論文

査読有り
2017年12月

Immature morphological properties in subcellular-scale structures in the dentate gyrus of Schnurri-2 knockout mice: a model for schizophrenia and intellectual disability

Molecular Brain
  • Akito Nakao
  • ,
  • Naoyuki Miyazaki
  • ,
  • Koji Ohira
  • ,
  • Hideo Hagihara
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  • Tsuyoshi Takagi
  • ,
  • Nobuteru Usuda
  • ,
  • Shunsuke Ishii
  • ,
  • Kazuyoshi Murata
  • ,
  • Tsuyoshi Miyakawa

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開始ページ
60
終了ページ
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1186/s13041-017-0339-2
出版者・発行元
BIOMED CENTRAL LTD

Accumulating evidence suggests that subcellular-scale structures such as dendritic spine and mitochondria may be involved in the pathogenesis/pathophysiology of schizophrenia and intellectual disability. Previously, we proposed mice lacking Schnurri-2 (Shn2; also called major histocompatibility complex [MHC]-binding protein 2 [MBP-2], or human immunodeficiency virus type I enhancer binding protein 2 [HIVEP2]) as a schizophrenia and intellectual disability model with mild chronic inflammation. In the mutants' brains, there are increases in C4b and C1q genes, which are considered to mediate synapse elimination during postnatal development. However, morphological properties of subcellular-scale structures such as dendritic spine in Shn2 knockout (KO) mice remain unknown. In this study, we conducted three-dimensional morphological analyses in subcellular-scale structures in dentate gyrus granule cells of Shn2 KO mice by serial block-face scanning electron microscopy. Shn2 KO mice showed immature dendritic spine morphology characterized by increases in spine length and decreases in spine diameter. There was a non-significant tendency toward decrease in spine density of Shn2 KO mice over wild-type mice, and spine volume was indistinguishable between genotypes. Shn2 KO mice exhibited a significant reduction in GluR1 expression and a nominally significant decrease in SV2 expression, while PSD95 expression had a non-significant tendency to decrease in Shn2 KO mice. There were significant decreases in dendrite diameter, nuclear volume, and the number of constricted mitochondria in the mutants. Additionally, neuronal density was elevated in Shn2 KO mice. These results suggest that Shn2 KO mice serve as a unique tool for investigating morphological abnormalities of subcellular-scale structures in schizophrenia, intellectual disability, and its related disorders.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13041-017-0339-2
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29233179
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000417881500001&DestApp=WOS_CPL
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1186/s13041-017-0339-2
  • ISSN : 1756-6606
  • PubMed ID : 29233179
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000417881500001

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