EMC10 reduction in human neurons and adult mouse brain rescues cellular and behavioral deficits linked to 22q11.2 deletion
biorxiv(2022)
Abstract
Up-regulation of Mirta22/Emc10 is a major transcriptional effect of the 22q11.2-associated microRNA dysregulation and underlies key cellular as well as behavioral deficits. EMC10 is a component of the ER membrane complex, which promotes membrane insertion of a subset of polytopic and tail-anchored membrane proteins. Here we show that EMC10 expression is elevated in hiPSC-derived neurons from 22q11.2 deletion carriers and that reduction of EMC10 levels restores defects in neurite outgrowth and calcium signaling. Moreover, using both a conditional genetic knock-out and injection of Antisense Oligonucleotides, we demonstrate that normalization of Emc10 levels in adult mouse brain rescues social memory deficits. The observations that elevated EMC10 expression is deleterious in 22q11.2 deletion carriers and that sustained elevation of EMC10 throughout the adult life can interfere with neural processes point to manipulations of EMC10 levels and downstream targets as a specific venue to ameliorate or even prevent disease progression in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.
### Competing Interest Statement
The authors have declared no competing interest.
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emc10 reduction,human neurons,behavioral deficits,adult mouse brain
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