title: Deletion of the App-Runx1 region in mice models human partial monosomy 21.
abstract: Partial monosomy 21 (PM21) is a rare chromosomal abnormality that is characterized by the loss of a variable segment along human chromosome 21 (Hsa21). The clinical phenotypes of this loss are heterogeneous and range from mild alterations to lethal consequences, depending on the affected region of Hsa21. The most common features include intellectual disabilities, craniofacial dysmorphology, short stature, and muscular and cardiac defects. As a complement to human genetic approaches, our team has developed new monosomic mouse models that carry deletions on Hsa21 syntenic regions in order to identify the dosage-sensitive genes that are responsible for the symptoms. We focus here on the Ms5Yah mouse model, in which a 7.7-Mb region has been deleted from the App to Runx1 genes. Ms5Yah mice display high postnatal lethality, with a few surviving individuals showing growth retardation, motor coordination deficits, and spatial learning and memory impairments. Further studies confirmed a gene dosage effect in the Ms5Yah hippocampus, and pinpointed disruptions of pathways related to cell adhesion (involving App, Cntnap5b, Lgals3bp, Mag, Mcam, Npnt, Pcdhb2, Pcdhb3, Pcdhb4, Pcdhb6, Pcdhb7, Pcdhb8, Pcdhb16 and Vwf). Our PM21 mouse model is the first to display morphological abnormalities and behavioural phenotypes similar to those found in affected humans, and it therefore demonstrates the major contribution that the App-Runx1 region has in the pathophysiology of PM21.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Department of Translational Medicine and Neurogenetics, 1 rue Laurent Fries, Illkirch 67404, France Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR7104, Illkirch 67404, France Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U964, Illkirch 67404, France Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch 67404, France.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arbogast
authors.affiliation: Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Department of Translational Medicine and Neurogenetics, 1 rue Laurent Fries, Illkirch 67404, France Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR7104, Illkirch 67404, France Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U964, Illkirch 67404, France Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch 67404, France.
authors.forename: Matthieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raveau
authors.affiliation: Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Department of Translational Medicine and Neurogenetics, 1 rue Laurent Fries, Illkirch 67404, France Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR7104, Illkirch 67404, France Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U964, Illkirch 67404, France Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch 67404, France.
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chevalier
authors.affiliation: Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Department of Translational Medicine and Neurogenetics, 1 rue Laurent Fries, Illkirch 67404, France Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR7104, Illkirch 67404, France Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U964, Illkirch 67404, France Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch 67404, France.
authors.forename: Valérie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nalesso
authors.affiliation: Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Department of Translational Medicine and Neurogenetics, 1 rue Laurent Fries, Illkirch 67404, France Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR7104, Illkirch 67404, France Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U964, Illkirch 67404, France Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch 67404, France.
authors.forename: Doulaye
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dembele
authors.affiliation: Institut Clinique de la Souris, PHENOMIN-ICS, CNRS, INSERM, Université de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, Illkirch 67404, France.
authors.forename: Hugues
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.affiliation: Institut Clinique de la Souris, PHENOMIN-ICS, CNRS, INSERM, Université de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, Illkirch 67404, France.
authors.forename: Olivia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Wendling
authors.affiliation: Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Department of Translational Medicine and Neurogenetics, 1 rue Laurent Fries, Illkirch 67404, France Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR7104, Illkirch 67404, France Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U964, Illkirch 67404, France Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch 67404, France Institut Clinique de la Souris, PHENOMIN-ICS, CNRS, INSERM, Université de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, Illkirch 67404, France.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roux
authors.affiliation: Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Department of Translational Medicine and Neurogenetics, 1 rue Laurent Fries, Illkirch 67404, France Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR7104, Illkirch 67404, France Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U964, Illkirch 67404, France Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch 67404, France.
authors.forename: Arnaud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Duchon
authors.affiliation: Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Department of Translational Medicine and Neurogenetics, 1 rue Laurent Fries, Illkirch 67404, France Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR7104, Illkirch 67404, France Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U964, Illkirch 67404, France Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch 67404, France Institut Clinique de la Souris, PHENOMIN-ICS, CNRS, INSERM, Université de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, Illkirch 67404, France herault@igbmc.fr.
authors.forename: Yann
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Herault
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D001835:Body Weight; D002891:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 21 / Q000235:genetics; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D050676:Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005106:Exploratory Behavior; D005333:Fetus / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology; D018628:Gene Dosage; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D018782:Maze Learning; D008568:Memory; D051379:Mice; D058977:Molecular Sequence Annotation; D009006:Monosomy / Q000235:genetics*; D009043:Motor Activity; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D017384:Sequence Deletion / Q000235:genetics*; D012984:Software; D065853:Spatial Learning; D059467:Transcriptome / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D050676:Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit; C493726:Runx1 protein, mouse
keywords: Aneuploidy; Learning and memory; Motor coordination; Mouse model