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Functional genomic consequences of MBD5 knockdown in mouse brain and CRISPR-derived neurons [cell lines]

ABSTRACT: Background: MBD5, encoding the methyl-CpG-binding domain 5 protein, has been proposed as a necessary and sufficient driver of the 2q23.1 microdeletion syndrome. De novo missense and protein-truncating variants from exome sequencing studies have directly implicated MBD5 in the etiology of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). However, little is known concerning the specific function(s) of MBD5. Methods: In an effort to gain insight into the complex interactions associated with genetic alteration of MBD5 in individuals with ASD and related NDDs, we explored the transcriptional landscape of MBD5 haploinsufficiency across multiple mouse brain regions of the heterozygous hypomorphic Mbd5+/GT mouse model and compared these results to CRISPR-mediated mutations of MBD5 in human iPSC-derived neuronal models. Results: Gene expression analyses of three brain regions from Mbd5+/GT mice showed cortex as the region most affected by the knockdown, indicating context-dependent effects. Gene co-expression network analyses revealed gene clusters that are associated with MBD5 knockdown and enriched for GPCR signaling and terms related to ciliary function. We also identified genes that were downregulated in both models such as EPHA3, OLIG1, related to neuronal development and glial function. Limitations: These analyses were performed in a limited number of brain regions and neuronal models, and the effects of the gene knockdown are subtle. As such, these results will not reflect the full extent of MBD5 disruption across brain tissues during early brain developmentneurodevelopment in ASD. Conclusions: Our study points to transcriptional consequences of Mbd5 disruption in the brain and suggests a link between MBD5 and pathways such as ciliary function that are associated with established developmental disorders and syndromes.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE144279 | GEO | 2020/01/28

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:Purpose: MBD5-Associated Neurodevelopmental Disorder (MAND) is an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) disorder characterized by intellectual disability, motor delay, severe speech impairment and autism-like behavioral problems. The role of MBD5 in neurodevelopmental function remains largely undefined. In this study, we explored the neurodevelopmental phenotype of 2q23.1 deletion syndrome through creating neuronal progenitor stem cells (NPC) derived from 2q23.1 patients and conducting RNA-seq to identify the contributory altered gene and to expand our knowledge about gene network differences and possible interactions between the related disease pathways and ASD. Methods: Primary skin fibroblasts from three MAND patients and four control cases were converted into induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines by transient transfections of episomal plasmids. Directed differentiation of these iPSC to NPC was accomplished with monolayer culture protocol for two weeks. Results: The RNA-seq analysis identified 498 genome-wide significant (q < 0.05) differentially expressed gene in the patients derived NPC lines as a consequence of reduced MBD5 dosage. 25 ASD associated genes were included in the differentially expressed gene list. On the top of the list, FOXG1 expression is significantly (P < 0.0001) increased in the patient derived NPC samples. The differentially expressed gene list was highly overlapped with the SFARI autism gene set, identifying biological processes that are implicating neurological phenotype and ASD such as central nervous system development, neuron differentiation, and regulation of neurogenesis. The findings of the transcriptome deviation in early neuronal stage of MAND can provide potential connection to the overlapping neurocognitive and neuropsychiatric phenotypes associated with growing risk factors, such as other chromatin modifiers and epigenetic factors that link to ASD. Such in vitro models can nurture hypotheses toward therapeutic interventions.

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