Rescue of neuropsychiatric phenotypes in a mouse model of 16p11.2 duplication syndrome by genetic correction of an epilepsy network hub

Marc P. Forrest, Marc Dos Santos, Nicolas H. Piguel, Yi-Zhi Wang, Nicole A. Hawkins, Vikram A. Bagchi, Leonardo E. Dionisio, Sehyoun Yoon, Dina Simkin, Maria Dolores Martin- de-Saavedra, Ruoqi Gao, Katherine E. Horan, Alfred L. George, Mark S. LeDoux, Jennifer A. Kearney, Jeffrey N. Savas and Peter Penzes ()
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Marc P. Forrest: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Marc Dos Santos: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Nicolas H. Piguel: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Yi-Zhi Wang: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Nicole A. Hawkins: Department of Pharmacology Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Vikram A. Bagchi: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Leonardo E. Dionisio: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Sehyoun Yoon: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Dina Simkin: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Maria Dolores Martin- de-Saavedra: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Ruoqi Gao: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Katherine E. Horan: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Alfred L. George: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Mark S. LeDoux: University of Memphis
Jennifer A. Kearney: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Jeffrey N. Savas: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Peter Penzes: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Nature Communications, 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-20

Abstract: Abstract Neuropsychiatric disorders (NPDs) are frequently co-morbid with epilepsy, but the biological basis of shared risk remains poorly understood. The 16p11.2 duplication is a copy number variant that confers risk for diverse NPDs including autism spectrum disorder, schizophrenia, intellectual disability and epilepsy. We used a mouse model of the 16p11.2 duplication (16p11.2dup/+) to uncover molecular and circuit properties associated with this broad phenotypic spectrum, and examined genes within the locus capable of phenotype reversal. Quantitative proteomics revealed alterations to synaptic networks and products of NPD risk genes. We identified an epilepsy-associated subnetwork that was dysregulated in 16p11.2dup/+ mice and altered in brain tissue from individuals with NPDs. Cortical circuits from 16p11.2dup/+ mice exhibited hypersynchronous activity and enhanced network glutamate release, which increased susceptibility to seizures. Using gene co-expression and interactome analysis, we show that PRRT2 is a major hub in the epilepsy subnetwork. Remarkably, correcting Prrt2 copy number rescued aberrant circuit properties, seizure susceptibility and social deficits in 16p11.2dup/+ mice. We show that proteomics and network biology can identify important disease hubs in multigenic disorders, and reveal mechanisms relevant to the complex symptomatology of 16p11.2 duplication carriers.

Date: 2023
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