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ArticleNature communications2025

Hypomyelination in autism-associated neuroligin-3 mutant mice impairs parvalbumin interneuron excitability, gamma oscillations, and sensory discrimination.

Yongxiang He, Jiong Li, Wei Zheng, Junhong Liu, Zhaojun Dong, Lu Yang, Shuting Tang, Yanping Zou, Tianyu Gao, Yuqian Yang and 9 more

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Yongxiang He *Key Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences of Ministry of Education, Institute for Brain Research and Rehabilitation, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, and Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-3812-8722
Jiong Li *Key Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences of Ministry of Education, Institute for Brain Research and Rehabilitation, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, and Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.
Wei Zheng *Key Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences of Ministry of Education, Institute for Brain Research and Rehabilitation, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, and Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.
Junhong Liu *Key Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences of Ministry of Education, Institute for Brain Research and Rehabilitation, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, and Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.
Zhaojun DongDepartment of Pathology of Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital and Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, System Medicine Research Center, Center for Neuroscience, NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Center of Cryo-Electron Microscopy, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9387-2937
Lu YangDepartment of Neurology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Shuting TangKey Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences of Ministry of Education, Institute for Brain Research and Rehabilitation, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, and Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.
Yanping ZouKey Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences of Ministry of Education, Institute for Brain Research and Rehabilitation, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, and Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.
Tianyu GaoKey Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences of Ministry of Education, Institute for Brain Research and Rehabilitation, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, and Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.
Yuqian YangKey Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences of Ministry of Education, Institute for Brain Research and Rehabilitation, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, and Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.
Zhenpeng MoKey Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences of Ministry of Education, Institute for Brain Research and Rehabilitation, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, and Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.
Shuming WangKey Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences of Ministry of Education, Institute for Brain Research and Rehabilitation, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, and Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-9467-6777
Yuehua HeKey Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences of Ministry of Education, Institute for Brain Research and Rehabilitation, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, and Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.
Changyong TangDepartment of Neurology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Jianhong LuoAffiliated Mental Health Center & Hangzhou Seventh People's Hospital, School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Jingwei ZhaoDepartment of Pathology of Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital and Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, System Medicine Research Center, Center for Neuroscience, NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Center of Cryo-Electron Microscopy, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1135-9743
Guoqing GuoNeuroscience Laboratory for Cognitive and Developmental Disorders, Department of Anatomy, Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1640-343X
Huiliang LiWolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London, London, UK.
Lin XiaoKey Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences of Ministry of Education, Institute for Brain Research and Rehabilitation, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, and Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China. liuyangxiaolin@aliyun.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4283-1796

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32170957
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Whether and how myelin plasticity, an emerging new form of brain plasticity, is involved in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) remains unknown. Here, we identify deficits in oligodendrocyte (OL) generation and myelination in the barrel cortex (BC) of the male NL3-R451C-KI mouse model of ASD. These mice also show impaired texture recognition, disrupted gamma neuronal oscillations, and reduced excitability and myelination level in the BC-PV interneuron. These abnormalities can be rescued by a promyelinating strategy and are recapitulated by genetic blockade of myelination in Myrf-cKO mice. Furthermore, OL progenitor-specific conditional NL3 knockout mice show similar deficits in BC-PV interneuron myelination and excitability, as well as neuronal oscillation and texture recognition, closely resembling the NL3-R451C-KI phenotype. Collectively, these results demonstrate that NL3 mutations commonly cause hypomyelination and reduced excitability in BC-PV interneurons, disrupting neuronal oscillation and contributing to ASD-like sensory dysfunction. Our finding reveals a mechanism underlying ASD and highlights OLs/myelin as potential therapeutic targets for ASD.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalGamma RhythmInterneuronsMembrane ProteinsMyelin SheathNerve Tissue ProteinsAnimalsAutistic DisorderDisease Models, AnimalMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMutationOligodendrogliaParvalbuminsCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalMembrane ProteinsNerve Tissue Proteinsneuroligin 3Parvalbumins

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