Jaramillo_2014_Autism.Res_7_264

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Title : Autism-related neuroligin-3 mutation alters social behavior and spatial learning - Jaramillo_2014_Autism.Res_7_264
Author(s) : Jaramillo TC , Liu S , Pettersen A , Birnbaum SG , Powell CM
Ref : Autism Res , 7 :264 , 2014
Abstract :

Multiple candidate genes have been identified for autism spectrum disorders. While some of these genes reach genome-wide significance, others, such as the R451C point mutation in the synaptic cell adhesion molecule neuroligin-3, appear to be rare. Interestingly, two brothers with the same R451C point mutation in neuroligin-3 present clinically on seemingly disparate sides of the autism spectrum. These clinical findings suggest genetic background may play a role in modifying the penetrance of a particular autism-associated mutation. Animal models may contribute additional support for such mutations as functionally relevant and can provide mechanistic insights. Previously, in collaboration with the Sudhof laboratory, we reported that mice with an R451C substitution in neuroligin-3 displayed social deficits and enhanced spatial learning. While some of these behavioral abnormalities have since been replicated independently in the Sudhof laboratory, observations from the Crawley laboratory failed to replicate these findings in a similar neuroligin-3 mutant mouse model and suggested that genetic background may contribute to variation in observations across laboratories. Therefore, we sought to replicate our findings in the neuroligin-3 R451C point mutant knock-in mouse model (NL3R451C) in a different genetic background. We backcrossed our NL3R451C mouse line onto a 129S2/SvPasCrl genetic background and repeated a subset of our previous behavioral testing. NL3R451C mice on a 129S2/SvPasCrl displayed social deficits, enhanced spatial learning, and increased locomotor activity. These data extend our previous findings that NL3R451C mice exhibit autism-relevant behavioral abnormalities and further suggest that different genetic backgrounds can modify this behavioral phenotype through epistatic genetic interactions. Autism Res 2014, 7: 264-272. (c) 2014 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Gene_locus related to this paper: mouse-3neur

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Mutation R451C_mouse-3neur
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Jaramillo TC, Liu S, Pettersen A, Birnbaum SG, Powell CM (2014)
Autism-related neuroligin-3 mutation alters social behavior and spatial learning
Autism Res 7 :264

Jaramillo TC, Liu S, Pettersen A, Birnbaum SG, Powell CM (2014)
Autism Res 7 :264