Lateral habenula dysfunctions in Tm4sf2-/y mice model for neurodevelopmental disorder

NEUROBIOLOGY OF DISEASE

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Murru, Luca^1,2  Ponzoni, Luisa³  Longatti, Anna¹  Mazzoleni, Sara^1,3  Giansante, Giorgia¹  Bassani, Silvia^1,2  Sala, Mariaelvina^1,2  Passafaro, Maria^1,2 

[1] CNR, Inst Neurosci, I-20129 Milan, Italy

[2] Univ Milano Bicocca, NeuroMI Milan Ctr Neurosci, I-20126 Milan, Italy

[3] Univ Milan, Dept Med Biotechnol & Translat Med, I-20090 Segrate, MI, Italy

关键词: Lateral habenula;    TSPAN7;    Intellectual disability;    Autism spectrum disorder;    Neurodevelopmental disorders;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.nbd.2020.105189

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Mutations in the TM4SF2 gene, which encodes TSPAN7, cause a severe form of intellectual disability (ID) often comorbid with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Recently, we found that TM4SF2 loss in mice affects cognition. Here, we report that Tm4sf2-Tm4sf2(-/y) mice, beyond an ID-like phenotype, display altered sociability, increased repetitive behaviors, anhedonic- and depressive-like states. Cognition relies on the integration of information from several brain areas. In this context, the lateral habenula (LHb) is strategically positioned to coordinate the brain regions involved in higher cognitive functions. Furthermore, in Tm4sf2Tm4sf2(-/y) mice we found that LHb neurons present hypoexcitability, aberrant neuronal firing pattern and altered sodium and potassium voltage-gated ion channels function. Interestingly, we also found a reduced expression of voltage-gated sodium channel and a hyperactivity of the PKC-ERK pathway, a well-known modulator of ion channels activity, which might explain the functional phenotype showed by Tm4sf2Tm4sf2(-/y) mice LHb neurons. These findings support Tm4sf2Tm4sf2(-/y) mice as useful in modeling some ASD-like symptoms. Additionally, we can speculate that LHb functional alteration in Tm4sf2Tm4sf2(-/y) mice might play a role in the disease pathophysiology.