biostudies-literatureMorson SSimons Initiative for the Developing BrainBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilJoint Medical Research Council4038-4052https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8328201biostudies-literatureUnknown31(9)The 593 kbp 16p11.2 copy number variation (CNV) affects the gene dosage of 29 protein coding genes, with heterozygous 16p11.2 microduplication or microdeletion implicated in about 1% of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) cases. The 16p11.2 CNV is frequently associated with macrocephaly or microcephaly indicating early defects of neurogenesis may contribute to subsequent ASD symptoms, but it is unknown which 16p11.2 transcripts are expressed in progenitors and whose levels are likely, therefore, to influence neurogenesis. Analysis of human fetal gene expression data revealed that KIF22, ALDOA, HIRIP3, PAGR1, and MAZ transcripts are expressed in neural progenitors with ALDOA and KIF22 significantly enriched compared to post-mitotic cells. To investigate the possible roles of ALDOA and KIF22 protCerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)Expression of Genes in the 16p11.2 Locus during Development of the Human Fetal Cerebral Cortex.PMC8328201BB/M00693X/1MR/R006237/1529085Yang YMorson SPratt TPrice DJfalseExpression of Genes in the 16p11.2 Locus during Development of the Human Fetal Cerebral Cortex.The 593 kbp 16p11.2 copy number variation (CNV) affects the gene dosage of 29 protein coding genes, with heterozygous 16p11.2 microduplication or microdeletion implicated in about 1% of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) cases. The 16p11.2 CNV is frequently associated with macrocephaly or microcephaly indicating early defects of neurogenesis may contribute to subsequent ASD symptoms, but it is unknown which 16p11.2 transcripts are expressed in progenitors and whose levels are likely, therefore, to influence neurogenesis. Analysis of human fetal gene expression data revealed that KIF22, ALDOA, HIRIP3, PAGR1, and MAZ transcripts are expressed in neural progenitors with ALDOA and KIF22 significantly enriched compared to post-mitotic cells. To investigate the possible roles of ALDOA and KIF22 prot2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021 Jul2026-05-08T06:28:43.281Z2022-02-11T04:19:53.553ZS-EPMC83282013382589410.1093/cercor/bhab067