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A choroid plexus apocrine secretion mechanism shapes CSF proteome and embryonic brain development

Courtney, Y.; Head, J. P.; Yimer, E. D.; Dani, N.; Shipley, F. B.; Libermann, T. A.; Lehtinen, M. K.

2024-01-08 neuroscience Community evaluation
10.1101/2024.01.08.574486 bioRxiv
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We discovered that apocrine secretion by embryonic choroid plexus (ChP) epithelial cells contributes to the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) proteome and influences brain development in mice. The apocrine response relies on sustained intracellular calcium signaling and calpain-mediated cytoskeletal remodeling. It rapidly alters the embryonic CSF proteome, activating neural progenitors lining the brains ventricles. Supraphysiological apocrine secretion induced during mouse development by maternal administration of a serotonergic 5HT2C receptor agonist dysregulates offspring cerebral cortical development, alters the fate of CSF-contacting neural progenitors, and ultimately changes adult social behaviors. Critically, exposure to maternal illness or to the psychedelic drug LSD during pregnancy also overactivates the ChP, inducing excessive secretion. Collectively, our findings demonstrate a new mechanism by which maternal exposure to diverse stressors disrupts in utero brain development.

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