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Cerebellar Regional Dissection for Molecular Analysis
Published on: December 5, 2020
Analysis of gene expression in Ca2+-dependent activator protein for secretion 2 (Cadps2) knockout cerebellum using
Tetsushi Sadakata1, Yo Shinoda2, Yasuki Ishizaki3
1Advanced Scientific Research Leaders Development Unit, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan.
Abstract:
In the mouse cerebellum, Ca2+-dependent activator protein for secretion 2 (CADPS2, CAPS2) is involved in regulated secretion from dense-core vesicles (DCVs), which contain neuropeptides including brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and neurotrophin-3 (NT-3). Capds2 knockout (KO) mice show impaired cerebellar development in addition to autistic-like behavioral phenotypes. To understand the molecular impact caused by loss of Capds2, we analyzed gene expression profiles in the Capds2 KO cerebellum using a GeneChip microarray and the KEGG Pathway database. Significant differential expression was observed in 1211 of 22,690 (5.34%) genes represented on the chip. The expression levels of exocytosis-related genes (Stx5a, Syt6), genes encoding secretory (Fgf2, Fgf4, Edn2) and synaptic proteins (Grin2b, Gabbr1), neurotrophin signaling-associated genes (Sos1, Shc1, Traf6, Psen2), and a gene for Rett syndrome (Mecp2) were significantly changed. Taken together, these results suggest that deregulated gene expression caused by loss of Capds2 may cause developmental deficits and/or pathological symptoms, resulting in autistic-like phenotypes.
