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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2025

Synaptic editing of frontostriatal circuitry prevents excessive grooming in SAPAP3-deficient mice.

Kathryn K Walder-Christensen, Hannah A Soliman, Nicole Calakos, Kafui Dzirasa

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Kathryn K Walder-ChristensenDept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
Hannah A SolimanDept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
Nicole CalakosDept. of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9918-3294
Kafui DzirasaHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4280-9994

Funding

Precision editing of neural circuits using engineered electrical synapsesDP1MH132709 · NIMH · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Kafui Dzirasa · 2022 to 2026
$5.7M
Striatal Plasticity in Habit Formation as a Platform to Deconstruct Adaptive LearningR01NS110059 · NINDS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI CALAKOS, NICOLE · 2018 to 2022
$5.2M
Dissecting and modifying temporal dynamics underlying major depressive disorderR01MH120158 · NIMH · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI DZIRASA, KAFUI · 2019 to 2023
$3.4M
MULTIREGIONAL ELECTRICAL ENCODING OF SOCIAL AGGRESSIONR01MH125430 · NIMH · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI CARLSON, DAVID E, DZIRASA, KAFUI · 2021 to 2025
$2.9M
Significance of Protein Synthesis by the Integrated Stress Response in Neuromodulatory Neurons for Adaptive Behavior and Synaptic PlasticityR01NS133430 · NINDS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI NICOLE CALAKOS · 2023 to 2026
$2.5M
A fully biological platform for monitoring mesoscale neural activityR21EY029451 · NEI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI DZIRASA, KAFUI · 2018 to 2019
$473k
NEI NIH HHS R21 EY029451NIMH NIH HHS DP1 MH132709NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH120158NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH125430NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS110059NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS133430
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Abstract

Synaptic dysfunction has been implicated as a key mechanism underlying the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders. Most pharmacological therapeutics for schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and major depressive disorder temporarily augment chemical synapse function. Nevertheless, medication non-compliance is a major clinical challenge, and behavioral dysfunction often returns following pharmacotherapeutic discontinuation. Here, we deployed a designer electrical synapse to edit a single class of chemical synapses in a genetic mouse model of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Editing these synapses in juvenile mice normalized circuit function and prevented the emergence of pathological repetitive behavior in adulthood. Thus, we establish precision circuit editing as a putative strategy for preventative psychotherapeutics.

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Circuit-editingcompulsivitycortexinhibitoryObsessive-compulsive disorderstriatumSynapse

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PMID40196561
PMCPMC11974874

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