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ArticleBrain : a journal of neurology2022

A convergent mechanism of high risk factors ADNP and POGZ in neurodevelopmental disorders.

Megan Conrow-Graham, Jamal B Williams, Jennifer Martin, Ping Zhong, Qing Cao, Benjamin Rein, Zhen Yan

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Article in Brain : a journal of neurology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Megan Conrow-GrahamDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, State University of New York at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA.
Jamal B WilliamsDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, State University of New York at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4597-7686
Jennifer MartinDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, State University of New York at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA.
Ping ZhongDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, State University of New York at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA.
Qing CaoDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, State University of New York at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA.
Benjamin ReinDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, State University of New York at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA.
Zhen YanDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, State University of New York at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3519-9596
University at Buffalo, State University of New York · US

Funding

Synaptic and Genetic Mechanisms of Sex-Specific Effects of StressR01MH126443 · NIMH · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO · PI YAN, ZHEN · 2021 to 2025
$2.7M
Targeting Histone K4 Methylation for Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease and Related DementiaR01AG064656 · NIA · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO · PI YAN, ZHEN · 2019 to 2023
$2.5M
Investigating a novel mechanism underlying prefrontal cortex dysfunction in autism and intellectual disabilityF30MH127800 · NIMH · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO · PI CONROW, MEGAN ELIZABETH · 2022 to 2022
$33k
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG064656NIMH NIH HHS F30 MH127800NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH126443
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

ADNP and POGZ are two top-ranking risk factors for autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability, but how they are linked to these neurodevelopmental disorders is largely unknown. Both ADNP and POGZ are chromatin regulators, which could profoundly affect gene transcription and cellular function in the brain. Using post-mortem tissue from patients with autism spectrum disorder, we found diminished expression of ADNP and POGZ in the prefrontal cortex, a region highly implicated in neurodevelopmental disorders. To understand the functional role of these neurodevelopmental disorder risk factors, we used viral-based gene transfer to investigate how Adnp or Pogz deficiency in mouse prefrontal cortex affects behavioural, transcriptomic and synaptic function. Mice with prefrontal cortex deficiency of Adnp or Pogz exhibited specific impairment of cognitive task performance. RNA-sequencing revealed that Adnp or Pogz deficiency induced prominent upregulation of overlapping genes enriched in neuroinflammation, similar to the elevation of pro-inflammatory genes in humans with neurodevelopmental disorders. Concomitantly, Adnp or Pogz deficiency led to the significant increase of pro-phagocytic microglial activation in prefrontal cortex, as well as the significant decrease of glutamatergic transmission and postsynaptic protein expression. These findings have uncovered the convergent functions of two top risk factors for autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability in prefrontal cortex, providing a mechanism linking chromatin, transcriptional and synaptic dysregulation to cognitive deficits associated with neurodevelopmental disorders.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderCell Cycle ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsHomeodomain ProteinsIntellectual DisabilityNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurodevelopmental DisordersAnimalsChromatinHumansMiceRisk FactorsTransposasesAdnp protein, mouseCell Cycle ProteinsChromatinDNA-Binding ProteinsHomeodomain ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsPogz protein, mouseTransposasesADNPmicroglianeurodevelopmental disordersPOGZsynaptic deficits

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PMID35775424
PMCPMC10233273
OpenAlexW4226185169

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