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Cortical neurons derived from human pluripotent stem cells lacking FMRP display altered spontaneous firing patterns.

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Das Sharma, Shreya, Pal, Rakhi, Reddy, Bharath Kumar, Selvaraj, Bhuvaneish T., Raj, Nisha, Samaga, Krishna Kumar, Srinivasan, Durga J., Ornelas, Loren +8 more·2020·Molecular Autism

Abstract

Background: Fragile X syndrome (FXS), a neurodevelopmental disorder, is a leading monogenetic cause of intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder. Notwithstanding the extensive studies using rodent and other pre-clinical models of FXS, which have provided detailed mechanistic insights into the pathophysiology of this disorder, it is only relatively recently that human stem cell-derived neurons have been employed as a model system to further our understanding of the pathophysiological events that may underlie FXS. Our study assesses the physiological properties of human pluripotent stem cell-derived cortical neurons lacking fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP). Methods: Electrophysiological whole-cell voltage- and current-clamp recordings were performed on two control and three FXS patient lines of human cortical neurons derived from induced pluripotent stem cells. In addition, we also describe the properties of an isogenic pair of lines in one of which FMR1 gene expression has been silenced. Results: Neurons lacking FMRP displayed bursts of spontaneous action potential firing that were more frequent but shorter in duration compared to those recorded from neurons expressing FMRP. Inhibition of large conductance Ca 2+-activated K+ currents and the persistent Na+ current in control neurons phenocopies action potential bursting observed in neurons lacking FMRP, while in neurons lacking FMRP pharmacological potentiation of voltage-dependent Na+ channels phenocopies action potential bursting observed in control neurons. Notwithstanding the changes in spontaneous action potential firing, we did not observe any differences in the intrinsic properties of neurons in any of the lines examined. Moreover, we did not detect any differences in the properties of miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents in any of the lines. Conclusions: Pharmacological manipulations can alter the action potential burst profiles in both control and FMRP-null human cortical neurons, making them appear like their genetic counterpart. Our studies indicate that FMRP targets that have been found in rodent models of FXS are also potential targets in a human-based model system, and we suggest potential mechanisms by which activity is altered.

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  • Blocking antibody to S100B induces disordered firing in co-cultures of control neurons and control astrocytes, demonstrating that astrocyte secreted factors can influence firing patterns of glutamatergic neurons.

    “Furthermore, blocking antibody to S100B induced disordered firing in co-cultures of control neurons and control astrocytes (Das Sharma et al., 2023), demonstrating that astrocyte secreted factors can influence the firing patterns of glutamatergic neurons (Das Sharma et al., 2020).”

    From Astrocytes in fragile X syndrome (2024) · cites this paper as Das Sharma et al., 2020

    The 2020 citation is attached to the conclusion about astrocyte-secreted factors, not the S100B antibody experiment cited to 2023. The Results section reports firing differences in neurons co-cultured with wild-type mouse astrocytes and describes those differences as cell-autonomous; it does not test whether astrocyte-secreted factors influence firing. Searches for S100B and secreted factors found no passage addressing that conclusion. (LLM, conf=0.75)

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  1. [5]Hagerman RJ Hills J Scharfenaker S Lewis H Fragile X syndrome and selective mutism Am J Med Genet 1999 83 4 313 317 10208168

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Das Sharma, S., Pal, R., Reddy, B. K., Selvaraj, B. T., Raj, N., Samaga, K. K., Srinivasan, D. J., Ornelas, L., Sareen, D., Livesey, M. R., Bassell, G. J., Svendsen, C. N., Kind, P. C., Chandran, S., Chattarji, S., & Wyllie, D. J. A.
Affiliations
  • Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (IN)
  • UK Dementia Research Institute (GB)
  • Emory University (US)
  • University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology (IN)
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
  • University of Edinburgh (GB)
  • Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (IN)
Corresponding author
  • Chattarji, Sumantra
  • Wyllie, David J. A.
Venue
Molecular Autism
Published
2020-06-19
Volume
11
Issue
1
Pages
52-52
ISSN
2040-2392 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3036227905
Cited by
28
References
55
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 2
FWCI
1.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Molecular Autism (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Edinburgh Research Explorer (University of Edinburgh) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
  • Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (529085)
  • Patrick Wild Centre
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH1U54HD082013)
  • Cedars-Sinai Programmatic Funds
  • David and Janet Polak Foundation
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
Keywords
fragile X syndrome, FMRP, human pluripotent stem cell-derived neurons, cortical neurons, induced pluripotent stem cells, action potential bursting, miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents
MeSH terms
Action Potentials, Adolescent, Animals, Cell Differentiation, Cerebral Cortex, Child, Preschool, Humans, Indoles, Male, Neurons, Veratridine, Sodium Channels, Riluzole, Mice, Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein, Fragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1, Young Adult, Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

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