved neural network. Human functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies have greatly informed about the brain structures and their connectivity networks that are important for social cognition. Animal research has been crucial for identifying specific circuits and molecular mechanisms that modulate this structural network. From a molecular neurobiology perspective, activity in these brain structures is coordinated by neuronal circuits modulated by several neurotransmitters and neuromodulators. Thus, quantitative variation in the levels, release and/or receptor density of these molecules could affect the observed behavioral response. The present review presents an overall framework of the components of the social brain circuitry and its modulation. By integrating multiple research approaches, from human fMRI studies to animal models we can start shedding light into how dysfunction in these circuits could lead to disorders of social-functioning such as Autism.
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- Marta Fernández
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa 48940, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa 48940, Spain; Biomedical Research Networking Center in Mental Health (CIBERSAM), Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa 48940, Spain; Biomedical Research Networking Center in Mental Health (CIBERSAM), Spain.
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Peñagarikano O. Your genes are conspiring against you. Sci Transl Med 2017; 9:9/376/eaam6059. [DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aam6059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Gene variants in the dopamine receptor D2 expression network predict physiological and clinical features as well as treatment responses in schizophrenia.
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- Olga Peñagarikano
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of the Basque Country, Leioa 48940, Spain.
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Peñagarikano O. Oxytocin in animal models of autism spectrum disorder. Dev Neurobiol 2017; 77:202-213. [DOI: 10.1002/dneu.22449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2016] [Revised: 07/30/2016] [Accepted: 09/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Olga Peñagarikano
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine; University of the Basque Country; Sarriena s/n Leioa 48940 Spain
- Center for Biomedical Research Network in Mental Health (CIBERSAM), ISCIII; Spain
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Peñagarikano O. Stress: A deadly weapon. Sci Transl Med 2016; 8:370ec204. [PMID: 28003543 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aal3703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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A biomarker is enriched in suicidal subjects and correlates with hyperactivity of the stress response system.
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- Olga Peñagarikano
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of the Basque Country, Leioa 48940, Spain.
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Peñagarikano O. On antidepressants and still feeling low. Sci Transl Med 2016. [DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aal0068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Early-life stress and amygdala reactivity predict the therapeutic effect of antidepressants.
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- Olga Peñagarikano
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of the Basque Country, Leioa 48940, Spain
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Peñagarikano O. Navigating the map of human cognition. Sci Transl Med 2016. [DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aai8225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Coordinated brain gray matter structural changes are associated with behavioral cognitive control.
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- Olga Peñagarikano
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of the Basque Country, Leioa 48940, Spain
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Peñagarikano O. Money doesn’t bring happiness.... Or does it? Sci Transl Med 2016. [DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aah5495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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The association of biological stress indicators with psychopathological behavior in children is affected by their socioeconomic status.
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- Olga Peñagarikano
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of the Basque Country, Leioa 48940, Spain
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Peñagarikano O. Has the tooth fairy entered the realm of science? Sci Transl Med 2016. [DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aag3102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Analysis of baby teeth links prenatal and infant exposure to metals with development of schizophrenia.
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- Olga Peñagarikano
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of the Basque Country, Leioa, 48940, Spain
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Peñagarikano O. Size matters: A growth chart for the brain connectome. Sci Transl Med 2016. [DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaf9197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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A growth chart to track the development of neuronal networks may be able to predict attention deficits in young people.
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- Olga Peñagarikano
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of the Basque Country, Leioa, 48940, Spain.
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Maternal immune activation may induce transgenerational transmission of behavioral defects.
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- Olga Peñagarikano
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of the Basque Country, Leioa, 48940, Spain
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Peñagarikano O. New Therapeutic Options for Autism Spectrum Disorder: Experimental Evidences. Exp Neurobiol 2015; 24:301-11. [PMID: 26713078 PMCID: PMC4688330 DOI: 10.5607/en.2015.24.4.301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2015] [Revised: 11/25/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by impairment in two behavioral domains: social interaction/communication together with the presence of stereotyped behaviors and restricted interests. The heterogeneity in the phenotype among patients and the complex etiology of the disorder have long impeded the advancement of the development of successful pharmacotherapies. However, in the recent years, the integration of findings of multiple levels of research, from human genetics to mouse models, have made considerable progress towards the understanding of ASD pathophysiology, allowing the development of more effective targeted drug therapies. The present review discusses the current state of pharmacological research in ASD based on the emerging common pathophysiology signature.
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- Olga Peñagarikano
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of the Basque Country, Sarriena s/n, Leioa 48940, Spain
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Berg JM, Lee C, Chen L, Galvan L, Cepeda C, Chen JY, Peñagarikano O, Stein JL, Li A, Oguro-Ando A, Miller JA, Vashisht AA, Starks ME, Kite EP, Tam E, Gdalyahu A, Al-Sharif NB, Burkett ZD, White SA, Fears SC, Levine MS, Wohlschlegel JA, Geschwind DH. JAKMIP1, a Novel Regulator of Neuronal Translation, Modulates Synaptic Function and Autistic-like Behaviors in Mouse. Neuron 2015; 88:1173-1191. [PMID: 26627310 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2015.10.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2015] [Revised: 09/02/2015] [Accepted: 10/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a heritable, common neurodevelopmental disorder with diverse genetic causes. Several studies have implicated protein synthesis as one among several of its potential convergent mechanisms. We originally identified Janus kinase and microtubule-interacting protein 1 (JAKMIP1) as differentially expressed in patients with distinct syndromic forms of ASD, fragile X syndrome, and 15q duplication syndrome. Here, we provide multiple lines of evidence that JAKMIP1 is a component of polyribosomes and an RNP translational regulatory complex that includes fragile X mental retardation protein, DEAD box helicase 5, and the poly(A) binding protein cytoplasmic 1. JAKMIP1 loss dysregulates neuronal translation during synaptic development, affecting glutamatergic NMDAR signaling, and results in social deficits, stereotyped activity, abnormal postnatal vocalizations, and other autistic-like behaviors in the mouse. These findings define an important and novel role for JAKMIP1 in neural development and further highlight pathways regulating mRNA translation during synaptogenesis in the genesis of neurodevelopmental disorders.
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- Jamee M Berg
- Interdepartmental Program for Neuroscience, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Program in Neurogenetics, Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Program in Neurogenetics, Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Program in Neurogenetics, Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Program in Neurogenetics, Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Program in Neurogenetics, Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Program in Neurogenetics, Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Program in Neurogenetics, Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Program in Neurogenetics, Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Program in Neurogenetics, Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Program in Neurogenetics, Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Program in Neurogenetics, Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Program in Neurogenetics, Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Interdepartmental Program in Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Interdepartmental Program in Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Program in Neurogenetics, Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Center for Autism Research and Treatment and Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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Peñagarikano O, Lázaro MT, Lu XH, Gordon A, Dong H, Lam HA, Peles E, Maidment NT, Murphy NP, Yang XW, Golshani P, Geschwind DH. Exogenous and evoked oxytocin restores social behavior in the Cntnap2 mouse model of autism. Sci Transl Med 2015; 7:271ra8. [PMID: 25609168 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3010257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 258] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Mouse models of neuropsychiatric diseases provide a platform for mechanistic understanding and development of new therapies. We previously demonstrated that knockout of the mouse homolog of CNTNAP2 (contactin-associated protein-like 2), in which mutations cause cortical dysplasia and focal epilepsy (CDFE) syndrome, displays many features that parallel those of the human disorder. Because CDFE has high penetrance for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), we performed an in vivo screen for drugs that ameliorate abnormal social behavior in Cntnap2 mutant mice and found that acute administration of the neuropeptide oxytocin improved social deficits. We found a decrease in the number of oxytocin immunoreactive neurons in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the hypothalamus in mutant mice and an overall decrease in brain oxytocin levels. Administration of a selective melanocortin receptor 4 agonist, which causes endogenous oxytocin release, also acutely rescued the social deficits, an effect blocked by an oxytocin antagonist. We confirmed that oxytocin neurons mediated the behavioral improvement by activating endogenous oxytocin neurons in the paraventricular hypothalamus with Designer Receptors Exclusively Activated by Designer Drugs (DREADD). Last, we showed that chronic early postnatal treatment with oxytocin led to more lasting behavioral recovery and restored oxytocin immunoreactivity in the PVN. These data demonstrate dysregulation of the oxytocin system in Cntnap2 knockout mice and suggest that there may be critical developmental windows for optimal treatment to rectify this deficit.
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- Olga Peñagarikano
- Program in Neurogenetics, Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. Center for Autism Research and Treatment and Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Program in Neurogenetics, Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Program in Neurogenetics, Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Program in Neurogenetics, Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. Integrative Center for Learning and Memory, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
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- Program in Neurogenetics, Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. Center for Autism Research and Treatment and Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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Kloth AD, Badura A, Li A, Cherskov A, Connolly SG, Giovannucci A, Bangash MA, Grasselli G, Peñagarikano O, Piochon C, Tsai PT, Geschwind DH, Hansel C, Sahin M, Takumi T, Worley PF, Wang SSH. Cerebellar associative sensory learning defects in five mouse autism models. eLife 2015; 4:e06085. [PMID: 26158416 PMCID: PMC4512177 DOI: 10.7554/elife.06085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2014] [Accepted: 07/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Sensory integration difficulties have been reported in autism, but their underlying brain-circuit mechanisms are underexplored. Using five autism-related mouse models, Shank3+/ΔC, Mecp2(R308/Y), Cntnap2-/-, L7-Tsc1 (L7/Pcp2(Cre)::Tsc1(flox/+)), and patDp(15q11-13)/+, we report specific perturbations in delay eyeblink conditioning, a form of associative sensory learning requiring cerebellar plasticity. By distinguishing perturbations in the probability and characteristics of learned responses, we found that probability was reduced in Cntnap2-/-, patDp(15q11-13)/+, and L7/Pcp2(Cre)::Tsc1(flox/+), which are associated with Purkinje-cell/deep-nuclear gene expression, along with Shank3+/ΔC. Amplitudes were smaller in L7/Pcp2(Cre)::Tsc1(flox/+) as well as Shank3+/ΔC and Mecp2(R308/Y), which are associated with granule cell pathway expression. Shank3+/ΔC and Mecp2(R308/Y) also showed aberrant response timing and reduced Purkinje-cell dendritic spine density. Overall, our observations are potentially accounted for by defects in instructed learning in the olivocerebellar loop and response representation in the granule cell pathway. Our findings indicate that defects in associative temporal binding of sensory events are widespread in autism mouse models.
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- Alexander D Kloth
- Department of Molecular Biology and Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, United States
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- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, United States
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- The F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States
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- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, United States
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- The F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, United States
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is defined by impaired social interaction and communication accompanied by stereotyped behaviors and restricted interests. Although ASD is common, its genetic and clinical features are highly heterogeneous. A number of recent breakthroughs have dramatically advanced our understanding of ASD from the standpoint of human genetics and neuropathology. These studies highlight the period of fetal development and the processes of chromatin structure, synaptic function, and neuron-glial signaling. The initial efforts to systematically integrate findings of multiple levels of genomic data and studies of mouse models have yielded new clues regarding ASD pathophysiology. This early work points to an emerging convergence of disease mechanisms in this complex and etiologically heterogeneous disorder.
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Burkett ZD, Day NF, Peñagarikano O, Geschwind DH, White SA. VoICE: A semi-automated pipeline for standardizing vocal analysis across models. Sci Rep 2015; 5:10237. [PMID: 26018425 PMCID: PMC4446892 DOI: 10.1038/srep10237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2014] [Accepted: 04/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
The study of vocal communication in animal models provides key insight to the neurogenetic basis for speech and communication disorders. Current methods for vocal analysis suffer from a lack of standardization, creating ambiguity in cross-laboratory and cross-species comparisons. Here, we present VoICE (Vocal Inventory Clustering Engine), an approach to grouping vocal elements by creating a high dimensionality dataset through scoring spectral similarity between all vocalizations within a recording session. This dataset is then subjected to hierarchical clustering, generating a dendrogram that is pruned into meaningful vocalization “types” by an automated algorithm. When applied to birdsong, a key model for vocal learning, VoICE captures the known deterioration in acoustic properties that follows deafening, including altered sequencing. In a mammalian neurodevelopmental model, we uncover a reduced vocal repertoire of mice lacking the autism susceptibility gene, Cntnap2. VoICE will be useful to the scientific community as it can standardize vocalization analyses across species and laboratories.
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- Zachary D Burkett
- 1] Department of Integrative Biology &Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095 [2] Interdepartmental Program in Molecular, Cellular, &Integrative Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095
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- Department of Integrative Biology &Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095
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- 1] Program in Neurogenetics, Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095 [2] Center for Autism Research &Treatment, Semel Institute for Neuroscience &Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095
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- 1] Program in Neurogenetics, Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095 [2] Center for Autism Research &Treatment, Semel Institute for Neuroscience &Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095 [3] Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Semel Institute for Neuroscience &Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095
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- 1] Department of Integrative Biology &Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095 [2] Interdepartmental Program in Molecular, Cellular, &Integrative Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095
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Ellegood J, Anagnostou E, Babineau BA, Crawley JN, Lin L, Genestine M, DiCicco-Bloom E, Lai JKY, Foster JA, Peñagarikano O, Geschwind DH, Pacey LK, Hampson DR, Laliberté CL, Mills AA, Tam E, Osborne LR, Kouser M, Espinosa-Becerra F, Xuan Z, Powell CM, Raznahan A, Robins DM, Nakai N, Nakatani J, Takumi T, van Eede MC, Kerr TM, Muller C, Blakely RD, Veenstra-VanderWeele J, Henkelman RM, Lerch JP. 3D visualization of the regional differences. Mol Psychiatry 2015; 20:1. [PMID: 25648202 PMCID: PMC5131793 DOI: 10.1038/mp.2014.168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- J Ellegood
- Mouse Imaging Centre, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA,MIND Institute, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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- UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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- UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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- The Brain-Body Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- The Brain-Body Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Mouse Imaging Centre, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA
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- Departments of Medicine and Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Departments of Medicine and Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Wako, Japan
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- RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Wako, Japan
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- RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Wako, Japan
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- Mouse Imaging Centre, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Mouse Imaging Centre, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Mouse Imaging Centre, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Peñagarikano O, Geschwind DH. Erratum: What does CNTNAP2 reveal about autism spectrum disorder? Trends Mol Med 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2012.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a phenotypically and genetically heterogeneous condition characterized by the presence of repetitive/restrictive behaviors and variable deficits in language and social behavior. Many genes predisposing an individual to ASD have been identified, and understanding the causal disease mechanism(s) is critical to be able to develop treatments. Neurobiological, genetic, and imaging data provide strong evidence for the CNTNAP2 gene as a risk factor for ASD and related neurodevelopmental disorders. This review discusses the clinical genetics and current understanding of the biology of CNTNAP2 as related to ASD and illustrates how the integration of multiple research approaches, from human studies to animal models, converge to inform functional biology focused on novel treatment development.
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- Olga Peñagarikano
- Program in Neurogenetics, Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Peñagarikano O, Abrahams BS, Herman EI, Winden KD, Gdalyahu A, Dong H, Sonnenblick LI, Gruver R, Almajano J, Bragin A, Golshani P, Trachtenberg JT, Peles E, Geschwind DH. Absence of CNTNAP2 leads to epilepsy, neuronal migration abnormalities, and core autism-related deficits. Cell 2011; 147:235-46. [PMID: 21962519 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2011.08.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 714] [Impact Index Per Article: 54.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2011] [Revised: 06/28/2011] [Accepted: 08/26/2011] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Although many genes predisposing to autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have been identified, the biological mechanism(s) remain unclear. Mouse models based on human disease-causing mutations provide the potential for understanding gene function and novel treatment development. Here, we characterize a mouse knockout of the Cntnap2 gene, which is strongly associated with ASD and allied neurodevelopmental disorders. Cntnap2(-/-) mice show deficits in the three core ASD behavioral domains, as well as hyperactivity and epileptic seizures, as have been reported in humans with CNTNAP2 mutations. Neuropathological and physiological analyses of these mice before the onset of seizures reveal neuronal migration abnormalities, reduced number of interneurons, and abnormal neuronal network activity. In addition, treatment with the FDA-approved drug risperidone ameliorates the targeted repetitive behaviors in the mutant mice. These data demonstrate a functional role for CNTNAP2 in brain development and provide a new tool for mechanistic and therapeutic research in ASD.
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- Olga Peñagarikano
- Program in Neurogenetics, Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Tejada MI, Peñagarikano O, Rodriguez-Revenga L, Martinez-Bouzas C, García B, Bádenas C, Guitart M, Minguez M, García-Alegría E, Sanz-Parra A, Beristain E, Milá M. Screening for MECP2 mutations in Spanish patients with an unexplained mental retardation. Clin Genet 2006; 70:140-4. [PMID: 16879196 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2006.00647.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Rett syndrome (RTT) is an X-linked progressive encephalopathy. Mutations in the MECP2 (methyl-CpG-binding protein) gene have been found to cause RTT. In the past few years, the role of MECP2 mutations in patients with mental disorders other than RTT has been studied, finding that mutations in MECP2 also contribute to non-syndromic entities. More recently, it has been demonstrated that RTT shares clinical features with those of Angelman syndrome, another neurodevelopmental disorder. These observations must be confirmed in a large series, to better understand the criteria needed for justifying a molecular test. Consequently, we have searched for MECP2 mutations in 294 patients (43 Angelman and Prader-Willi like included) with mental retardation (MR) of unknown aetiology. We found six polymorphisms (three novel, three previously reported) in 10 patients, one novel unclassified silent change (p.V222V) in a man, and one causative mutation in a girl with MR. Once this case was clinically reviewed, the girl presented symptoms of atypical RTT. The mutation (p.Y141C) lies within the methyl-binding domain, and has only been reported once in another atypical RTT. Our results show that the MECP2 mutations account for a low frequency (1/416 chromosomes = 0.24%) among mentally retarded individuals, which imply that it is necessary to perform an exhaustive clinical examination of patients before determining whether analysis of MECP2 is required or not.
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- M-I Tejada
- Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Cruces Hospital, Barakaldo-Bizkaia, Spain.
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Peñagarikano O, Gil A, Télez M, Ortega B, Flores P, Veiga I, Peixoto A, Criado B, Arrieta I. A new insight into fragile X syndrome among Basque population. Am J Med Genet A 2005; 128A:250-5. [PMID: 15216545 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The expansion of a trinucleotide repeat [CGG]n located in the FMR1 X-linked gene is the main cause of fragile X syndrome, the most common form of inherited mental retardation. We have analyzed the factors known, to date, to influence the instability of the repeat in 158 normal X chromosomes from the Spanish Basque population. These factors included length of the repeat, AGG interspersion pattern, length of uninterrupted CGG and DXS548-FRAXAC1 markers associated haplotype. Previous investigations on Basques showed an absence of this disorder among mentally retarded individuals that was likely due to a low prevalence of large CGG alleles and the presence of AGG interruptions on them. The present report suggests that, although the frequency of large alleles is low and they do maintain AGG interruptions, different mutational pathways that might lead to fragile X syndrome could be occurring among Basques. These pathways mainly include alleles with internal sequences 9 + 9 + n and 9 + 12 + 9 that show fragile X associated haplotypes. Besides, the lack of the most proximal AGG interruption, proposed recently as a novel factor involved in CGG repeat instability, was highly identified among alleles with long pure CGG tracts, which showed an internal sequence n + 9. The data suggest that, despite the lower incidence of large alleles, the prevalence of potentially unstable alleles among Basques is similar to that of other Caucasian populations and that these alleles could become fragile X chromosomes.
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- Olga Peñagarikano
- Department of Genetics, Physical Anthropology and Animal Physiology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country, Spain.
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The present study involves the evaluation of digital dermatoglyphic traits of 2185 unrelated individuals (1152 females and 1033 males) from 17 natural valleys of the four Basque provinces (Vizcaya, Guipúzcoa, Navarra, and Alava) in the Spanish Basque Country. Univariate intervalley and between-sex comparisons were carried out by means of chi-square contingency analysis for pattern types and by means of one-way analysis of variance for ridge counts. Multivariate intervalley comparison was carried out by means of correspondence analysis for pattern types and by principal component analysis for ridge counts. The results of this study are notable for the following findings: (1) in general, all variables are significantly heterogeneous among valley populations; (2) there was a greater differentiation among the valley populations than between sexes in one valley population; (3) affinities among the intervalley populations depend on the variables considered; (4) the valley populations from Vizcaya resemble those from the Pyrenees; (5) based on interprovince comparisons, the Vizcaya and Navarra samples are the closest: (6) in general, the valley samples from Alava are the worst clustered; (7) the universality of dermatoglyphic component structure fits better in males.
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- Isabel Arrieta
- Departamento de Biología Animal y Genética, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del País Vasco, Spain
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Arrieta I, Peñagarikano O, Télez M, Ortega B, Flores P, Criado B, Veiga I, Peixoto AL, Lostao CM. The FMR1 CGG repeat and linked microsatellite markers in two Basque valleys. Heredity (Edinb) 2003; 90:206-11. [PMID: 12634803 DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Fragile X syndrome is associated with an unstable CGG repeat sequence in the 5' untranslated region of the first exon of the FMR1 gene. The present study involved the evaluation of factors implicated in CGG repeat stability in a normal sample from two Basque valleys (Markina and Arratia), to discover whether the Basque population shows allelic diversity and to identify factors involved, by using the data in conjunction with previous findings. The study was based on a sample of 204 and 58 X chromosomes from the Markina and Arratia valleys, respectively. The CGG repeat, the AGG interspersion and two flanking microsatellite markers, FRAXAC1 and DXS548, were examined. In the Markina valley, gray zone alleles (> or =35 CGG repeats) were associated with anchoring AGGs, with the longest 3' pure CGG repeats of the valley (=15), with the 5' instability structure 9+n and with one principal fragile X FRAXAC1-DXS548 haplotype 42-50. In the Arratia valley, gray zone alleles (> or =35 CGG repeats) showed the highest frequency among the Basque samples analyzed, and were associated with anchoring AGGs, with the longest 3' pure repeats (> or =20), with the 5' instability structure 9+n and with one "normal" FRAXAC1-DXS548 haplotype 38-40 (these data from Arratia suggest the existence of a "protective" haplotype). The results showed, on the one hand, differences between Markina and Arratia in factors implicated in CGG repeat instability and, on the other hand, a great similarity between the general Basque sample from Biscay and the Markina valley.
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- I Arrieta
- Dipartamento Biología Animal y Genética, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del País Vasco, Apdo 644, Bilbao 48080, Spain.
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Télez M, Martínez B, Criado B, Ortega B, Peñagarikano O, Flores P, Ortiz-Lastra E, Arrieta I. Evaluation of the cytogenetic damage induced by the antihypertensive drug nimodipine in human lymphocytes. Mutagenesis 2001; 16:345-51. [PMID: 11420404 DOI: 10.1093/mutage/16.4.345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The aim of this work was a study of the genotoxic potential of chronic long-term therapy with the antihypertensive drug nimodipine by measures of sister chromatid exchanges (SCE) and micronuclei (MN) in peripheral human lymphocytes of patients with long-term exposure to this drug. Peripheral human lymphocytes of control individuals exposed in vitro to nimodipine were also studied to assess the effect of the drug itself. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with a centromeric probe was performed to determine the origin of the induced MN. The in vivo study was carried out on five patients under antihypertensive treatment with nimodipine. The in vitro study was performed on five control individuals by adding the drug to the culture medium at a final concentration similar to the levels found in plasma (controls/medium). The in vivo study showed no genotoxic effects of long-term therapy with nimodipine because the frequencies of SCE and MN in exposed patients did not show significant differences as compared with control individuals. A statistically significant increase in the frequency of MN was detected in controls/medium as compared with control individuals without the drug. FISH analysis revealed statistically significant differences with respect to the frequency of centromeric signals in nimodipine-induced MN in vitro. With regard to the in vivo results, chronic long-term therapy with nimodipine is not associated with increased genotoxicity. The differing results in vivo and in vitro could be due to extensive metabolism of nimodipine, indicating that the cytogenetic effect observed was due to the drug itself rather than its metabolites or to an adaptive response to nimodipine in vivo.
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- Departamento Biología Animal y Genética, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del País Vasco, Apartado 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain.
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Arrieta I, Criado B, Martinez B, Telez M, Nuñez T, Peñagarikano O, Ortega B, Lostao CM. A survey of fragile X syndrome in a sample from Spanish Basque country. Ann Genet 2000; 42:197-201. [PMID: 10674158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Fragile X syndrome is the most common inherited form of mental retardation. The syndrome is associated with a CGG repeat expansion in the 5'UTR of the first exon of the FMR1 gene. This gene maps to Xq27.3 and coincides with the cytogenetic fragile site (FRAXA). The present study deals with the prevalence of fragile X syndrome among individuals with mental retardation of unknown cause from institutions and special schools from the Spanish Basque Country. Results of cytogenetic and molecular studies, performed in a group of 134 unrelated individuals (92 males and 42 females) are presented. The cytogenetic marker at Xq27.3 was identified in 12 patients. Other chromosomal abnormalities were found in two cases that this and previous studies confirmed as Angelman and Prader-Willi syndromes. Two males, in whom the cytogenetic marker was identified, were found negative for FRAXA and FRAXE expansion at the molecular level. The present study shows that the frequency of the FRAXA full mutation in individuals of Spanish non-Basque origin is in the range of other Spanish populations. In the sample of Spanish Basque origin we have not found cytogenetic FRAXA site expression, and the CGG repeat size of FMR1 gene is in the normal range. The significance of these results are discussed.
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- I Arrieta
- Departmento de Biologia Animal y Genética, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Pais Vasco, bilbao, Spain
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