Excitatory neuron-specific suppression of the integrated stress response contributes to autism-related phenotypes in fragile X syndrome

Mehdi Hooshmandi; Vijendra Sharma; Carolina Thörn Perez; Rapita Sood; Konstanze Krimbacher; Calvin Wong; Kevin C. Lister; Alba Ureña Guzmán; Trevor D. Bartley; Cecilia Rocha; Gilles Maussion; Emma Nadler; Patricia Margarita Roque; Ilse Gantois; Jelena Popic; Maxime Lévesque; Randal J. Kaufman; Massimo Avoli; Elisenda Sanz; Karim Nader; Randi Jenssen Hagerman; Thomas M. Durcan; Mauro Costa-Mattioli; Masha Prager-Khoutorsky; Jean Claude Lacaille; Veronica Martinez-Cerdeno; Jay R. Gibson; Kimberly M. Huber; Nahum Sonenberg; Christos G. Gkogkas; Arkady Khoutorsky

doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2023.06.017

Excitatory neuron-specific suppression of the integrated stress response contributes to autism-related phenotypes in fragile X syndrome

Mehdi Hooshmandi, Vijendra Sharma, Carolina Thörn Perez, Rapita Sood, Konstanze Krimbacher, Calvin Wong, Kevin C. Lister, Alba Ureña Guzmán, Trevor D. Bartley, Cecilia Rocha, Gilles Maussion, Emma Nadler, Patricia Margarita Roque, Ilse Gantois, Jelena Popic, Maxime Lévesque, Randal J. Kaufman, Massimo Avoli, Elisenda Sanz, Karim NaderRandi Jenssen Hagerman, Thomas M. Durcan, Mauro Costa-Mattioli, Masha Prager-Khoutorsky, Jean Claude Lacaille, Veronica Martinez-Cerdeno, Jay R. Gibson, Kimberly M. Huber, Nahum Sonenberg, Christos G. Gkogkas, Arkady Khoutorsky

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Dysregulation of protein synthesis is one of the key mechanisms underlying autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, the role of a major pathway controlling protein synthesis, the integrated stress response (ISR), in ASD remains poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate that the main arm of the ISR, eIF2α phosphorylation (p-eIF2α), is suppressed in excitatory, but not inhibitory, neurons in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome (FXS; Fmr1^−/y). We further show that the decrease in p-eIF2α is mediated via activation of mTORC1. Genetic reduction of p-eIF2α only in excitatory neurons is sufficient to increase general protein synthesis and cause autism-like behavior. In Fmr1^−/y mice, restoration of p-eIF2α solely in excitatory neurons reverses elevated protein synthesis and rescues autism-related phenotypes. Thus, we reveal a previously unknown causal relationship between excitatory neuron-specific translational control via the ISR pathway, general protein synthesis, and core phenotypes reminiscent of autism in a mouse model of FXS.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3028-3040.e6
Journal	Neuron
Volume	111
Issue number	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2023.06.017
State	Published - 4 Oct 2023
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

autism
fragile X syndrome
integrated stress response
mRNA translation

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Hooshmandi, M., Sharma, V., Thörn Perez, C., Sood, R., Krimbacher, K., Wong, C., Lister, K. C., Ureña Guzmán, A., Bartley, T. D., Rocha, C., Maussion, G., Nadler, E., Roque, P. M., Gantois, I., Popic, J., Lévesque, M., Kaufman, R. J., Avoli, M., Sanz, E., ... Khoutorsky, A. (2023). Excitatory neuron-specific suppression of the integrated stress response contributes to autism-related phenotypes in fragile X syndrome. Neuron, 111(19), 3028-3040.e6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2023.06.017

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Excitatory neuron-specific suppression of the integrated stress response contributes to autism-related phenotypes in fragile X syndrome

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