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Biochemical, biomarker, and behavioral characterization of the Grn(R493X) mouse model of frontotemporal dementia

Heterozygous loss-of-function mutations in the progranulin gene (GRN) are a major cause of frontotemporal dementia due to progranulin haploinsufficiency; complete deficiency of progranulin causes neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis. Several progranulin-deficient mouse models have been generated, includin...

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Autores principales: Smith, Denise M., Aggarwal, Geetika, Niehoff, Michael L., Jones, Spencer A., Banerjee, Subhashis, Farr, Susan A., Nguyen, Andrew D.
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Publicado: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10312473/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37398305
http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.05.27.542495
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author Smith, Denise M.
Aggarwal, Geetika
Niehoff, Michael L.
Jones, Spencer A.
Banerjee, Subhashis
Farr, Susan A.
Nguyen, Andrew D.
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Niehoff, Michael L.
Jones, Spencer A.
Banerjee, Subhashis
Farr, Susan A.
Nguyen, Andrew D.
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description Heterozygous loss-of-function mutations in the progranulin gene (GRN) are a major cause of frontotemporal dementia due to progranulin haploinsufficiency; complete deficiency of progranulin causes neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis. Several progranulin-deficient mouse models have been generated, including both knockout mice and knockin mice harboring a common patient mutation (R493X). However, the Grn(R493X) mouse model has not been characterized completely. Additionally, while homozygous Grn mice have been extensively studied, data from heterozygous mice is still limited. Here, we performed more in depth characterization of heterozygous and homozygous Grn(R493X) knockin mice, which includes neuropathological assessment, behavioral studies, and analysis of fluid biomarkers. In the brains of homozygous Grn(R493X) mice, we found increased expression of lysosomal genes, markers of microgliosis and astrogliosis, pro-inflammatory cytokines, and complement factors. Heterozygous Grn(R493X) mice exhibited more limited increases in lysosomal and inflammatory gene expression. Behavioral studies found social and emotional deficits in Grn(R493X) mice that mirror those observed in Grn mouse models, as well as impairment in memory and executive function. Overall, the Grn(R493X) knockin mouse model closely phenocopies Grn knockout models. Lastly, in contrast to homozygous knockin mice, heterozygous Grn(R493X) mice do not have elevated levels of fluid biomarkers previously identified in humans, including neurofilament light chain (NfL) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in both plasma and CSF. These results may help to inform preclinical studies that use this and other Grn mouse models.
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spelling pubmed-103124732023-07-01 Biochemical, biomarker, and behavioral characterization of the Grn(R493X) mouse model of frontotemporal dementia Smith, Denise M. Aggarwal, Geetika Niehoff, Michael L. Jones, Spencer A. Banerjee, Subhashis Farr, Susan A. Nguyen, Andrew D. bioRxiv Article Heterozygous loss-of-function mutations in the progranulin gene (GRN) are a major cause of frontotemporal dementia due to progranulin haploinsufficiency; complete deficiency of progranulin causes neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis. Several progranulin-deficient mouse models have been generated, including both knockout mice and knockin mice harboring a common patient mutation (R493X). However, the Grn(R493X) mouse model has not been characterized completely. Additionally, while homozygous Grn mice have been extensively studied, data from heterozygous mice is still limited. Here, we performed more in depth characterization of heterozygous and homozygous Grn(R493X) knockin mice, which includes neuropathological assessment, behavioral studies, and analysis of fluid biomarkers. In the brains of homozygous Grn(R493X) mice, we found increased expression of lysosomal genes, markers of microgliosis and astrogliosis, pro-inflammatory cytokines, and complement factors. Heterozygous Grn(R493X) mice exhibited more limited increases in lysosomal and inflammatory gene expression. Behavioral studies found social and emotional deficits in Grn(R493X) mice that mirror those observed in Grn mouse models, as well as impairment in memory and executive function. Overall, the Grn(R493X) knockin mouse model closely phenocopies Grn knockout models. Lastly, in contrast to homozygous knockin mice, heterozygous Grn(R493X) mice do not have elevated levels of fluid biomarkers previously identified in humans, including neurofilament light chain (NfL) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in both plasma and CSF. These results may help to inform preclinical studies that use this and other Grn mouse models. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 2023-05-29 /pmc/articles/PMC10312473/ /pubmed/37398305 http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.05.27.542495 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, so long as attribution is given to the creator. The license allows for commercial use.
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Farr, Susan A.
Nguyen, Andrew D.
Biochemical, biomarker, and behavioral characterization of the Grn(R493X) mouse model of frontotemporal dementia
title Biochemical, biomarker, and behavioral characterization of the Grn(R493X) mouse model of frontotemporal dementia
title_full Biochemical, biomarker, and behavioral characterization of the Grn(R493X) mouse model of frontotemporal dementia
title_fullStr Biochemical, biomarker, and behavioral characterization of the Grn(R493X) mouse model of frontotemporal dementia
title_full_unstemmed Biochemical, biomarker, and behavioral characterization of the Grn(R493X) mouse model of frontotemporal dementia
title_short Biochemical, biomarker, and behavioral characterization of the Grn(R493X) mouse model of frontotemporal dementia
title_sort biochemical, biomarker, and behavioral characterization of the grn(r493x) mouse model of frontotemporal dementia
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10312473/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37398305
http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.05.27.542495
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