中国神经再生研究(英文版) ›› 2024, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (5): 1133-1141.doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.385307

• 原著:脑损伤修复保护与再生 • 上一篇    下一篇

前脑兴奋性神经元特异性Brpf1缺失可减弱兴奋性突触传递并损害空间和恐惧记

  

  • 出版日期:2024-05-15 发布日期:2023-10-31
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金项目(81771228),上海市科协项目(22WZ2501700和23WZ2504500)

Forebrain excitatory neuron-specific loss of Brpf1 attenuates excitatory synaptic transmission and impairs spatial and fear memory 

Baicheng Zhao1, #, Hang Zhang1, #, Ying Liu1, #, Gaoyu Zu1, Yuxiao Zhang2, 3, 4, Jiayi Hu1, Shuai Liu2, 3, 4, Linya You1, 5, *   

  1. 1Department of Human Anatomy & Histoembryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; 2Shanghai Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics (Ministry of Education), Affiliated Mental Health Center (ECNU), School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China; 3Shanghai Changning Mental Health Center, Shanghai, China; 4NYU-ECNU Institute of Brain and Cognitive Science at NYU Shanghai, Shanghai, China; 5Key Laboratory of Medical Imaging Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention of Shanghai, Shanghai, China
  • Online:2024-05-15 Published:2023-10-31
  • Supported by:
    This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81771228 and Shanghai Association of Science and Technology, Nos. 22WZ2501700 and 23WZ2504500 (all to LY). 

摘要:

溴结构域和植物同源域PHD含指蛋白1(Brpf1)是一种与赖氨酸乙酰转移酶6A/6B/7相关的多单元复合物的激活剂和支架蛋白。而Brpf1、赖氨酸乙酰转移酶6A和赖氨酸乙酰转移酶6B突变被认为是与智力障碍的神经发育障碍相关的致病基因。作者既往研究已发现,Brpf1在出生后和成年前脑中存在强烈且特异性的表达,尤其是在海马中,而海马在学习和记忆中起着重要的作用。因此实验假设Brpf1在前脑兴奋性神经元的功能中起着关键的作用,其缺乏可能导致学习和记忆障碍。首先以CaMKIIa-Cre特异性敲除小鼠前脑兴奋性神经元中的Brpf1,结果显示,Brpf1缺失可降低微型兴奋性突触后微电流的频率,并下调与神经发育、突触和记忆有关的基因Pcdhgb1,Slc16a7,Robo3和Rho的表达,进而损害小鼠的空间和恐惧记忆。以上有助于解释在Brpf1突变患者中发生智力障碍的机制。

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2569-0269 (Linya You)

关键词: 智力障碍, Brpf1, CAMKIIa-Cre, 微型兴奋性突触后微电流, 行为学检测, mRNA测序

Abstract: Bromodomain and plant homeodomain (PHD) finger containing protein 1 (Brpf1) is an activator and scaffold protein of a multiunit complex that includes other components involving lysine acetyltransferase (KAT) 6A/6B/7. Brpf1, KAT6A, and KAT6B mutations were identified as the causal genes of neurodevelopmental disorders leading to intellectual disability. Our previous work revealed strong and specific expression of Brpf1 in both the postnatal and adult forebrain, especially the hippocampus, which has essential roles in learning and memory. Here, we hypothesized that Brpf1 plays critical roles in the function of forebrain excitatory neurons, and that its deficiency leads to learning and memory deficits. To test this, we knocked out Brpf1 in forebrain excitatory neurons using CaMKIIa-Cre. We found that Brpf1 deficiency reduced the frequency of miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents and downregulated the expression of genes Pcdhgb1, Slc16a7, Robo3, and Rho, which are related to neural development, synapse function, and memory, thereby damaging spatial and fear memory in mice. These findings help explain the mechanisms of intellectual impairment in patients with BRPF1 mutation.

Key words: behavioral test, Brpf1, CAMKIIa-Cre, intellectual disability, miniature excitatory postsynaptic current, mRNA-Seq