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A non-mosaic transchromosomic mouse model of down syndrome carrying the long arm of human chromosome 21.
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Animal models of Down syndrome (DS), trisomic for human chromosome 21 (HSA21) genes or orthologs, provide insights into better understanding and treatment options. The only existing transchromosomic (Tc) mouse DS model, Tc1, carries a HSA21 with over 50 protein coding genes (PCGs) disrupted. Tc1 is mosaic, compromising interpretation of results. Here, we “clone” the 34 MB long arm of HSA21 (HSA21q) as a mouse artificial chromosome (MAC). Through multiple steps of microcell-mediated chromosome transfer, we created a new Tc DS mouse model, Tc(HSA21q;MAC)1Yakaz (“TcMAC21”). TcMAC21 is not mosaic and contains 93% of HSA21q PCGs that are expressed and regulatable. TcMAC21 recapitulates many DS phenotypes including anomalies in heart, craniofacial skeleton and brain, molecular/cellular pathologies, and impairments in learning, memory and synaptic plasticity. TcMAC21 is the most complete genetic mouse model of DS extant and has potential for supporting a wide range of basic and preclinical research.
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“Similar to human and Ts65Dn data, in MAC21 the cerebellum is decreased in volume compared to euploid at 4–5 months of age. However, there is no change in hippocampal volume and total brain volume is significantly larger in the trisomic mice.”
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“MAC21, though not well characterized, appears to have an increase in brain volume, the opposite of what is observed in humans.”
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“In addition to modeling the genetics of DS, they also show some of the same behavioral deficits in learning and memory.”
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“The transchromosomic mouse model, MAC21, has undergone preliminary characterization and recapitulates some of the phenotypes described in individuals with DS (Kazuki et al., 2020).”
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“Like Dp1Tyb/Dp(16)1Yey, they appear to recapitulate some of the non-neuronal phenotypes associated with DS such as skeletal changes and cardiovascular abnormalities.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Kazuki, Y., Gao, F. J., Li, Y., Moyer, A. J., Devenney, B., Hiramatsu, K., Miyagawa-Tomita, S., Abe, S., Kazuki, K., Kajitani, N., Uno, N., Takehara, S., Takiguchi, M., Yamakawa, M., Hasegawa, A., Shimizu, R., Matsukura, S., Noda, N., Ogonuki, N., Inoue, K., Matoba, S., Ogura, A., Florea, L. D., Savonenko, A., Xiao, M., Wu, D., Batista, D. A., Yang, J., Qiu, Z., Singh, N., Richtsmeier, J. T., Takeuchi, T., Oshimura, M., & Reeves, R. H.
- Affiliations
- Chromosome Engineering Research Center (JP)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Tottori University (JP)
- Department of Animal Nursing Science, Yamazaki University of Animal Health Technology, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
- Tohoku University (JP)
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (JP)
- RIKEN BioResource Research Center (JP)
- Department of Neuroscience, John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States
- Zhejiang University (CN)
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- California State University, Sacramento (US)
- Corresponding author
- Kazuki, Yasuhiro
- Reeves, Roger H
- ORCID
- Kazuki, Yasuhiro
- Gao, Feng J
- Li, Yicong
- Moyer, Anna J
- Devenney, Benjamin
- Abe, Satoshi
- Kazuki, Kanako
- Uno, Narumi
- Yamakawa, Miho
- Hasegawa, Atsushi
- Shimizu, Ritsuko
- Matsukura, Satoko
- Noda, Naohiro
- Inoue, Kimiko
- Matoba, Shogo
- Ogura, Atsuo
- Florea, Liliana D
- Savonenko, Alena
- Wu, Dan
- Batista, Denise AS
- Yang, Junhua
- Qiu, Zhaozhu
- Singh, Nandini
- Richtsmeier, Joan T
- Takeuchi, Takashi
- Reeves, Roger H
- Venue
- eLife
- Publisher
- eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
- Published
- 2020-06-29
- Volume
- 9
- ISSN
- 2050-084X (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7358007
- OpenAlex
- W3037987616
- Cited by
- 125
- References
- 77
- Citations by year
- 2026: 17 · 2025: 20 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 23 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 6
- FWCI
- 14.25
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- eLife (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R21HD098540-01, R01HD038384)
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (25221308)
- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (JPMJCR18S4)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
- Keywords
- Down syndrome, artificial chromosomes, microcell-mediated chromosome transfer, cardiac anomalies, craniofacial anomalies, brain anomalies, learning and memory impairment, synaptic plasticity, gene expression
- MeSH terms
- Whole Genome Sequencing, Animals, Brain, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 21, Disease Models, Animal, Down Syndrome, Female, Heart Defects, Congenital, Humans, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Transgenic, Trisomy, Mice
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