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ArticleScience translational medicine2014

Histone deacetylase inhibition rescues structural and functional brain deficits in a mouse model of Kabuki syndrome.

Hans T Bjornsson, Joel S Benjamin, Li Zhang, Jacqueline Weissman, Elizabeth E Gerber, Yi-Chun Chen, Rebecca G Vaurio, Michelle C Potter, Kasper D Hansen, Harry C Dietz

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Article in Science translational medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 110 papers.

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110citing papers in PubMed
8.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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110 citing papers in PubMed, 196 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hans T BjornssonMcKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. hbjorns1@jhmi.edu.
Joel S BenjaminMcKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Predoctoral Training Program in Human Genetics, McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Li ZhangMcKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Jacqueline WeissmanMcKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Elizabeth E GerberMcKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Yi-Chun ChenMcKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Rebecca G VaurioKennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Michelle C PotterBrain Science Institute, Neurology Department, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Kasper D HansenMcKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Department of Biostatistics, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Harry C DietzMcKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Johns Hopkins Medicine · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · USKennedy Krieger Institute · US

Funding

MEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM007309 · NIGMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI COX, ANDREA L · 1985 to 2019
$43.2M
Predoctoral Training Program in Human GeneticsT32GM007814 · NIGMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI VALLE, DAVID · 1985 to 2021
$10.6M
Exploring Kabuki Syndrome as a Treatable Cause of Intellectual DisabilityDP5OD017877 · OD · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI BJORNSSON, HANS TOMAS · 2013 to 2017
$2.0M
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007309NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007814NIH HHS DP5 OD017877NIH HHS DP5OD017877
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Kabuki syndrome is caused by haploinsufficiency for either of two genes that promote the opening of chromatin. If an imbalance between open and closed chromatin is central to the pathogenesis of Kabuki syndrome, agents that promote chromatin opening might have therapeutic potential. We have characterized a mouse model of Kabuki syndrome with a heterozygous deletion in the gene encoding the lysine-specific methyltransferase 2D (Kmt2d), leading to impairment of methyltransferase function. In vitro reporter alleles demonstrated a reduction in histone 4 acetylation and histone 3 lysine 4 trimethylation (H3K4me3) activity in mouse embryonic fibroblasts from Kmt2d(+/βGeo) mice. These activities were normalized in response to AR-42, a histone deacetylase inhibitor. In vivo, deficiency of H3K4me3 in the dentate gyrus granule cell layer of Kmt2d(+/βGeo) mice correlated with reduced neurogenesis and hippocampal memory defects. These abnormalities improved upon postnatal treatment with AR-42. Our work suggests that a reversible deficiency in postnatal neurogenesis underlies intellectual disability in Kabuki syndrome.

Indexed as

Abnormalities, MultipleAnimalsBrainDisease Models, AnimalDNA-Binding ProteinsFaceFemaleHematologic DiseasesHippocampusHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHumansMaleMiceNeoplasm ProteinsNeurogenesisVestibular DiseasesDNA-Binding ProteinsHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsKMT2D protein, humanNeoplasm Proteins

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PMID25273096
PMCPMC4406328
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