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ArticleTranslational psychiatry2021

Haploinsufficiency of the schizophrenia and autism risk gene Cyfip1 causes abnormal postnatal hippocampal neurogenesis through microglial and Arp2/3 mediated actin dependent mechanisms.

Niels Haan, Laura J Westacott, Jenny Carter, Michael J Owen, William P Gray, Jeremy Hall, Lawrence S Wilkinson

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Article in Translational psychiatry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Niels HaanNeuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute, Cardiff University, Hadyn Ellis Building, Maindy Road, Cardiff, UK. HaanN@cardiff.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-8999-9927
Laura J WestacottNeuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute, Cardiff University, Hadyn Ellis Building, Maindy Road, Cardiff, UK.
Jenny CarterNeuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute, Cardiff University, Hadyn Ellis Building, Maindy Road, Cardiff, UK.
Michael J OwenNeuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute, Cardiff University, Hadyn Ellis Building, Maindy Road, Cardiff, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4798-0862
William P GrayNeuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute, Cardiff University, Hadyn Ellis Building, Maindy Road, Cardiff, UK.
Jeremy HallNeuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute, Cardiff University, Hadyn Ellis Building, Maindy Road, Cardiff, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0403-3278
Lawrence S WilkinsonNeuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute, Cardiff University, Hadyn Ellis Building, Maindy Road, Cardiff, UK.
Cardiff University · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G0300356Medical Research Council G0801418Medical Research Council MR/L010305/1Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust (Wellcome) 100202/Z/12/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genetic risk factors can significantly increase chances of developing psychiatric disorders, but the underlying biological processes through which this risk is effected remain largely unknown. Here we show that haploinsufficiency of Cyfip1, a candidate risk gene present in the pathogenic 15q11.2(BP1-BP2) deletion may impact on psychopathology via abnormalities in cell survival and migration of newborn neurons during postnatal hippocampal neurogenesis. We demonstrate that haploinsufficiency of Cyfip1 leads to increased numbers of adult-born hippocampal neurons due to reduced apoptosis, without altering proliferation. We show this is due to a cell autonomous failure of microglia to induce apoptosis through the secretion of the appropriate factors, a previously undescribed mechanism. Furthermore, we show an abnormal migration of adult-born neurons due to altered Arp2/3 mediated actin dynamics. Together, our findings throw new light on how the genetic risk candidate Cyfip1 may influence the hippocampus, a brain region with strong evidence for involvement in psychopathology.

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Autistic DisorderSchizophreniaActinsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdultHaploinsufficiencyHippocampusHumansInfant, NewbornMicrogliaNeurogenesisActinsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingCYFIP1 protein, human

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PMID34031371
PMCPMC8144403
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