An allelic series of spontaneous mutations in Rorb cause a gait phenotype, retinal abnormalities, and transcriptomic changes relevant to human neurodevelopmental conditions
bioRxiv(2021)
摘要
Rorb encodes the Retinoic Acid Receptor-related orphan receptor beta. Mutations in either of the two transcripts of Rorb cause defects in multiple systems, including abnormal photoreceptor abundance and morphology in the retina and a characteristic “high-stepper” or “duck-like” gait arising from dysfunction of interneurons in the spinal cord. Rorb is also important for cortical development and cell fate specification in mice. Rorb variants segregate with epilepsy and comorbidities such as intellectual disability in numerous clinical cases. Here we describe five mouse strains with spontaneous mutations in Rorb identified by their gait phenotype. These mutations affect different domains and isoforms of Rorb , which correspond to the spectrum of anatomical and physiological phenotypes exhibited by these mice. Gene set analysis in Rorb mutants implicates pathways associated with development and nervous system function, and differential gene expression analysis indicates changes in numerous genes related to epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Many of these genes and their protein products are known to interact during synapse formation and neuronal activity. These findings further illuminate the role of Rorb in nervous system development, provide further evidence for an association between Rorb and several neurological conditions, and describe an allelic series of Rorb mutant mice that will be useful for dissecting thalamocortical afferent (TCA) development, neural cell fate determination, and as animal models exhibiting transcriptomic shifts in neurological conditions such as epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and ASD.
### Competing Interest Statement
The authors have declared no competing interest.
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