Ultrasonic vocalization impairment of Foxp2 (R552H) knockin mice related to speech-language disorder and abnormality of Purkinje cells
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Previous studies have demonstrated that mutation in the forkhead domain of the forkhead box P2 (FOXP2) protein (R553H) causes speech-language disorders. To further analyze FOXP2 function in speech learning, we generated a knockin (KI) mouse for Foxp2 (R552H) [Foxp2 (R552H)-KI], corresponding to the human FOXP2 (R553H) mutation, by homologous recombination. Homozygous Foxp2 (R552H)-KI mice showed reduced weight, immature development of the cerebellum with incompletely folded folia, Purkinje cells with poor dendritic arbors and less synaptophysin immunoreactivity, and achieved crisis stage for survival 3 weeks after birth. At postnatal day 10, these mice also showed severe ultrasonic vocalization (USV) and motor impairment, whereas the heterozygous Foxp2 (R552H)-KI mice exhibited modest impairments. Similar to the wild-type protein, Foxp2 (R552H) localized in the nuclei of the Purkinje cells and the thalamus, striatum, cortex, and hippocampus (CA1) neurons of the homozygous Foxp2 (R552H)-KI mice (postnatal day 10), and some of the neurons showed nuclear aggregates of Foxp2 (R552H). In addition to the immature development of the cerebellum, Foxp2 (R552H) nuclear aggregates may further compromise the function of the Purkinje cells and cerebral neurons of the homozygous mice, resulting in their death. In contrast, heterozygous Foxp2 (R552H)-KI mice, which showed modest impairment of USVs with different USV qualities and which did not exhibit nuclear aggregates, should provide insights into the common molecular mechanisms between the mouse USV and human speech learning and the relationship between the USV and motor neural systems.
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- Authors
- Fujita, E., Tanabe, Y., Shiota, A., Ueda, M., Suwa, K., Momoi, M. Y., & Momoi, T.
- Affiliations
- National Institute of Neuroscience (JP)
- PhoenixBio (Japan) (JP)
- Jichi Medical University (JP)
- Corresponding author
- Momoi, Mariko Y.
- ORCID
- Momoi, Takashi
- Venue
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Publisher
- National Academy of Sciences
- Published
- 2008-02-26
- Volume
- 105
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 3117-3122
- ISSN
- 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
- 1091-6490
- PMC
- PMC2268594
- OpenAlex
- W2085583998
- Cited by
- 233
- References
- 30
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- FWCI
- 9.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
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- Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (18700333, 19500305)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Language Development and Disorders
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology › Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Keywords
- FOXP2, knock-in mice, ultrasonic vocalizations, speech and language disorders, Purkinje cells, cerebellar development, synaptophysin, nuclear aggregates, motor impairment, speech learning, heterozygous mice
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Cerebellum, Genotype, Histocytochemistry, Language Disorders, Mice, Transgenic, Purkinje Cells, Repressor Proteins, Ultrasonics, Vocalization, Animal, DNA Primers, Mutation, Missense, Microarray Analysis, Mice, Forkhead Transcription Factors
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