Lack of motor defects and ALS-like neuropathology in heterozygous Sptlc1 Exon 2 deletion mice
Pant, D. C.; Lone, M. A.; Parameswaran, J.; Ma, F.; Dutta, P.; Wang, Z.; Park, J.; Verma, S.; Hornemann, T. A.; Jiang, J.
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Mutations in the human SPTLC1 gene have recently been linked to early onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), characterized by global atrophy, motor impairments, and symptoms such as tongue fasciculations. All known ALS-linked SPTLC1 mutations cluster within exon 2 and a specific variant, c.58G>T, results in exon 2 skipping. However, it is unclear how the exon 2 deletion affects SPTLC1 function in vivo and contributes to ALS pathogenesis. Leveraging the high genomic sequence similarity between mouse and human SPTLC1, we created a novel mouse model with a CRISPR/Cas9-mediated deletion of exon 2 in the endogenous murine Sptlc1 locus. While heterozygous mice did not develop motor defects or ALS-like neuropathology, homozygous mutants died prematurely. These findings indicate that Sptlc1 {Delta}Exon2 heterozygous mice do not replicate the disease phenotype but provide valuable insights into SPTLC1 biology and serve as a useful resource for future mechanistic studies.
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