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text: De novo loss of function mutations in the ubiquitin ligase-encoding gene Cullin3
lead to autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In mouse, constitutive haploinsufficiency
leads to motor coordination deficits as well as ASD-relevant social and cognitive
impairments. However, induction of Cul3 haploinsufficiency later in life does
not lead to ASD-relevant behaviors, pointing to an important role of Cul3 during
a critical developmental window. Here we show that Cul3 is essential to regulate
neuronal migration and, therefore, constitutive Cul3 heterozygous mutant mice
display cortical lamination abnormalities. At the molecular level, we found that
Cul3 controls neuronal migration by tightly regulating the amount of Plastin3
(Pls3), a previously unrecognized player of neural migration. Furthermore, we
found that Pls3 cell-autonomously regulates cell migration by regulating actin
cytoskeleton organization, and its levels are inversely proportional to neural
migration speed. Finally, we provide evidence that cellular phenotypes associated
with autism-linked gene haploinsufficiency can be rescued by transcriptional activation
of the intact allele in vitro, offering a proof of concept for a potential therapeutic
approach for ASDs.
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acknowledgement: We thank A. Coll Manzano, F. Freeman, M. Ladron de Guevara, and A.
Ç. Yahya for technical assistance, S. Deixler, A. Lepold, and A. Schlerka for the
management of our animal colony, as well as M. Schunn and the Preclinical Facility
team for technical assistance. We thank K. Heesom and her team at the University
of Bristol Proteomics Facility for the proteomics sample preparation, data generation,
and analysis support. We thank Y. B. Simon for kindly providing the plasmid for
lentiviral labeling. Further, we thank M. Sixt for his advice regarding cell migration
and the fruitful discussions. This work was supported by the ISTPlus postdoctoral
fellowship (Grant Agreement No. 754411) to B.B., by the European Union’s Horizon
2020 research and innovation program (ERC) grant 715508 (REVERSEAUTISM), and by
the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) to G.N. (DK W1232-B24 and SFB F7807-B) and to J.G.D
(I3600-B27).
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ama: Morandell J, Schwarz LA, Basilico B, et al. Cul3 regulates cytoskeleton protein
homeostasis and cell migration during a critical window of brain development.
Nature Communications. 2021;12(1). doi:10.1038/s41467-021-23123-x
apa: Morandell, J., Schwarz, L. A., Basilico, B., Tasciyan, S., Dimchev, G. A.,
Nicolas, A., … Novarino, G. (2021). Cul3 regulates cytoskeleton protein homeostasis
and cell migration during a critical window of brain development. Nature Communications.
Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23123-x
chicago: Morandell, Jasmin, Lena A Schwarz, Bernadette Basilico, Saren Tasciyan,
Georgi A Dimchev, Armel Nicolas, Christoph M Sommer, et al. “Cul3 Regulates Cytoskeleton
Protein Homeostasis and Cell Migration during a Critical Window of Brain Development.”
Nature Communications. Springer Nature, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23123-x.
ieee: J. Morandell et al., “Cul3 regulates cytoskeleton protein homeostasis
and cell migration during a critical window of brain development,” Nature Communications,
vol. 12, no. 1. Springer Nature, 2021.
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CM, Kreuzinger C, Dotter C, Knaus L, Dobler Z, Cacci E, Schur FK, Danzl JG, Novarino
G. 2021. Cul3 regulates cytoskeleton protein homeostasis and cell migration during
a critical window of brain development. Nature Communications. 12(1), 3058.
mla: Morandell, Jasmin, et al. “Cul3 Regulates Cytoskeleton Protein Homeostasis
and Cell Migration during a Critical Window of Brain Development.” Nature Communications,
vol. 12, no. 1, 3058, Springer Nature, 2021, doi:10.1038/s41467-021-23123-x.
short: J. Morandell, L.A. Schwarz, B. Basilico, S. Tasciyan, G.A. Dimchev, A. Nicolas,
C.M. Sommer, C. Kreuzinger, C. Dotter, L. Knaus, Z. Dobler, E. Cacci, F.K. Schur,
J.G. Danzl, G. Novarino, Nature Communications 12 (2021).
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text: De novo loss of function mutations in the ubiquitin ligase-encoding gene Cullin3
(CUL3) lead to autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Here, we used Cul3 mouse models
to evaluate the consequences of Cul3 mutations in vivo. Our results show that
Cul3 haploinsufficient mice exhibit deficits in motor coordination as well as
ASD-relevant social and cognitive impairments. Cul3 mutant brain displays cortical
lamination abnormalities due to defective neuronal migration and reduced numbers
of excitatory and inhibitory neurons. In line with the observed abnormal columnar
organization, Cul3 haploinsufficiency is associated with decreased spontaneous
excitatory and inhibitory activity in the cortex. At the molecular level, employing
a quantitative proteomic approach, we show that Cul3 regulates cytoskeletal and
adhesion protein abundance in mouse embryos. Abnormal regulation of cytoskeletal
proteins in Cul3 mutant neuronal cells results in atypical organization of the
actin mesh at the cell leading edge, likely causing the observed migration deficits.
In contrast to these important functions early in development, Cul3 deficiency
appears less relevant at adult stages. In fact, induction of Cul3 haploinsufficiency
in adult mice does not result in the behavioral defects observed in constitutive
Cul3 haploinsufficient animals. Taken together, our data indicate that Cul3 has
a critical role in the regulation of cytoskeletal proteins and neuronal migration
and that ASD-associated defects and behavioral abnormalities are primarily due
to Cul3 functions at early developmental stages.
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chicago: Morandell, Jasmin, Lena A Schwarz, Bernadette Basilico, Saren Tasciyan,
Armel Nicolas, Christoph M Sommer, Caroline Kreuzinger, et al. “Cul3 Regulates
Cytoskeleton Protein Homeostasis and Cell Migration during a Critical Window of
Brain Development.” BioRxiv. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, n.d. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.01.10.902064 .
ieee: J. Morandell et al., “Cul3 regulates cytoskeleton protein homeostasis
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
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C. Kreuzinger, L. Knaus, Z. Dobler, E. Cacci, J.G. Danzl, G. Novarino, BioRxiv
(n.d.).
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apa: Morandell, J., Nicolas, A., Schwarz, L. A., & Novarino, G. (2019). S.16.05
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chicago: Morandell, Jasmin, Armel Nicolas, Lena A Schwarz, and Gaia Novarino. “S.16.05
Illuminating the Role of the E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Cullin3 in Brain Development
and Autism.” European Neuropsychopharmacology. Elsevier, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2019.09.040.
ieee: J. Morandell, A. Nicolas, L. A. Schwarz, and G. Novarino, “S.16.05 Illuminating
the role of the e3 ubiquitin ligase cullin3 in brain development and autism,”
European Neuropsychopharmacology, vol. 29, no. Supplement 6. Elsevier,
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short: J. Morandell, A. Nicolas, L.A. Schwarz, G. Novarino, European Neuropsychopharmacology
29 (2019) S11–S12.
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