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Hiramoto T, Sumiyoshi A, Kato R, Yamauchi T, Kang G, Matsumura B, Stevens LJ, Ryoke R, Nonaka H, Machida A, Nomoto K, Mogi K, Kikusui T, Kawashima R, Hiroi N. Structural alterations in the amygdala and impaired social incentive learning in a mouse model of a genetic variant associated with neurodevelopmental disorders. Res Sq 2023:rs.3.rs-3070199. [PMID: 37461714 PMCID: PMC10350205 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3070199/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/24/2023]
Abstract
Copy number variants (CNVs) are robustly associated with psychiatric disorders and their dimensions and changes in brain structures and behavior. However, as CNVs contain many genes, the precise gene-phenotype relationship remains unclear. Although various volumetric alterations in the brains of 22q11.2 CNV carriers have been identified in humans and mouse models, it is unknown how the genes in the 22q11.2 region individually contribute to structural alterations and associated mental illnesses and their dimensions. Our previous studies have identified Tbx1, a T-box family transcription factor encoded in 22q11.2 CNV, as a driver gene for social interaction and communication, spatial and working memory, and cognitive flexibility. However, it remains unclear how TBX1 impacts the volumes of various brain regions and their functionally linked behavioral dimensions. In this study, we used volumetric magnetic resonance imaging analysis to comprehensively evaluate brain region volumes in congenic Tbx1 heterozygous mice. Our data show that the volumes of anterior and posterior portions of the amygdaloid complex and its surrounding cortical regions were reduced in Tbx1 heterozygous mice. Moreover, we examined the behavioral consequences of an altered volume of the amygdala. Tbx1 heterozygous mice were impaired for their ability to detect the incentive value of a social partner in a task that depends on the amygdala. Our findings identify the structural basis for a specific social dimension associated with loss-of-function variants of TBX1 and 22q11.2 CNV.
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Affiliation(s)
- Takeshi Hiramoto
- Department of Pharmacology, UT Health San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA
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- Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, 4-1 Seiryo-cho, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
| | - Risa Kato
- Laboratory of Human-Animal Interaction and Reciprocity, Azabu University, 1-17-71 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5201, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, UT Health San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA
| | - Bailey Matsumura
- Department of Pharmacology, UT Health San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA
| | - Lucas J. Stevens
- Department of Pharmacology, UT Health San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA
| | - Rie Ryoke
- Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, 4-1 Seiryo-cho, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
| | - Hiroi Nonaka
- Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, 4-1 Seiryo-cho, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
| | - Akihiro Machida
- Laboratory of Human-Animal Interaction and Reciprocity, Azabu University, 1-17-71 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5201, Japan
| | - Kensaku Nomoto
- Laboratory of Human-Animal Interaction and Reciprocity, Azabu University, 1-17-71 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5201, Japan
| | - Kazutaka Mogi
- Laboratory of Human-Animal Interaction and Reciprocity, Azabu University, 1-17-71 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5201, Japan
| | - Takefumi Kikusui
- Laboratory of Human-Animal Interaction and Reciprocity, Azabu University, 1-17-71 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5201, Japan
| | - Ryuta Kawashima
- Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, 4-1 Seiryo-cho, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
| | - Noboru Hiroi
- Department of Pharmacology, UT Health San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA
- Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, UT Health San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA
- Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy, UT Health San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA
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