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ArticleTranslational psychiatry2023

Conditional deletion of Neurexin-2 alters neuronal network activity in hippocampal circuitries and leads to spontaneous seizures.

Mulatwa T Haile, Sheraz Khoja, Gregory de Carvalho, Robert F Hunt, Lulu Y Chen

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Article in Translational psychiatry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mulatwa T Haile *Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
Sheraz Khoja *Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
Gregory de CarvalhoDepartment of Anatomy & Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9179-7697
Robert F HuntDepartment of Anatomy & Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
Lulu Y ChenDepartment of Anatomy & Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA. chenly@uci.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-8873-3481
University of California, Irvine · US

Funding

Epilepsy Research Training ProgramT32NS045540 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI Tallie Z. Baram, Robert F Hunt · 2003 to 2026
$4.9M
NINDS NIH HHS T32 NS045540
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurexins (Nrxns) have been extensively studied for their role in synapse organization and have been linked to many neuropsychiatric disorders, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and epilepsy. However, no studies have provided direct evidence that Nrxns may be the key regulator in the shared pathogenesis of these conditions largely due to complexities among Nrxns and their non-canonical functions in different synapses. Recent studies identified NRXN2 mutations in ASD and epilepsy, but little is known about Nrxn2's role in a circuit-specific manner. Here, we report that conditional deletion of Nrxn2 from the hippocampus and cortex (Nrxn2 cKO) results in behavioral abnormalities, including reduced social preference and increased nestlet shredding behavior. Electrophysiological recordings identified an overall increase in hippocampal CA3→CA1 network activity in Nrxn2 cKO mice. Using intracranial electroencephalogram recordings, we observed unprovoked spontaneous reoccurring electrographic and behavioral seizures in Nrxn2 cKO mice. This study provides the first evidence that conditional deletion of Nrxn2 induces increased network activity that manifests into spontaneous recurrent seizures and behavioral impairments.

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HippocampusSeizuresAnimalsFemaleHoming BehaviorMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNerve NetNerve Tissue ProteinsSex CharacteristicsSynaptic TransmissionNerve Tissue Proteinsneurexin II

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PMID36941261
PMCPMC10027846
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