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ArticleStem cell reports2022

Autism NPCs from both idiopathic and CNV 16p11.2 deletion patients exhibit dysregulation of proliferation and mitogenic responses.

Robert Connacher, Madeline Williams, Smrithi Prem, Percy L Yeung, Paul Matteson, Monal Mehta, Anna Markov, Cynthia Peng, Xiaofeng Zhou, Courtney R McDermott and 6 more

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Article in Stem cell reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 22 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 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

16 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Robert ConnacherDepartment of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA; Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Madeline WilliamsDepartment of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA; Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Smrithi PremDepartment of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA; Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Percy L YeungChild Health Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
Paul MattesonCenter for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Monal MehtaGraduate Program in Neuroscience, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA; Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Anna MarkovDepartment of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Cynthia PengDepartment of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Xiaofeng ZhouDepartment of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Courtney R McDermottDepartment of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA; Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Zhiping P PangDepartment of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA; Child Health Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
Judy FlaxDepartment of Genetics, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Linda BrzustowiczDepartment of Genetics, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Che-Wei LuChild Health Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
James H MillonigDepartment of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA; Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA. Electronic address: millonig@cabm.rutgers.edu.
Emanuel DiCicco-BloomDepartment of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA. Electronic address: diciccem@rwjms.rutgers.edu.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · US

Funding

Genetic Components of Autism Spectrum DisordersR01MH070366 · NIMH · RUTGERS THE ST UNIV OF NJ NEW BRUNSWICK · PI BRZUSTOWICZ, LINDA M · 2003 to 2007
$3.6M
Behavioral and Genetic Biomarker Development for Autism and Related DisordersRC1MH088288 · NIMH · RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIV OF N.J. · PI BRZUSTOWICZ, LINDA M · 2009 to 2010
$994k
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH070366NIMH NIH HHS RC1 MH088288
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neural precursor cell (NPC) dysfunction has been consistently implicated in autism. Induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived NPCs from two autism groups (three idiopathic [I-ASD] and two 16p11.2 deletion [16pDel]) were used to investigate if proliferation is commonly disrupted. All five individuals display defects, with all three macrocephalic individuals (two 16pDel, one I-ASD) exhibiting hyperproliferation and the other two I-ASD subjects displaying hypoproliferation. NPCs were challenged with bFGF, and all hyperproliferative NPCs displayed blunted responses, while responses were increased in hypoproliferative cells. mRNA expression studies suggest that different pathways can result in similar proliferation phenotypes. Since 16pDel deletes MAPK3, P-ERK was measured. P-ERK is decreased in hyperproliferative but increased in hypoproliferative NPCs. While these P-ERK changes are not responsible for the phenotypes, P-ERK and bFGF response are inversely correlated with the defects. Finally, we analyzed iPSCs and discovered that 16pDel displays hyperproliferation, while idiopathic iPSCs were normal. These data suggest that NPC proliferation defects are common in ASD.

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Autistic DisorderInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsCell ProliferationChromosome DeletionHumansMitogensPhenotypeMitogens16p11.2 deletionautism spectrum disordersbasic FGFcopy number varianthuman iPSCshuman NPCsmacrocephalyphospho-ERK signalingproliferation

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PMID35623351
PMCPMC9214070
OpenAlexW4281563168

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