Role of DYRK1A in the development of the cerebral cortex : Implication in Down Syndrome

In this work we have assessed the possible contribution of the human chromosome-21 gene DYRK1A in the developmental cortical alterations associated with Down Syndrome using the mBACTgDyrk1a mouse, which carries 3 copies of Dyrk1a, and a trisomic model of the syndrome, the Ts65Dn mouse. We show that...

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Autor: Najas Sales, Sònia
Tipo de recurso: tesis doctoral
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:CBUC, CESCA
Repositorio:TDR. Tesis Doctorales en Red
OAI Identifier:oai:www.tdx.cat:10803/380895
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10803/380895
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Down Syndrome
Ts65Dn mouse
Brachycephaly
Cerebral cortex
Glutamatergic neurons
GABAergic interneurons
Development
Dorsal telencephalon
Medial ganglionic eminence
Neurogenesis
DYRK1A
mBACTgDyrk1a mouse
Radial glial progenitors
Intermediate progenitor
Assymetirc division
Cell cycle
Cyclin D1
G1 phase
Síndrome de Down
Ratolí Ts65Dn
Braquicefàlia
Escorça cerebral
Neurones glutamatèrgiques
Neurones GABAèrgiques
Telencèfal dorsal
Eminència ganglionar medial
Neurogènesi
Ratolí mBACTgDyrk1a
Progenitors Glia radial
Progenitors intermitjos
Divisió assimètrica
Cicle cel·lular
Ciclina D1
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Sumario:In this work we have assessed the possible contribution of the human chromosome-21 gene DYRK1A in the developmental cortical alterations associated with Down Syndrome using the mBACTgDyrk1a mouse, which carries 3 copies of Dyrk1a, and a trisomic model of the syndrome, the Ts65Dn mouse. We show that trisomy of Dyrk1a changes the cell cycle parameters of dorsal telencephalic radial glial (RG) progenitors and the division mode of these progenitors leading to a deficit in glutamatergic neurons that persist until the adulthood. We demonstrate that Dyrk1a is the triplicated gene that causes the deficit in early-born cortical glutamatergic neurons in Ts65Dn mice. Moreover, we provide evidences indicating that DYRK1A-mediated degradation of Cyclin D1 is the underlying mechanism of the cell cycle defects in both, mBACTgDyrk1a and Ts65Dn dorsal RG progenitors. Finally, we show that early neurogenesis is enhanced in the medial ganglionic eminence of mBACTgDyrk1a embryos resulting in an altered proportion of particular cortical GABAergic neuron types. These results indicate that the overexpression of DYRK1A contributes significantly to the formation of the cortical circuitry in Down syndrome.