A mouse model of ZTTK syndrome reveals indispensable SON functions in organ development and hematopoiesis

Author:

Vukadin Lana,Park Bohye,Mohamed Mostafa,Li Huashi,Elkholy Amr,Torrelli-Diljohn Alex,Kim Jung-Hyun,Jeong Kyuho,Murphy James M,Harvey Caitlin A.,Dunlap Sophia,Gehrs Leah,Lee Hanna,Kim Hyung-Gyoon,Lee Seth N.,Stanford Denise,Barrington Robert A.,Foote Jeremy B.,Sorace Anna G.,Welner Robert S.,Hildreth Blake E.,Lim Ssang-Taek Steve,Ahn Eun-Young Erin

Abstract

AbstractRare diseases are underrepresented in biomedical research, leading to insufficient awareness. Zhu-Tokita-Takenouchi-Kim (ZTTK) syndrome is a rare disease caused by genetic alterations that result in heterozygous loss-of-function of SON. While ZTTK syndrome patients suffer from numerous symptoms, the lack of model organisms hamper our understanding of both SON and this complex syndrome. Here, we developedSonhaploinsufficiency (Son+/−) mice as a model of ZTTK syndrome and identified the indispensable roles ofSonin organ development and hematopoiesis.Son+/−mice recapitulated clinical symptoms of ZTTK syndrome, including growth retardation, cognitive impairment, skeletal abnormalities, and kidney agenesis. Furthermore, we identified hematopoietic abnormalities inSon+/−mice, similar to those observed in human patients. Surface marker analyses and single-cell transcriptome profiling of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells revealed thatSonhaploinsufficiency inclines cell fate toward the myeloid lineage but compromises lymphoid lineage development by reducing key genes required for lymphoid and B cell lineage specification. Additionally,Sonhaploinsufficiency causes inappropriate activation of erythroid genes and impaired erythroid maturation. These findings highlight the importance of the full gene dosage ofSonin organ development and hematopoiesis. Our model serves as an invaluable research tool for this rare disease and related disorders associated with SON dysfunction.

Publisher

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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