Longitudinal Transcriptomic Analysis of Human Cortical Spheroids Identifies Axonal Dysregulation in the Prenatal Brain as a Mediator of Genetic Risk for Schizophrenia
Copyright © 2023 Society of Biological Psychiatry. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved..
BACKGROUND: Schizophrenia (SCZ) has a known neurodevelopmental etiology, but limited access to human prenatal brain tissue hampers the investigation of basic disease mechanisms in early brain development. Here, we elucidate the molecular mechanisms contributing to SCZ risk in a disease-relevant model of the prenatal human brain.
METHODS: We generated induced pluripotent stem cell-derived organoids, termed human cortical spheroids (hCSs), from a large, genetically stratified sample of 14 SCZ cases and 14 age- and sex-matched controls. The hCSs were differentiated for 150 days, and comprehensive molecular characterization across 4 time points was carried out.
RESULTS: The transcriptional and cellular architecture of hCSs closely resembled that of fetal brain tissue at 10 to 24 postconception weeks, showing strongest spatial overlap with frontal regions of the cerebral cortex. A total of 3520 genes were differentially modulated between SCZ and control hCSs across organoid maturation, displaying a significant contribution of genetic loading, an overrepresentation of risk genes for autism spectrum disorder and SCZ, and the strongest enrichment for axonal processes in all hCS stages. The two axon guidance genes SEMA7A and SEMA5A, the first a promoter of synaptic functions and the second a repressor, were downregulated and upregulated, respectively, in SCZ hCSs. This expression pattern was confirmed at the protein level and replicated in a large postmortem sample.
CONCLUSIONS: Applying a disease-relevant model of the developing fetal brain, we identified consistent dysregulation of axonal genes as an early risk factor for SCZ, providing novel insights into the effects of genetic predisposition on the neurodevelopmental origins of the disorder.
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Date Completed 15.03.2024 Date Revised 15.03.2024 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
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| 520 | |a BACKGROUND: Schizophrenia (SCZ) has a known neurodevelopmental etiology, but limited access to human prenatal brain tissue hampers the investigation of basic disease mechanisms in early brain development. Here, we elucidate the molecular mechanisms contributing to SCZ risk in a disease-relevant model of the prenatal human brain | ||
| 520 | |a METHODS: We generated induced pluripotent stem cell-derived organoids, termed human cortical spheroids (hCSs), from a large, genetically stratified sample of 14 SCZ cases and 14 age- and sex-matched controls. The hCSs were differentiated for 150 days, and comprehensive molecular characterization across 4 time points was carried out | ||
| 520 | |a RESULTS: The transcriptional and cellular architecture of hCSs closely resembled that of fetal brain tissue at 10 to 24 postconception weeks, showing strongest spatial overlap with frontal regions of the cerebral cortex. A total of 3520 genes were differentially modulated between SCZ and control hCSs across organoid maturation, displaying a significant contribution of genetic loading, an overrepresentation of risk genes for autism spectrum disorder and SCZ, and the strongest enrichment for axonal processes in all hCS stages. The two axon guidance genes SEMA7A and SEMA5A, the first a promoter of synaptic functions and the second a repressor, were downregulated and upregulated, respectively, in SCZ hCSs. This expression pattern was confirmed at the protein level and replicated in a large postmortem sample | ||
| 520 | |a CONCLUSIONS: Applying a disease-relevant model of the developing fetal brain, we identified consistent dysregulation of axonal genes as an early risk factor for SCZ, providing novel insights into the effects of genetic predisposition on the neurodevelopmental origins of the disorder | ||
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