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Postnatal mechanisms of cognitive development in mice

小鼠认知发展的产后机制

基本信息

批准号：
10657796
负责人：
Noboru Hiroi
金额：
$ 66.93万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2013
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2013-01-18 至 2027-04-30
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10657796
关键词：
22q11 22q11.2 Address Adult Affect Animals Axon Birth Brain region Capital Cell physiology Cells Childhood Cognition Cognitive Cognitive deficits Copy Number Polymorphism Data Development Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging Dimensions Disease Dose Electron Microscopy Electrophysiology (science)Event Exhibits Fiber Funding Gene Mutation Genes Genetic Goals Heterozygote Hippocampus Human Impaired cognition Impairment In Vitro Individual Knowledge Letters Link Magnetic Resonance Imaging Memory impairment Mental disorders Molecular Mus Mutant Strains Mice Mutation Myelin Nature Neonatal Neurodevelopmental Disorder Neurons Nomenclature Oligodendroglia Outcome Pathway interactions Pharmaceutical Preparations Physiological Play Postembryonic Production Progress Reports Proteins Publishing Research Rodent Role Short-Term Memory Signal Transduction Social Interaction Solid Speed Testing Text Therapeutic Variant Wild Type Mouse Work cognitive development cognitive function cognitive task design fimbria flexibility genetic variant granule cell high risk improved in vivo memory acquisition migration mouse model myelination nerve stem cell neurogenesis novel novel therapeutics oligodendrocyte precursor postnatal postnatal period precursor cell social deficits spatial memory stem cells subventricular zone therapeutic development white matter

项目摘要

Abstract Cognitive deficits are major disabling impairments associated with neurodevelopmental disorders. Currently available drugs have poor efficacy due to a limited understanding of the genetic and cellular mechanisms underlying these deficits. Our project addresses this unmet need by exploring the mechanistic underpinnings of cognitive deficits. Copy number variants (CNVs), such as a 1.5 Mb hemizygous deletion of 22q11.2, and variants of single genes, such as heterozygous variants of Tbx1, a 22q11.2 gene, have been associated with a high risk of cognitive deficits in humans and serve as promising mechanistic entry points. As many social, memory, and cognitive deficits in individuals with these genetic variants manifest during childhood (i.e., a postnatal period after birth and before full adulthood), our previous work focused on post-embryonic cellular events. We showed that the heterozygosity of Tbx1 in early postnatal neural stem cells contribute to deficits in social interactions and that altered postnatal myelination in the fimbria may represent a potential cellular substrate for impaired cognitive speed. This proposed project will test the overarching hypothesis that alterations in postnatal myelination due to dose alterations of genes implicated in neurodevelopmental disorders negatively impact cognitive speed. To allow for the disambiguation of the relative roles of postnatal oligodendrogenesis and postnatal neurogenesis in cognitive speed, we developed two conditional Tbx1 heterozygous mouse models: Ng2CreER;Tbx1flox/+ and nesCreERT2;Tbx1flox/+ mice. To evaluate the relative roles played by Tbx1 and 22q11.2 CNV in cognitive speed, we will include a mouse model of 22q11.2 hemizygous deletion. Aim 1 will evaluate the impacts on cognitive speed of conditional heterozygous Tbx1 deletion from postnatal stem/progenitor cells of oligodendrocyte or neuronal lineage in mice and determine the relative contributions to cognitive speed of Tbx1 deficiency compared with global 22q11.2 hemizygosity. We will use rodent tasks for spatial memory, cognitive flexibility, and working memory, as the speed of these cognitive dimensions are negatively impacted from childhood among carriers of 22q11.2 hemizygosity. Aim 2 will identify regions with altered white matter integrity, assess axonal myelination in affected brain regions, and evaluate the conductance speed of myelin-deficient pathways using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)-MRI, electron microscopy, and electrophysiological recordings, respectively, in the three mouse models. Aim 3 will evaluate the in vivo functional roles of TBX1’s target genes in the cognitive functions in mutant mice and establish the precise cellular processes associated with postnatal oligodendrogenesis and myelin production in vivo and in vitro. The current proposal will reveal novel postnatal cellular mechanisms associated with a distinct dimension of cognitive function, improving our understanding of the cellular mechanisms contributing to altered cognitive dimensions that are severely impacted by 22q11.2 hemizygosity, Tbx1 and TBX1’s non-22q11.2 target genes, which will provide a mechanistic basis for the development of therapeutic options.

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项目成果

期刊论文数量（4）

专著数量（0）

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Small cracks in the dam: rare genetic variants provide opportunities to delve into mechanisms of neuropsychiatric disorders.

大坝上的小裂缝：罕见的基因变异为深入研究神经精神疾病的机制提供了机会。

DOI：
10.1016/j.biopsych.2014.05.002
发表时间：
2014-07-15
期刊：
Biological psychiatry
影响因子：
10.6
作者：
Hiroi N
通讯作者：
Hiroi N

Human COMT over-expression confers a heightened susceptibility to dyskinesia in mice.

人类 COMT 过度表达导致小鼠对运动障碍的易感性增加。

DOI：
10.1016/j.nbd.2017.03.006
发表时间：
2017
期刊：
Neurobiology of disease
影响因子：
6.1
作者：
Solís,Oscar;García-Montes,Jose-Rubén;Garcia-Sanz,Patricia;Herranz,AntonioS;Asensio,Maria-José;Kang,Gina;Hiroi,Noboru;Moratalla,Rosario
通讯作者：
Moratalla,Rosario

Neonatal maternal separation alters the capacity of adult neural precursor cells to differentiate into neurons via methylation of retinoic acid receptor gene promoter.