Phenotypic outcomes in Mouse and Human Foxc1 dependent Dandy-Walker cerebellar malformation suggest shared mechanisms

  1. Parthiv Haldipur
  2. Derek Dang
  3. Kimberly A Aldinger
  4. Olivia K Janson
  5. Fabien Guimiot
  6. Homa Adle-Biasette
  7. William B Dobyns
  8. Joseph R Siebert
  9. Rosa Russo
  10. Kathleen J Millen  Is a corresponding author
  1. Seattle Children's Research Institute, United States
  2. SCRI, United States
  3. Seattle Chidren's Research Institute, United States
  4. INSERM UMR 1141, France
  5. Seattle Children's Hospital, United States
  6. S. Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D'Aragona, Italy

Abstract

FOXC1 loss contributes to Dandy-Walker malformation (DWM), a common human cerebellar malformation.  Previously we found that complete Foxc1 loss leads to aberrations in proliferation, neuronal differentiation and migration in the embryonic mouse cerebellum (Haldipur et al., 2014). We now demonstrate that hypomorphic Foxc1 mutant mice have granule and Purkinje cell abnormalities causing subsequent disruptions in postnatal cerebellar foliation and lamination. Particularly striking is the presence of a partially formed posterior lobule echoing the posterior vermis DW "tail sign" observed in human imaging studies. Lineage tracing experiments in Foxc1 mutant mouse cerebella indicate aberrant migration of granule cell progenitors destined to form the posterior-most lobule causes this unique phenotype. Analyses of rare human del chr 6p25 fetal cerebella demonstrate extensive phenotypic overlap with our Foxc1 mutant mouse models, validating our DWM models and demonstrating that many key mechanisms controlling cerebellar development are likely conserved between mouse and human.

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  1. Parthiv Haldipur

    Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, United States
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  2. Derek Dang

    CIBR, SCRI, SEATTLE, United States
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  3. Kimberly A Aldinger

    CIBR, SCRI, SEATTLE, United States
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  4. Olivia K Janson

    Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Chidren's Research Institute, Seattle, United States
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  5. Fabien Guimiot

    Hôpital Robert-Debré, INSERM UMR 1141, PARIS, France
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  6. Homa Adle-Biasette

    Hôpital Robert-Debré, INSERM UMR 1141, PARIS, France
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  7. William B Dobyns

    CIBR, SCRI, SEATTLE, United States
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  8. Joseph R Siebert

    pathology, Seattle Children's Hospital, seattle, United States
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  9. Rosa Russo

    University Medical College, S. Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D'Aragona, Salerno, Italy
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  10. Kathleen J Millen

    Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, United States
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    kathleen.millen@seattlechildrens.org
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National Institutes of Health (R01NS072441)

  • Kathleen J Millen

National Institutes of Health (R01NS080390)

  • Kathleen J Millen

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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Animal experimentation: All animal experimentation for this study was approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC Protocol no 14208), of Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA..

Human subjects: All human studies were approved by Institutional Review Boards at all participating institutions. Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects.

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© 2017, Haldipur et al.

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  1. Parthiv Haldipur
  2. Derek Dang
  3. Kimberly A Aldinger
  4. Olivia K Janson
  5. Fabien Guimiot
  6. Homa Adle-Biasette
  7. William B Dobyns
  8. Joseph R Siebert
  9. Rosa Russo
  10. Kathleen J Millen
(2017)
Phenotypic outcomes in Mouse and Human Foxc1 dependent Dandy-Walker cerebellar malformation suggest shared mechanisms
eLife 6:e20898.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.20898

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