Author:
Hiramoto Takeshi,Sumiyoshi Akira,Kato Risa,Yamauchi Takahira,Kang Gina,Matsumura Bailey,Stevens Lucas J.,Ryoke Rie,Nonaka Hiroi,Machida Akihiro,Nomoto Kensaku,Mogi Kazutaka,Hiroi Yukiko J.,Kikusui Takefumi,Kawashima Ryuta,Hiroi Noboru
Abstract
AbstractCopy 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 identifiedTbx1, 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 howTBX1impacts 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 congenicTbx1heterozygous mice. Our data show that the volumes of anterior and posterior portions of the amygdaloid complex and its surrounding cortical regions were reduced inTbx1heterozygous mice. Moreover, we examined the behavioral consequences of an altered volume of the amygdala.Tbx1heterozygous 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 ofTBX1and 22q11.2 CNV.
Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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