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ArticleNature communications2024

MYT1L deficiency impairs excitatory neuron trajectory during cortical development.

Allen Yen, Simona Sarafinovska, Xuhua Chen, Dominic D Skinner, Fatjon Leti, MariaLynn Crosby, Jessica Hoisington-Lopez, Yizhe Wu, Jiayang Chen, Zipeng A Li and 3 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors.

Allen YenDepartment of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3984-541X
Simona SarafinovskaDepartment of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
Xuhua ChenDepartment of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
Dominic D SkinnerScale Biosciences, San Diego, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7627-1769
Fatjon LetiScale Biosciences, San Diego, CA, USA.
MariaLynn CrosbyEdison Family Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
Jessica Hoisington-LopezEdison Family Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
Yizhe WuDepartment of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.ORCID 0009-0008-3955-7945
Jiayang ChenDepartment of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4148-7420
Zipeng A LiDepartment of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9226-0875
Kevin K NoguchiDepartment of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
Robi D MitraDepartment of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
Joseph D DoughertyDepartment of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA. jdougherty@wustl.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-6385-3997

Funding

WUIDDRC Supplement-Supporting the health and well-being of children with intellectual and developmental disability during COVID-19 pandemicP50HD103525 · NICHD · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI JEFFREY D MILBRANDT · 2020 to 2026
$15.5M
INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING GRANT IN GENOMIC SCIENCET32HG000045 · NHGRI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MICHAEL R BRENT, Barak A Cohen · 1997 to 2026
$8.4M
Genomic and functional characterization of ASD and ID-associated MYT1L mutationR01MH124808 · NIMH · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI KROLL, KRISTEN L · 2021 to 2025
$3.7M
Molecular recording to predict cell fate decisions and animal behaviorRF1MH126723 · NIMH · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI DOUGHERTY, JOSEPH D, MITRA, ROBI D · 2021 to 2021
$3.7M
PARALLEL ANALYSIS OF TRANSCRIPTION AND PROTEIN-DNAINTERACTIONS IN SINGLE CNS CELLSRF1MH117070 · NIMH · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI DOUGHERTY, JOSEPH D, MITRA, ROBI D · 2018 to 2020
$3.2M
NHGRI NIH HHS T32 HG000045NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD103525NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH124808NIMH NIH HHS RF1 MH117070NIMH NIH HHS RF1 MH126723U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) P50HD103525U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) R01MH124808U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) RF1MH117070U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) RF1MH126723
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mutations reducing the function of MYT1L, a neuron-specific transcription factor, are associated with a syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder. MYT1L is used as a pro-neural factor in fibroblast-to-neuron transdifferentiation and is hypothesized to influence neuronal specification and maturation, but it is not clear which neuron types are most impacted by MYT1L loss. In this study, we profile 412,132 nuclei from the forebrains of wild-type and MYT1L-deficient mice at three developmental stages: E14 at the peak of neurogenesis, P1 when cortical neurons have been born, and P21 when neurons are maturing, to examine the role of MYT1L levels on neuronal development. MYT1L deficiency disrupts cortical neuron proportions and gene expression, primarily affecting neuronal maturation programs. Effects are mostly cell autonomous and persistent through development. While MYT1L can both activate and repress gene expression, the repressive effects are most sensitive to haploinsufficiency, likely mediating MYT1L syndrome. These findings illuminate MYT1L's role in orchestrating gene expression during neuronal development, providing insights into the molecular underpinnings of MYT1L syndrome.

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Cerebral CortexNeurogenesisNeuronsTranscription FactorsAnimalsDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHaploinsufficiencyMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurodevelopmental DisordersProsencephalonDNA-Binding ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsTranscription FactorsZfp312 protein, mouse

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PMCPMC11603064

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