Ts66Yah, a refined Ts65Dn DS mouse model, unravels genetic interaction between regions homologous to Human chromosome 21 and the Scaf8-Pde10a genetic interval.

Duchon, A.; Muniz Moreno, M. d. M.; Chevalier, C.; Nalesso, V.; Andre, P.; Fructuoso-Castellar, M.; Mondino, M.; Po, C.; Noblet, V.; Birling, M.-C.; Potier, M.-C.; Herault, Y.

doi:10.1101/2022.06.06.494940

bioRxiv · 10.1101/2022.06.06.494940

Ts66Yah, a refined Ts65Dn DS mouse model, unravels genetic interaction between regions homologous to Human chromosome 21 and the Scaf8-Pde10a genetic interval.

Duchon, A.·Muniz Moreno, M. d. M.·Chevalier, C.·Nalesso, V.·Andre, P.·Fructuoso-Castellar, M.·Mondino, M.·Po, C.·Noblet, V.·Birling, M.-C.·Potier, M.-C.·Herault, Y.

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Down syndrome is caused by trisomy of human chromosome 21 (Hsa21). The understanding of phenotype-genotype relationships, the identification of driver genes and various proof-of-concepts for therapeutics have benefited from mouse models. The premier model, named Ts(1716)65Dn/J (Ts65Dn), displayed phenotypes related to the human DS features. It carries an additional minichromosome with the Mir155 to Zbtb21 region of mouse chromosome 16 (Mmu16), homologous to Hsa21, encompassing around 90 genes, fused to the centromeric part of mouse chromosome 17 (Mmu17) fromPisd-ps2/Scaf8 to Pde10a, containing 46 genes, not related to Hsa21. Here, we report the investigation of a new model, Ts66Yah, generated by CrispR/Cas9 without the genomic region unrelated to Hsa21 on the minichromosome. As expected, Ts66Yah replicated DS cognitive features. However, certain phenotypes related to increased activity, spatial learning and molecular signatures, were changed suggesting genetic interactions between the Mir155-Zbtb21 and the Scaf8-Pde10a interval. Thus, Ts66Yah mice have a stronger construct and face validity for mimicking consequences of DS genetic overdosage. Furthermore, this report is the first to demonstrate genetic interactions between triplicated regions homologous to Hsa21 and others unrelated to Hsa21.

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Duchon, A., Muniz Moreno, M. d. M., Chevalier, C., Nalesso, V., Andre, P., Fructuoso-Castellar, M., Mondino, M., Po, C., Noblet, V., Birling, M.-C., Potier, M.-C., Herault, Y.. 2022-06-06. Ts66Yah, a refined Ts65Dn DS mouse model, unravels genetic interaction between regions homologous to Human chromosome 21 and the Scaf8-Pde10a genetic interval.. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.06.06.494940

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