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Excitatory dysfunction drives network and calcium handling deficits in 16p11.2 duplication schizophrenia iPSC-derived neurons

ABSTRACT: Background - Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a debilitating psychiatric disorder with a large genetic contribution; however, its neurodevelopmental substrates remain largely unknown. Modeling pathogenic processes in SCZ using human iPSC-derived neurons (iNs) has emerged as a promising strategy. Copy number variations (CNV) confer high genetic risk for SCZ, with duplication of the 16p11.2 locus increasing risk 14.5 fold. Methods - To dissect the contribution of excitatory (iENs) versus GABAergic (iGNs) neurons to SCZ pathophysiology, we induced iNs from CRISPR-Cas9 engineered isogenic and SCZ patient-derived iPSCs, and analyzed SCZ-related phenotypes in iEN monocultures and iEN/iGN cocultures. Results - In iEN/iGN cocultures, we found reduced neuronal network firing rate and synchrony at later, but not earlier, stages of in vitro development. These were fully recapitulated in iEN monocultures, indicating a primary role for excitatory neurons. Transcriptomic analysis of isogenic 16p11.2 duplication (DUP) iENs revealed pathway dysregulation related to neuroarchitecture and calcium ion binding. Consistent with this, isogenic DUP iENs showed reduced dendrite length and calcium imaging revealed deficits in calcium handling. Analysis of iENs from 16p11.2 duplication-carrying SCZ patients (SCZ) revealed overlapping deficits in network synchrony, dendrite arborization and calcium handling. Conclusions - Our results indicate 16p11.2 duplication-dependent alterations to SCZ neurodevelopment. Calcium ion binding was the only altered transcriptomic gene set shared between isogenic and patient-derived iENs, suggesting a central role of calcium signaling in 16p11.2 duplication-mediated pathogenesis. Moreover, excitatory dysfunction during early neurodevelopment is implicated as the basis of SCZ pathogenesis in 16p11.2 duplication carriers and supports network synchrony and calcium handling as outcomes directly linked to this genetic mutation.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE215183 | GEO | 2022/10/13

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:Background: Chromosomal 16p11.2 deletions and duplications are genomic disorders which are characterized by neurobehavioral abnormalities, obesity, congenital abnormalities and so on. However, the prenatal phenotypes of 16p11.2 copy number variations (CNVs) are still not well described till now. This study aimed to provide an elaborate summary of intrauterine phenotypic features for such genomic disorders. Methods: Twenty prenatal amniotic fluid samples diagnosed with 16p11.2 microdeletions/microduplications were obtained from pregnant women who opted for invasive prenatal testing. Karyotypic analysis and chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) were performed in parallel. The pregnancy outcomes and health conditions after birth for all cases were followed up. Meanwhile, we made a pooled analysis on the prenatal phenotypes for the published cases carrying 16p11.2 CNVs. Results: 20 fetuses (20/20884, 0.10%) with 16p11.2 CNVs were identified: five 16p11.2 BP2-BP3 deletion, ten 16p11.2 BP4-BP5 deletion and five 16p11.2 BP4-BP5 duplication. Abnormal ultrasound findings were recorded in ten participants with 16p11.2 deletions.Various degrees of intrauterine phenotypic features, ranging from normal to abnormal, were observed. No ultrasound abnormalities were observed for all 16p11.2 duplication cases during the pregnancy period. For 16p11.2 deletions, eleven cases terminated their pregnancies. For 16p11.2 duplications, four cases gave birth to healthy neonates except one was lost to follow up. Conclusions: Diverse prenatal phenotypes were presented in 16p11.2 CNVs, ranging from normal to abnormal. For 16p11.2 BP4-BP5 deletion, the most common structural and non-structural abnormalities were the abnormality of the vertebral column or rib and thickened nuchal translucency, respectively. 16p11.2 BP2-BP3 deletion might be closely associated with fetal growth restriction and single umbilical artery. No representative ultrasound findings for 16p11.2 duplication were observed till now. Considering the variable expressivity and incomplete penetrance of 16p11.2 CNVs, long term follow up after birth should be carried out for these cases. We identified 20 fetuses carrying the 16p11.2 microdeletions and microduplications using chromosomal microarray analysis. And diverse prenatal phenotypes and the critical genes involved in the deleted/duplicated regions were described in this study.

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