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PRICKLE1 interaction with SYNAPSIN I reveals a role in autism spectrum disorders.

PloS one | 2013

The frequent comorbidity of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) with epilepsy suggests a shared underlying genetic susceptibility; several genes, when mutated, can contribute to both disorders. Recently, PRICKLE1 missense mutations were found to segregate with ASD. However, the mechanism by which mutations in this gene might contribute to ASD is unknown. To elucidate the role of PRICKLE1 in ASDs, we carried out studies in Prickle1(+/-) mice and Drosophila, yeast, and neuronal cell lines. We show that mice with Prickle1 mutations exhibit ASD-like behaviors. To find proteins that interact with PRICKLE1 in the central nervous system, we performed a yeast two-hybrid screen with a human brain cDNA library and isolated a peptide with homology to SYNAPSIN I (SYN1), a protein involved in synaptogenesis, synaptic vesicle formation, and regulation of neurotransmitter release. Endogenous Prickle1 and Syn1 co-localize in neurons and physically interact via the SYN1 region mutated in ASD and epilepsy. Finally, a mutation in PRICKLE1 disrupts its ability to increase the size of dense-core vesicles in PC12 cells. Taken together, these findings suggest PRICKLE1 mutations contribute to ASD by disrupting the interaction with SYN1 and regulation of synaptic vesicles.

Pubmed ID: 24312498 RIS Download

Associated grants

  • Agency: NINDS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: 1R01 NS064159-01A1
  • Agency: NEI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: F32 EY022280
  • Agency: NEI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: K08 EY020530
  • Agency: NIMH NIH HHS, United States
    Id: 1R21MH100086-01
  • Agency: NEI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 EY026682
  • Agency: NEI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: K08EY020530
  • Agency: NIMH NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R21 MH100086
  • Agency: NINDS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 NS064159
  • Agency: NIGMS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: T32 GM008629

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