Developmental regulation of neuronal gene expression by Elongator complex protein 1 dosage

Author:

Morini ElisabettaORCID,Gao Dadi,Logan Emily M.,Salani Monica,Krauson Aram J.,Chekuri Anil,Chen Yei-Tsung,Ragavendran Ashok,Chakravarty Probir,Erdin Serkan,Stortchevoi Alexei,Svejstrup Jesper Q.,Talkowski Michael E.,Slaugenhaupt Susan A.

Abstract

AbstractElongator is a highly conserved protein complex required for transcriptional elongation, intracellular transport and translation. Elongator complex protein 1 (ELP1) is the scaffolding protein of Elongator and is essential for its assembly and stability. Familial dysautonomia (FD), a hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy, is caused by a mutation inELP1that lead to a tissue-specific reduction of ELP1 protein. Our work to generate a phenotypic mouse model for FD led to the discovery that homozygous deletion of the mouseElp1gene leads to embryonic lethality prior to mid-gestation. Given that FD is caused by a reduction, not loss, of ELP1, we generated two new mouse models by introducing different copy numbers of the human FDELP1transgene into theElp1knockout mouse (Elp1-/-) and observed that humanELP1expression rescues embryonic development in a dose dependent manner. We then conducted a comprehensive transcriptome analysis in mouse embryos to identify genes and pathways whose expression correlates with the amount ofELP1. We found thatELP1is essential for the expression of genes responsible for the formation and development of the nervous system. Further, gene length analysis of the differentially expressed genes showed that the loss ofElp1mainly impacts the expression of long genes and that by gradually restoring Elongator their expression is progressively rescued. Finally, through evaluation of co-expression modules, we identified gene sets with unique expression patterns that depended onELP1expression. Overall, this study highlights the crucial role ofELP1during early embryonic neuronal development and reveals gene networks and biological pathways that are regulated by Elongator.

Publisher

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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