Disruption of ADNP-KDM1A-GTF2I complex drives neural differentiation imbalance in Helsmoortel-Van der Aa syndrome
Rizzuti, L.;Vitriolo, A.;Almeida, M.;Pereira, M.;Meert, L.;Dossena, F.;Prazzoli, F.;Dekker, M.;Dekkers, D.;Demmers, J.;IJcken, W.;Soriani, C.;Gabriele, M.;Mohiuddin, M.;Dijck, A.;Finazzi, V.;Trattaro, S.;Pallotta, D.;Tenderini, E.;Silfhout, A.;Vries, B.;Eichler, E.;Pearson, C.;Kooy, R.;Poot, R.;Testa, G.
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Mutations in ADNP (Activity-Dependent Neuroprotective Protein) are among the most frequent monogenic causes of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and lead to Helsmoortel-Van der Aa syndrome (HVDAS). Yet how ADNP dysfunction leads to HVDAS is unclear. We employed patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells, cortical organoids and ADNP KO human neural stem cells (hNSCs) to clarify the cellular and molecular mechanism of HVDAS onset. We purified an ADNP-KDM1A-GTF2I (AKG) protein complex from hNSCs and show that it targets transposable elements (TEs) to repress nearby gene transcription. Upon ADNP KO, KDM1A binding is lost at promoters targeted by AKG, pointing to ADNP as the anchoring subunit of the AKG complex. HVDAS cortical organoids show impaired progenitor proliferation and accelerated neuronal differentiation, coupled with a sustained upregulation of neurogenesis transcriptional programs, including key transcription factors normally repressed by AKG. This work suggests that the AKG complex acts as the relevant ADNP unit in the molecular onset of HVDAS.
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