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7q11.23 CNV alters ribosomal biogenesis, mTOR and neuronal intrinsic excitability [RNA-seq]

ABSTRACT: Copy number variations (CNVs) at 7q11.23 cause Williams-Beuren (WBS) and 7q microduplication syndromes (7Dup). Both neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) feature mild to moderate intellectual disability, accompanied by symmetrically opposite neurocognitive and behavioral features. Although significant progress has been made in understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying 7q11.23-related pathophysiologies, the interplay between different layers of gene expression and the propagation of opposite symmetry arising from CNV remains elusive. Here, we uncovered 7q11.23 dosage-dependent symmetrically opposite dynamics in neuronal differentiation and intrinsic excitability. By integrating transcriptomics, translatomics and proteomics of patient-derived and isogenic induced neurons, we found that genes related to neuronal transmission follow 7q11.23 dosage and are transcriptionally controlled, while translational factors and ribosomal genes are post-transcriptionally buffered. Consistently, we found a deregulated mTOR pathway, with phospho-S6 (pS6) being downregulated in WBS and upregulated in 7Dup. Surprisingly phospho-4E-BP (p4E-BP) was going in the opposite direction, reflecting the total 4E-BP levels, thus highlighting the different roles of pS6 and p4E-BP during neurogenesis. Therefore, our work emphasizes the importance of multilayer research when investigating complex NDDs, highlighting ribosomal biogenesis and paving the way for novel treatments by uncoupling the role of pS6 and p4E-BPs in NDDs.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE261691 | GEO | 2024/03/20

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:We apply the cellular reprogramming experimental paradigm to two disorders caused by symmetrical copy number variations (CNV) of 7q11.23 and displaying a striking combination of shared as well as symmetrically opposite phenotypes: Williams Beuren syndrome (WBS) and 7q microduplication syndrome (7dupASD). Through a uniquely large and informative cohort of transgene-free patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC), along with their differentiated derivatives, we find that 7q11.23 CNV disrupt transcriptional circuits in disease-relevant pathways already at the pluripotent state. These alterations are then selectively amplified upon differentiation into disease-relevant lineages, thereby establishing the value of large iPSC cohorts in the elucidation of disease-relevant developmental pathways. In addition, we functionally define the quota of transcriptional dysregulation specifically caused by dosage imbalances in GTF2I (also known as TFII-I), a transcription factor in 7q11.23 thought to play a critical role in the two conditions, which we found associated to key repressive chromatin modifiers. Finally, we created an open-access web-based platform (accessible at http://bio.ieo.eu/wbs/ ) to make accessible our multi-layered datasets and integrate contributions by the entire community working on the molecular dissection of the 7q11.23 syndromes. We reprogrammed skin fibroblasts from patients harbouring a 7q11.23 hemi-deletion (WBS, 4 patients; +1 atypical deletion, AtWBS) or microduplication (7dupASD; 2 patients), as well as from one unaffected relative and two unrelated controls, using integration-free mRNA-reprogramming, leading to the establishment of a total of 27 characterized iPSC clones. We profiled these by RNAseq (either polyA or ribo-zero). To isolate the contribution of GTF2I to the transcriptional dysregulation, we created stable lines expressing a short hairpin against GTF2I from a representative subset of these iPSC clones, and profiled by RNAseq 7 such lines along with their respective scramble controls. Finally, we also profiled by RNAseq mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) derived from a representative subset of the lines.

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7q11.23 CNV alters ribosomal biogenesis, mTOR and neuronal intrinsic excitability [RNA-seq]

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