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Brpf1 knockdown reduces inhibitory neurotransmission and regulates gene expression of GABAergic interneurons derived from MGE

ABSTRACT: Our research is to investigate the role of Brpf1 in the development and function of GABAergic interneurons. To test this, we used mouse primary in vitro cultured GABAergic interneurons derived from medial ganglionic eminence (MGE) and utilized AAV-shBrpf1 virus to knockdown Brpf1. We performed mRNA-seq on the total RNA extracted from the infected neurons .We found that most of the up-regulated genes after Brpf1 knockdown were involved in processes such as protein binding, gene negative transcription, ubiquitination, and inflammation by mRNA-seq. We found that many genes related to neuronal calcium, potassium ion transport and neurotransmitter release changed after Brpf1 was knockdown.Our results demonstrate the key role of Brpf1 in related gene expression of GABAergic interneurons, and provide new lights on the underlying neurobiological mechanisms of BRPF1 mutations that cause mental retardation in children or adolescents.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE157903 | GEO | 2021/02/23

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Brpf1 knockdown reduces inhibitory neurotransmission and regulates gene expression of GABAergic interneurons derived from MGE

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