Transcription Factor 4 loss-of-function is associated with deficits in progenitor proliferation and cortical neuron content
Transcription Factor 4 loss-of-function is associated with deficits in progenitor proliferation and cortical neuron content
Abstract Transcription Factor 4 (TCF4) has been associated with autism, schizophrenia, and other neuropsychiatric disorders. However, how pathological TCF4 mutations affect the human neural tissue is poorly understood. Here, we derive neural progenitor cells, neurons, and brain organoids from skin fibroblasts obtained from children with Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome carrying clinically relevant mutations in TCF4. We show that neural progenitors bearing these mutations have reduced proliferation and impaired capacity to differentiate into neurons. We identify a mechanism through which TCF4 loss-of-function leads to decreased Wnt signaling and then to diminished expression of SOX genes, culminating in reduced progenitor proliferation in vitro. Moreover, we show reduced cortical neuron content and impaired electrical activity in the patient-derived organoids, phenotypes that were rescued after correction of TCF4 expression or by pharmacological modulation of Wnt signaling. This work delineates pathological mechanisms in neural cells harboring TCF4 mutations and provides a potential target for therapeutic strategies for genetic disorders associated with this gene.
- University of California, San Diego United States
- State University of Campinas Brazil
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory United States
- University of California, San Francisco United States
572, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD), 1.1 Normal biological development and functioning, Science, 610, Article, Machine Learning, Rare Diseases, Transcription Factor 4, Stem Cell Research - Nonembryonic - Human, Information and Computing Sciences, Intellectual Disability, Genetics, 2.1 Biological and endogenous factors, Humans, Hyperventilation, Child, Cell Proliferation, Pediatric, Neurons, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Stem Cell Research - Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell, Stem Cell Research - Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell - Human, Q, Neurosciences, Stem Cell Research, Mental Illness, Brain Disorders, Mental Health, Neurological, Schizophrenia, Stem Cell Research - Nonembryonic - Non-Human
572, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD), 1.1 Normal biological development and functioning, Science, 610, Article, Machine Learning, Rare Diseases, Transcription Factor 4, Stem Cell Research - Nonembryonic - Human, Information and Computing Sciences, Intellectual Disability, Genetics, 2.1 Biological and endogenous factors, Humans, Hyperventilation, Child, Cell Proliferation, Pediatric, Neurons, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Stem Cell Research - Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell, Stem Cell Research - Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell - Human, Q, Neurosciences, Stem Cell Research, Mental Illness, Brain Disorders, Mental Health, Neurological, Schizophrenia, Stem Cell Research - Nonembryonic - Non-Human
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